Australia For Visitors > Canberra

Canberra is the national capital of Australia. Founded in the early 20th century, Canberra has much to interest the visitor:

-- Parliament House: the new Parliament House was built after an international design competition and is built into the top of a hill which has been grassed over and surmounted by huge four-legged flagpole.

-- Australian War Memorial: this huge building commemorates the Australian soldiers who lost their lives in the wars of the past century and has an excellent collection of paintings, dioramas and relics.

-- National Library of Australia: this elegant building on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin houses over five million books, many old manuscripts and maps, and a large pictorial collection.

-- National Gallery of Australia: this gallery features extensive collections of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art; contemporary and colonial Australian art; and representative collections of European, American and Asian art.

-- Australian National Botanic Gardens: these beautiful gardens located on Black Mountain contain 6,000 species of native plants.

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