Old Parliament House Canberra
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Situated between the New Parliament House and Lake Burley Griffin, the Old Parliament House, Canberra was initially built as a temporary parliament house, but landed up being the chief government building for 61 years, from 1927 up to 1988. Formerly known as the Provisional Parliament House, it was opened in 9 May 1927 as a short-term headquarter for the Parliament, till 1988, when the Commonwealth Parliament transferred to the new Parliament House on Capital Hill.
At present, the Old Parliament House, Canberra accommodates the National Portrait Gallery, the Australian Archives, and the National Film and Sound Archive, and operates as a venue for temporary exhibitions, lectures and concerts. There is also an exhibition about the history and times of the Old Parliament House and various art exhibitions.
At the Old Parliament House, Canberra one can see almost all areas of the Old Parliament House, such as the Kings Hall, the House of Representatives Chamber, the Corridors of Power, the Ministerial Party Room, the Prime Ministers Office, the Cabinet Room, the National Portrait Gallery, the Senate Chamber, the Suite of the President of the Senate, the Senate Club Room, the House Gallery and the Strangers Gallery.
The Old Parliament House, Canberra is now supervised exclusively by the Department of Communications and the Arts and is gradually being preserved and restored to display and record Australia's constitutional, political and cultural history.
The Old Parliament House, Canberra is a must-visit site on a trip to Canberra, even if you just have time to see the outside. So, mark it on your itinerary as one of things that has to be seen!
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