Architecture

Old Parliament House, with flagpole of new parliament building in the background and Aboriginal Tent Embassy in front of it

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Old Parliament House [English]
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House [English]
Old Parliament House, with flagpole of new parliament building in the background and Aboriginal Tent Embassy in front of it

Architecture

structure overview
Old Parliament House

Architecture: Old Parliament House

full/alternative names
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
historic names
Provisional Parliament House
1927-1988
built
–
culture
British, Australian
style/period
Stripped Classicism
work type
1927–1988
parliament building
since 2009
museum
material
brick, wood
architect
John Smith Murdoch

Specifications

Specifications: Old Parliament House

height
18.5 m
stories (above ground)
2
stories (below ground)
1

Geography

Oceania » Australia and New Zealand » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra » Parkes
local language location name
Canberra, Australia [English]
historical affiliations
1927-1942
British Empire
1927-1942
Dominion of Australia

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
7,988 × 3,671  pixel
67.6 × 31.1 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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