Canberra is one of the planned cities in Australia and was designed by the famed American architect, Walter Burley Griffin. The dominant design visible is the wheel and spoke pattern. The urban areas have a distinct pattern and there is a hierarchy of districts. There is a total of 7 districts and in each of them there are smaller suburbs. In 2006 the population in Canberra was 325,800 persons and the population density is nearly 401.0 persons per square kilometer. Canberra has an upwardly mobile population and they are young and highly educated. There are a number of majestic buildings in Canberra and the Parliament House of Australia , Canberra ranks among the best.
Parliament House of Australia , Canberra is the place where the Parliament of Australia meet to discuss about all the important issues regarding the country. Parliament House of Australia in Canberra was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. It is one of the costly buildings and the expense was nearly 1.1 $. The building was designed by Romaldo Giurgola. It is one of the visual delights to come across and from the top it appears as 2 boomerangs which are enclosed within a circle. The House has a diameter of 640 meters and it is 300 meters in length and 300 meters in width.
Parliament House of Australia ,Canberra has curved walls where there are 25,000 slabs made of granite. 300,000 cubic meters of concrete was put to use and the design life of the building is nearly 200 years. There are 4,700 rooms within the building and there are also 2,416 clocks. Near about 1,000,000 visitors come to see the Parliament House every year.
On Canberra Tours it is a must to visit this structure and one of the special attractions in the building is the flag which is flown from an 81 meters long flagpole and has a length of 12.8 m and a width of 6.4 m. The weight of the flag pole is 220 tonnes. It ranks among the largest stainless steel structures of the World. The weight of the flag is nearly 15 kg.
Tours to Canberra is always special because there are a lot of tourist attractions and among these attractions one place which you will love to visit is the Parliament House of Australia in Canberra.
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