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Parliament House

Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative body of Australia's federal level of government. The building also houses the core of the executive, containing the Cabinet room and offices of the Prime Minister and other federal ministers.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: house of parliament for Australia
  • Also known as: “APH”, “Australian Parliament House”, and “Parliament House, Canberra”
  • Address: Parliament Drive
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Australia and High Commission of Canada.

Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… is situated 1¼ km north of Parliament House.

Government office
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in Australia is the diplomatic mission of Canada to . It is located on Commonwealth Avenue, near State Circle, in the Australian capital city of . is situated 540 metres north of Parliament House.

Arts center
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Parliament House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Canberra and Manuka.

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be . Sometimes referred to as the inner south, houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…

Neighborhood
is an area in the district of , covering parts of the suburbs of and . Shops, , Swimming Pool, and Circle take their name from the park in the area.

Neighborhood
Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
The National Triangle, also known as the , is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.

Parliament House

Latitude
-35.30756° or 35° 18′ 27″ south
Longitude
149.1246° or 149° 7′ 29″ east
Inception
1988
Open location code
4RPFM4RF+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2213711850
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1858105
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Parliament House” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ավստրալիայի Պառլամենտի պալատ”
  • Armenian: “Կանբերրայի խորհրդարանի շենք”
  • Armenian: “Պառլամենտի պալատ, Կանբերրա”
  • Armenian: “Պառլամենտի պալատ”
  • Catalan: “Parlament de Canberra”
  • Catalan: “Parliament House”
  • Chinese: “澳洲国会大厦”
  • Chinese: “澳洲國會大廈”
  • Czech: “Parliament House”
  • Dutch: “Parliament House”
  • Esperanto: “Parlamentejo de Aŭstralio”
  • Estonian: “Canberra parlamendihoone”
  • French: “Parliament House”
  • Georgian: “პარლამენტის შენობა”
  • German: “Parliament House”
  • Hebrew: “בית הפרלמנט (קנברה)”
  • Hebrew: “בית הפרלמנט”
  • Icelandic: “Þinghúsið í Canberra”
  • Italian: “Palazzo del Parlamento (Canberra)”
  • Italian: “Palazzo del Parlamento”
  • Japanese: “オーストラリア連邦議事堂”
  • Japanese: “キャンベラ国会議事堂”
  • Japanese: “連邦議会議事堂”
  • Korean: “오스트레일리아 국회의사당”
  • Korean: “오스트레일리아 의회의사당”
  • Korean: “호주 국회의사당”
  • Korean: “호주국회의사당”
  • Malay: “Bangunan Parlimen, Canberra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Parliament house”
  • Persian: “خانه پارلمان استرالیا”
  • Polish: “Parliament House”
  • Portuguese: “Casa do Parlamento da Austrália”
  • Portuguese: “Parlamento da austrália”
  • Russian: “Дом Парламента”
  • Russian: “Здание Парламента в Канберре”
  • Russian: “Здание Парламента”
  • Slovenian: “Parliament House”
  • Spanish: “Parliament House”
  • Tamil: “நாடாளுமன்ற வீடு, கன்பரா”
  • Tamil: “நாடாளுமன்ற வீடு”
  • Turkish: “Avustralya Parlamento Binası”
  • Turkish: “Parlamento Binası, Kanberra”
  • Turkish: “Parlamento Binası”
  • Ukrainian: “Будинок парламенту (Канберра)”
  • Ukrainian: “Будинок парламенту”
  • Vietnamese: “Toà nhà Quốc hội”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Parliament House, Canberra”
  • Welsh: “Senedd-dy (Canberra)”
  • Welsh: “Senedd-dy”
  • Western Panjabi: “پارلیمنٹ ہاؤز کینبرا”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Parliament House”. Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.