From the very beginning the capitol of Australia was designed on a phylisophical as well as a literal basis to represent the history,culture and aspirations of Australia. Being one of the three only capitol cities in the world that was planned beforehand, architect Walter Burley Griffin placed Capital Hill at the centre of Canberra as the physical and symbolic centre of the nation. Wide trees line that avenues that radiate from Capital Hill, each named after a State capital and pointing in the direction of that city. It is a beautiful and scenic captitol with its serene artificial lake that is the central focus of the city today and its uncluttered landscape which don't even have billboards.The monuments and sites itself within the capitol beautifully represent the history, culture and aspirations of Australia and all Australians as well as the changes in Australian society.…
