Canberra Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital city of Australia
About Canberra
The requirement for an Australian capital city to be built was specified in the Australian constitution at federation in 1901, and seven years later the site for what would become Canberra was established. A design competition was held for the city in 1911 which was won by Chicago-based architect Walter Burley Griffin in 1912. The name "Canberra" was made official in 1913. However, much of Griffin's plan was not implemented during his lifetime in part due to theGreat War, the Great Depression and conflict between Griffin and the commission tasked with implementing his ideas. To give just two examples, Lake Burley Griffin was part of his original design but only implemented in the 1960s, almost three decades after his death and the light rail system Griffin originally envisioned took over
Top Attractions in Canberra
Explore the best things to see and do in Canberra:
- ★Canberra Balloon Spectacular
- ★Canberra Truffle Festival
- ★Corin Forest
- ★Floriade
- ★Geocaching
- ★Segways
- ★Share a Bike
- ★Summernats
Canberra Travel Guide Sections
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