Australian Parliament buildings
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),…
Tag: Canberra
Canberra revisited
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
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…
Australian War Memorial and ANZAC Parade
Australia has many reminders of the cost of war but none as powerful as the National War Memorial and ANZAC Parade in Canberra. The 102,000 Australians who have lost their…
Canberra architecture
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
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
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
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)
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
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…
Public art in Canberra
In a similar fashion to New Zealand’s capital Wellington, Australia’s capital Canberra is filled with public art, particularly in the City Centre / Civic area and along the shores of…
Floriade, Canberra
The largest flower show in the Southern Hemisphere, Floriade is one of the biggest annual events held in Australia’s capital Canberra. To welcome in spring Centennial Park is filled with…
Hello Canberra
“Why are you going to Canberra?!” was the typical reply when I mentioned my travel plans. I quite enjoyed the looks of confused surprise when people heard I was going…