parliament house

Parliament House, Melbourne
Parliament House, Melbourne, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855, except for the years 1901 to 1928, when it was occupied by the Parliament of Australia. It is the largest 19th century public building in Australia and one of the finest examples of the civic architecture of the British Empire period anywhere in the world. This image was taken by me, Adam Carr, and is released into the public domain. ... This image was taken by me, Adam Carr, and is released into the public domain. ... The Parliament of Victoria is a bicameral legislature. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Parliament House Canberra: The main entrance and the flag The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in red, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...
In 1851, even before the colony Victoria acquired full parliamentary self-government, Governor Charles La Trobe instructed the colonial surveyor, Robert Hoddle, to select a site for the colony's new parliament to meet. Hoddle selected a site on the eastern hill at the top of Bourke St, which at that time, when few buildings were more than two storeys high, commanded a view of the whole city. A competition was held for a design for the building, but all the entries were rejected and the government architect, Charles Pasley, came up with a design of his own. Subsequent obersevers have suggested that he borrowed heavily from the Leeds Town Hall, which is widely considered to be among the finest civic building