This is our drive into Canberra. The Parliment Building is the structure just ahead. The building is built into a hill in the center of the city. Canberra is a planned city. There was a small village on the site, when the decision was made to create a capital city between Sydney and Melbourne. Canberra, an aboriginal word, means meeting place. The city was planned around the government buildings, with the streets actually being large circles and concentrically move out to form the city. There are cross roads--so from the sky(I am told) it is like a large spider web-type formation. The reason the Parliment building is underground or at the normal rise of the land, is to symbolically state that the govermental leaders are not above the people. Of course, it could be a security measure too! Anyway, after the building was built the excavated hill was place on the top of the structure. Can you tell we took the tour?
This is a view from the front door to the old parliment building and then to the War Memorial in the distance. Apparently, per our tour guide, the prime minister's office opens from the far end of the building and through a succession of opened double doors this is his view and a visual reminder of the past.
Here is the tour group, John, Emma, Kait, Helen, Alex, Sam and Shaun. I am the photographer in this one.
This is on top of the building and under the large structure that holds the flag. The flag (you can see it in the 1st photo) is as long as 2 greyhound busses. It was pouring down rain but the kids really didn't care!
This is our drive into Canberra. The Parliment Building is the structure just ahead. The building is built into a hill in the center of the city. Canberra is a planned city. There was a small village on the site, when the decision was made to create a capital city between Sydney and Melbourne. Canberra, an aboriginal word, means meeting place. The city was planned around the government buildings, with the streets actually being large circles and concentrically move out to form the city. There are cross roads--so from the sky(I am told) it is like a large spider web-type formation. The reason the Parliment building is underground or at the normal rise of the land, is to symbolically state that the govermental leaders are not above the people. Of course, it could be a security measure too! Anyway, after the building was built the excavated hill was place on the top of the structure. Can you tell we took the tour?
This is a view from the front door to the old parliment building and then to the War Memorial in the distance. Apparently, per our tour guide, the prime minister's office opens from the far end of the building and through a succession of opened double doors this is his view and a visual reminder of the past.
Here is the tour group, John, Emma, Kait, Helen, Alex, Sam and Shaun. I am the photographer in this one.
This is on top of the building and under the large structure that holds the flag. The flag (you can see it in the 1st photo) is as long as 2 greyhound busses. It was pouring down rain but the kids really didn't care!
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