Canberra Foundation Stones

Canberra Foundation Stones is a monument in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Canberra Foundation Stones is situated nearby to the grassland Federation Mall, as well as near Canberra Parliament House Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parliament House and National Library of Australia.

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 250 metres southwest of Canberra Foundation Stones.

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 1 km north of Canberra Foundation Stones.

National Gallery of Australia

Arts center

Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Gallery of Australia, formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia and one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. National Gallery of Australia is situated 1 km northeast of Canberra Foundation Stones.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Canberra and Parliamentary Triangle.

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…

Parliamentary Triangle

Neighborhood

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.

The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most important buildings.

Manuka

Neighborhood

Manuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia, covering parts of the suburbs of Griffith and Forrest. Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle take their name from the park in the area.

Canberra Foundation Stones

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.3059° or 35° 18′ 21″ south

Longitude

149.12646° or 149° 7′ 35″ east

Inception

March 12th, 1913

Open location code

4RPFM4VG+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 209165188

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Federation Mall and Canberra Parliament House Post Office.

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