Category: History
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Discover Ancient Egypt in Canberra
Discover Ancient Egypt At The National Museum of Australia in Canberra On display until 8 September 2024 at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, Discover Ancient Egypt displays fascinating artifacts from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden). What’s on Display Entering the museum, you are greeting by a statue of Anubis,… Read more
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Parliament House New South Wales
Parliament House New South Wales Completed in 1816 Parliament House in Sydney houses the Government of the state of New South Wales Australia. Originally a hospital, the central section of the façade is a two story Georgian building. When built, no funds were available to Governor Macquarie so he arranged funding via the importation of… Read more
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King Street Courts Sydney
King Street Courts Sydney Designed as Australia’s first law courts by Francis Greenway for Governor Macquarie, what became the King Street Courts were originally intended as a school. The original law courts were redesigned as St James Church and subsequently the adjoining school was repurposed as courts. Completed in 1828, the final building differed significantly… Read more