Canberra was planned and built to
be the capital of this country. Building
started in 1913 after an international design competition won by a Chicago
architect.
The
city has been threatened by at least one serious fire.
The
city is the largest inland city in the country with almost 400 thousand people. Canberra is said to mean "meeting
place" in one of the country's indigenous languages. This is one version of its Coat of Arms.
Where
is it?
Canberra is the capital of AUSTRALIA!
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY TO CANBERRA.
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming post to my adopted residence! I wrote a blog about the (much maligned) lay-out last year: http://crouchinggiraffe.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/canberra-ideal-city.html
ReplyDelete