Parliament House, Melbourne

Parliament House
Parliament House in 2010
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General information
TypeParliament
Architectural styleNeoclassical
LocationVictoria
AddressSpring Street, East Melbourne
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°48′40″S 144°58′24″E / 37.811055°S 144.97329°E / -37.811055; 144.97329
Current tenantsGovernment of Victoria
Construction started1855; 169 years ago (1855)
Completed1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Opened1856; 168 years ago (1856)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Knight & Kerr & Peter Kerr
EngineerJohn George Knight
DesignationsVictorian Heritage Register
Other information
Public transit accessParliament railway station
Tram routes 35, 86, 96
Website
www.parliament.vic.gov.au
Official nameParliament House (Including Grounds, Works and Fences)
TypeState Registered Place
DesignatedAugust 20, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-08-20)
Reference no.H1722[1]
Heritage Overlay numberHO175[1]
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

Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Victoria, one of the eight parliaments of the Australian states and territories.

Located on Spring Street on the edge of the Hoddle Grid, the grand colonnaded front dominates the vista up Bourke Street. Construction began in 1855, and the first stage was officially opened the following year, with various sections completed over the following decades; it has never been completed, and the planned dome is one of the most well known unbuilt features of Melbourne. Between 1901 and 1927, it served as the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, during the period when Melbourne was the temporary national capital. The building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "LIBRARY OF THE SUPREME COURT". Victorian Heritage Database. PARLIAMENT HOUSE (Including GROUNDS, WORKS AND FENCES). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Parliament House (including grounds, works and fences), Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1722, Heritage Overlay HO175". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  3. ^ "Celebrate 150 Years". Parliament of Victoria. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2021.