Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River, which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle, was dammed. It is named after Walter Burley Griffin, the American architect who won the competition to design the city of Canberra.
Lake Burley Griffin viewed from Black Mountain Tower
Walter Burley Griffin, the architect who designed Canberra, and after whom the lake is named. With him is his wife and fellow architect Marion Mahony Griffin.
A model of Griffin's Parliamentary Triangle. The lakes shown represent the actual design, not Griffin's original.
Griffin's award-winning design
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)
