Civic, Australian Capital Territory
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Civic is the city centre or central business district of Canberra. "Civic" is a common name for the district, but it is also called Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra, and its official division name is City.
Civic viewed from Mount Ainslie with Lake Burley Griffin and Mount Stromlo in the background.
1929 picture of the Sydney Building looking across Northbourne Avenue from the Melbourne Building.
Blue Moon Cafe in 1953
City Walk, a pedestrian mall in Civic is a focus of retail activity and outdoor dining.
Canberra
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Canberra is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest Australian city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2023, Canberra's estimated population was 466,566.
Image: Canberra panorama from Mount Ainslie
Image: National Carillon, Canberra ACT (2)
Image: Australian War Memorial Canberra, ACT (2)
Image: Torre Telstra, Canberra panoramio (cropped)