Parliament House, Canberra

Parliament House
The main entrance at blue hour
General information
Location	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Town or city	Canberra
Country	Australia
Coordinates	35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E / -35.30806; 149.12444
Groundbreaking	18 September 1980; 44 years ago (1980-09-18) (turning the first sod)
Construction started	21 January 1981; 43 years ago (1981-01-21) (earthworks commence)
Opened	9 May 1988; 36 years ago (1988-05-09) by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia
Cost	$1.1 billion
Owner	Australian Government
Height	107 m (351 ft)
Technical details
Floor area	250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Romaldo Giurgola
Architecture firm	Mitchell Giurgola & Thorp Architects
Structural engineer	Irwinconsult
Main contractor	Concrete Constructions John Holland
Other information
Number of rooms	More than 4500
Website
aph.gov.au

Parliament House, also known as Capital Hill, is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative body of Australia's federal system of government. The building also houses the core of the executive, the Australian Government, and contains the Cabinet room and offices of the Prime Minister and other federal ministers.

Located in Canberra, Parliament House is situated on the southern apex of the National Triangle atop Capital Hill, at the intersection of Commonwealth, Adelaide, Canberra and Kings Avenues enclosed by the State Circle.

Parliament House was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects and constructed by a joint venture comprising Concrete Constructions and John Holland.^[1] The building replaced Old Parliament House, where the Federal Parliament sat from 1927 until 1988, when members and their staff moved “up the hill” to the so-named New Parliament House. The current Parliament House was officially opened on 9 May 1988 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. It cost more than $1.1 billion (equivalent to about $4.9 billion in 2022) to build.^[2]