Canberra
Not far to the east of Wogga lies the Capital of Australia, Canberra, the seat of government since early in the twentieth century. It is a city working to show off the places and people of government. As we approached the bridge over Lake Burley Griffin, separating the business and government sections of the city, we were startled by a huge jet of water rising into the sky. The Captain Cook Memorial Water Jet was spectacular, especially in the drought conditions all around the country.
Canberra is full of memorials commemorating the country’s steps to independence. This carillon is a gift from the British government in 1970 to celebrate Canberra’s fiftieth year as the capital of Australia.
You can see that they were too mean to give them four walls to hold up the bells.
The Telstra tower can be seen from all parts of the city and of course the views from the viewing galleries are wonderful. The management are to be congratulated for extending Seniors concessions to retired teachers from the UK. Good on ‘em,
The main reason for visiting the capital was undoubtedly to visit the old and new houses of parliament. Both buildings are spectacular, beautiful, functional and best of all, open to everyone.
The Old parliament is the white building above and the new parliament is behind it, a little further up Capital Hill. The grass you can see is growing on the roof which makes it a little difficult to see clearly. Above the roof is a “flagpole” made of stainless steel.
It is very spectacular in the sunlight.
Inside the new parliament, designed by Romaldo Guirgola, the members have a beautiful building to work in.
In the old building, things were not so bad either.
From Capital Hill the view down Federation Mall, over Lake Burley Griffin, up ANZAC Parade is of the Australian War Memorial. It is not simply a memorial to those who died in war but a representation, through artefacts, models and film of what happened to people during the conflicts that Australians became involved in. It was undoubtedly thought provoking.
Canberra is full of memorials commemorating the country’s steps to independence. This carillon is a gift from the British government in 1970 to celebrate Canberra’s fiftieth year as the capital of Australia.
You can see that they were too mean to give them four walls to hold up the bells.
The Telstra tower can be seen from all parts of the city and of course the views from the viewing galleries are wonderful. The management are to be congratulated for extending Seniors concessions to retired teachers from the UK. Good on ‘em,
The main reason for visiting the capital was undoubtedly to visit the old and new houses of parliament. Both buildings are spectacular, beautiful, functional and best of all, open to everyone.The Old parliament is the white building above and the new parliament is behind it, a little further up Capital Hill. The grass you can see is growing on the roof which makes it a little difficult to see clearly. Above the roof is a “flagpole” made of stainless steel.
It is very spectacular in the sunlight.
Inside the new parliament, designed by Romaldo Guirgola, the members have a beautiful building to work in.
In the old building, things were not so bad either.From Capital Hill the view down Federation Mall, over Lake Burley Griffin, up ANZAC Parade is of the Australian War Memorial. It is not simply a memorial to those who died in war but a representation, through artefacts, models and film of what happened to people during the conflicts that Australians became involved in. It was undoubtedly thought provoking.
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