Camberra

Canberra is the federal capital of Australia and was created from scratch for that role. Because Sydney and Melbourne were both vying for the position, a valley between them was chosen in 1908, and the city plan came from an international competition won by American architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. Parliament began operating there in 1927.

The city is organized around Lake Burley Griffin, an artificial lake with a fountain that shoots water over 100 meters. On the southern shore, the Parliamentary Triangle includes the Parliament House (1988), the old Parliament, now the Museum of Australian Democracy, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Library and Questacon, the science center.

At the other end of the axis running from Parliament is the Australian War Memorial, a museum and shrine to those who died in the country's wars, at the foot of Mount Ainslie, the viewpoint from which the city's layout is best seen. On Acton Peninsula, the National Museum tells the country’s story, and the National Botanic Gardens showcase native plants.

Canberra is smaller and quieter than other capitals, with a lot of greenery and kangaroos in peripheral reserves like Tidbinbilla.

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