Old Parliament House served as the seat of the Parliament of Australia from its opening on 9 May 1927, when Parliament moved from Melbourne to the new capital of Canberra, until 1988, when Parliament relocated to the new Parliament House on Capital Hill nearby. Designed by John Smith Murdoch in a stripped, simplified classical style with little ornament, the three story brick building stands about 18.5 meters tall, excluding its flagpole, and presents a facade of strong horizontal lines around a central hall; its interiors used timbers drawn from across Australia to represent the federal character of the Commonwealth. Since 2009 the building has operated as the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, set within about 2.5 hectares of grounds that include parliamentary rose gardens.
Facts
Building Type
Building Type (category) Building Type (category) Building Type (category)Government / Parliament Building 1 Building TypeParliament house, now a museum 1 Location18 King George Terrace, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1 Classification
Standing Status Partially Attested
Completed YearThe source gives the opening date, 9 May 1927, not a separate completion date. Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
Source Old Parliament House, Canberra, Wikipedia
Uses Element
Source Old Parliament House, Canberra, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, located there.
Sources
1. Old Parliament House, Canberra, Wikipedia
Short description
Seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988
Lead, final paragraph
The building is located at 18 King George Terrace
Lead, opening paragraph
The building was opened on 9 May 1927
Lead, description paragraph
The height of the building at the roof of the chambers is 18.5 metres (61 ft) (excluding the flagpole).
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Old Parliament House served as the seat of the Parliament of Australia from its opening on 9 May 1927, when Parliament moved from Melbourne to the new capital of Canberra, until 1988, when Parliament relocated to the new Parliament House on Capital Hill nearby. Designed by John Smith Murdoch in a stripped, simplified classical style with little ornament, the three story brick building stands about 18.5 meters tall, excluding its flagpole, and presents a facade of strong horizontal lines around a central hall; its interiors used timbers drawn from across Australia to represent the federal character of the Commonwealth. Since 2009 the building has operated as the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, set within about 2.5 hectares of grounds that include parliamentary rose gardens.
- Uses Element: Brick, Infobox material field: Brick
- In Style: Stripped Classicism, Infobox style field: Stripped Classical
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