Interesting Facts
--Canberra got its name from an Aboriginal word Kamberra meaning meeting place.
-- Canberra was a city planned for Parliament House in mind.
-- Canberra is Australia’s largest inland city with a population of 358,000.
-- Canberra has earned the title “Bush Capital” as it incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation.
-- Canberra has many significant landmarks such as the Australian War Memorial and the Australian national university.
-- The design for Canberra is basically four pyramids built on top of each other.
-- Canberra will celebrate its cetenary as the SAustralia's capital in 2013.
-- Canberra was purely built for the purpose of it becoming Australia's Capital.
-- Canberra became the nations capital city as the two largest cities Sydney and Melbourne had been rivals since the goldrush days.
-- After federation in 1901 it was decided that the nations capital should be situated between Sydney and Melbourne, the location was selected 248 km from Sydney and 438 km from Melbourne.
-- Canberra used to be a farming region known as Limestone Plains.
-- "Floriade" Australia's largest flower festival is hosted in Canberra every spring, usually running for a month over September-October.
-- In Lake Burley Griffin is Aspen Island, upon which sits the National Carillon, a gift from the British Government in 1970, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Australia's national capital. The Carillon has 55 bells, spanning four and a half octaves, and each weighing between seven kilograms and six tonnes.
-- Canberra was a city planned for Parliament House in mind.
-- Canberra is Australia’s largest inland city with a population of 358,000.
-- Canberra has earned the title “Bush Capital” as it incorporates significant areas of natural vegetation.
-- Canberra has many significant landmarks such as the Australian War Memorial and the Australian national university.
-- The design for Canberra is basically four pyramids built on top of each other.
-- Canberra will celebrate its cetenary as the SAustralia's capital in 2013.
-- Canberra was purely built for the purpose of it becoming Australia's Capital.
-- Canberra became the nations capital city as the two largest cities Sydney and Melbourne had been rivals since the goldrush days.
-- After federation in 1901 it was decided that the nations capital should be situated between Sydney and Melbourne, the location was selected 248 km from Sydney and 438 km from Melbourne.
-- Canberra used to be a farming region known as Limestone Plains.
-- "Floriade" Australia's largest flower festival is hosted in Canberra every spring, usually running for a month over September-October.
-- In Lake Burley Griffin is Aspen Island, upon which sits the National Carillon, a gift from the British Government in 1970, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Australia's national capital. The Carillon has 55 bells, spanning four and a half octaves, and each weighing between seven kilograms and six tonnes.
