Which city is the Australian capital? Many foreigners do not know, according to random street statistics, 85% of Americans and 67% of Chinese do not know which city the Australian capital is, about half of them think Sydney is the Australian capital, the rest answer Melbourne, some answer New York, but also answer Perth, there is nothing to say, in short, there are a variety of answers.
Although Sydney and Melbourne are the two largest and most prosperous cities in Australia, the Australian capital is not them, but Canberra., which is located in the middle of the two cities. Similar to the American capital Washington, Canberra is a newly built city to build the capital.
When government, an Australian colony, decided to set up a federal government in 1901, Sydney and Melbourne, the two major state capitals, wanted to make themselves the capitals of federal government for their own good. At that time, the debate was so fierce that all parties had their own reasons and could not say anything about each other. The result of the long struggle was compromise, and in 1903 parliament came up with a compromise: following the Brasilia model, a new city was built between Sydney and Melbourne as the capital, which was the origin of Canberra.
Canberra bird`s eye view
Canberra is located in (New South Wales), New South Wales, about 240km from Sydney and about 460km from Melbourne.
As a new capital, planning and construction must be world-class, not at all carelessness. Australian government openly solicited the design plan from the world, and finally the young and promising American Chicago famous designer Walter Burley Griffin (Walter Burley Griffin) won the bid. The theme of Griffin`s design is to blend with nature. The whole Canberra city is centered on parliament Mountain (Capital Hill), and the luxury and majestic parliament Building (Parliament House) is located on parliament Mountain, and the landmark, which represents Australia`s tallest authority, can be easily seen in any corner of Canberra. An artificial lake covering an area of 700ha was built by cutting off the Moranglo River (Molonglo River) to the north of parliament Mountain (named Griffin Lake Lake Burley Griffin), in recognition of the split of Canberra city in two.
Parliament Building
From 1901 to 1927, Melbourne performed government functions as the temporary capital of the Australian Federation. with the opening of the parliament Building in Canberra in 1927, federal government was relocated from Melbourne, and Canberra has officially become the capital of Australia.
Canberra is a beautiful garden city. Because it is a new planning and construction, it is very different from Sydney, Melbourne and other natural old cities in urban planning. On the whole, it is reflected in more reasonable urban planning, more spacious roads and higher greening. Canberra is not a city that focuses on economic development, with a resident population of only about 300000 and a small city. No matter where the city center goes, driving for more than a decade is an idyllic sight.
Canberra`s tourism resources are dominated by human scenic spots, the most important of which are:
Now that you know which city the Australian capital is, stop making jokes when you talk to others.
