Tag: Canberra

Australian Parliament buildings

jontycrane

As a federated country Australia has rather a lot of parliament buildings, one for each of the six states (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia),…

Canberra revisited

jontycrane

A deeply underrated city, I loved Australia’s capital Canberra fifteen months ago when I first visited, and enjoyed it just as much second time around. First time round I wrote…

Canberra civic buildings and spaces

jontycrane

As you’d expect from a capital, Canberra is full of civic buildings and spaces. Here are some of the more interesting and architecturally striking examples. The Australian Capital Territory Legislative…

Canberra architecture

jontycrane

Architecture fans are in for a treat in Canberra, with a large number of interesting buildings in a small area, with surprising variety and heritage for a city only a…

Scenic views of Canberra

jontycrane

Most of central Canberra is relatively flat, but there are some decent sized (~800m) hills within a few km which provide some great views of the city. From a vantage…

Canberra museums and galleries

jontycrane

Despite being a young city, only becoming the capital in 1913 when it was little more than pasture, remaining mostly that way until the 1950s, Canberra has some impressive museums…

Embassies, Canberra

jontycrane

As you’d expect from a capital city Canberra is full of embassies and consulates. Thanks to it’s planned nature they’re all pretty much in one area, on land owned by…

Australian Parliament(s)

jontycrane

Canberra is home to not one, but two Australian parliaments. For 61 years Australia had a provisional parliament, built to house 300 people. By the time the new, permanent, parliament…

Canberra street art

jontycrane

Reflecting on my pretty extensive travels over the past eleven years there has been a definite increase in the amount of street art. Perhaps its the places I’ve visited but…