Magna Carta Place
Magna Carta Place is located in Canberra, Australia to the north-west of Old Parliament House. Centrally located in the place is a Magna Carta Monument which was provided as a gift to the people of Australia from the British Government to commemorate the centenary of Federation of Australia.Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Peter Ellis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
National Library of Australia
Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Australia, 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… National Library of Australia is situated 540 metres northeast of Magna Carta Place.
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a permanent protest occupation site as a focus for representing the political rights of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal Tent Embassy is situated 290 metres east of Magna Carta Place.
Parliament House
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative branch of Australia's federal tier 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. Parliament House is situated 770 metres south of Magna Carta Place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Acton Peninsula.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
Acton Peninsula
Locality
The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.
South Canberra
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in Canberra and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be South Canberra. Sometimes referred to as the inner south, South Canberra houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…
Magna Carta Place
- Type: Park
- Description: Monument in Canberra, Australia, commemorating the centenary of Federation of Australia and the 700th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta
- Categories: monument and recreation area
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.30095° or 35° 18′ 3″ southLongitude
149.12724° or 149° 7′ 38″ eastOpen location code
4RPFM4XG+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 208021388OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q6731238
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