Parliament House, Melbourne
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Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Victoria, one of the eight parliaments of the Australian states and territories.
Parliament House in 2010
1854 design by Knight & Kerr with Captain Pasley
Model of 1855 design by Knight & Kerr
1877 design for west front and dome, by Peter Kerr
Royal Exhibition Building
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The Royal Exhibition Building is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50
Parliament House, Melbourne
…did not yet exist and there were long delays in finding a site and commencing construction. During these years the Victorian Parliament met in the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton. Many of the major events of the early federal period took place in this building, including the formation of the Federal Parliamentary…
The Royal Exhibition Building, with its fountain on the southern or Carlton Gardens side
Aerial view of the Carlton Gardens, where the building is located
Prize Design for the Melbourne International Exhibition Building. 1878
The laying of the foundation stone on 19 February 1879