West Block
West Block is an office building in Australian Capital Territory, Australia which is located on Queen Victoria Terrace. West Block is situated nearby to the historic building The Bunker, as well as near Rex Hazlewood Rose Garden.- Type: Office building
- Also known as: “Secretariat Building No. 2”
- Address: 21 Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Parliament House.
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 720 metres northeast of West Block.
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 590 metres south of West Block.
Magna Carta Place
Park
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Magna Carta Place is situated 180 metres northeast of West Block.
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…
West Block
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.30238° or 35° 18′ 9″ southLongitude
149.12625° or 149° 7′ 35″ eastLevels
3Open location code
4RPFM4XG+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 30680508OpenStreetMap feature
building=office
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