Constitution Avenue, Canberra
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Constitution Avenue in a street in Canberra
, the capital of Australia
.
It forms the municipal axis of Walter Burley Griffin
's geometric design for the city, and lies on the northern side of Lake Burley Griffin
. It is one of the three sides that make up the boundary of the Parliamentary Triangle.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, the capital of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
It forms the municipal axis of Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...
's geometric design for the city, and lies on the northern side of Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River—which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle—was dammed...
. It is one of the three sides that make up the boundary of the Parliamentary Triangle.