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Parliament House, Canberra
Seat of the Parliament of Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parliament House, also referred to as Capital Hill or New Parliament House, is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative body of Australia's federal level of government. It also houses the core of the executive Australian Government, containing the Cabinet room and the offices of the prime minister and other ministers.
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General information | |
Location | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Town or city | Canberra |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E |
Groundbreaking | 18 September 1980; 43 years ago (1980-09-18) (turning the first sod) |
Construction started | 21 January 1981; 43 years ago (1981-01-21) (earthworks commence) |
Opened | 9 May 1988; 36 years ago (1988-05-09) by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia |
Cost | $1.1 billion |
Owner | Australian Government |
Height | 107 m (351 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Romaldo Giurgola |
Architecture firm | Mitchell Giurgola & Thorp Architects |
Structural engineer | Irwinconsult |
Main contractor | Concrete Constructions John Holland |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | More than 4500 |
Website | |
www.aph.gov.au |
Located in Canberra, the Parliament building is situated on the southern apex of the Parliamentary Triangle atop Capital Hill, at the meeting point of Commonwealth, Adelaide, Canberra and Kings Avenue enclosed by the State Circle.
Parliament House was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects and built by Concrete Constructions and John Holland joint venture.[1] It replaced Old Parliament House, where Parliament sat from 1927 and 1988. The new Parliament House was opened on 9 May 1988 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. It cost more than $1.1 billion (equivalent to about $4.9 billion in 2022) to build.[2]