Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne.... is the seat of the Parliament of Queensland
Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. According to the state's constitution, the Parliament consists of Monarchy in Australia and the Queensland Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country, the upper chamber, the Legislative Council of Queensland, having been abolis... , housing the Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years.... . It is situated on the corner of George Street
George Street, Brisbane
George Street is a main street located in the Brisbane central business district in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Parliament House, Brisbane building for the state of Queensland and Brisbane Square, as well as the Law Courts, Brisbane and the State Law Building are found on the street.... and Alice Street
Alice Street, Brisbane
Alice Street is a central road in Brisbane, Australia. It is the most southern major road in the city's Brisbane central business district, running parallel to the other female named streets in the city.... . Parliament House is bordered by the Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is located in Brisbane, Queensland, and is one of Australia's largest university.QUT is marketed as "A university for the real world".... and the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens is located on a point known as Gardens Point, Brisbane on the Brisbane River adjacent to the Brisbane central business district of the city of Brisbane.... .
Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south.... was established as colony separate from New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland.... in 1859 its new Parliament met in temporary quarters at the Old Convict Barracks in Queen Street.
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Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne.... is the seat of the Parliament of Queensland
Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. According to the state's constitution, the Parliament consists of Monarchy in Australia and the Queensland Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country, the upper chamber, the Legislative Council of Queensland, having been abolis... , housing the Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years.... . It is situated on the corner of George Street
George Street, Brisbane
George Street is a main street located in the Brisbane central business district in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Parliament House, Brisbane building for the state of Queensland and Brisbane Square, as well as the Law Courts, Brisbane and the State Law Building are found on the street.... and Alice Street
Alice Street, Brisbane
Alice Street is a central road in Brisbane, Australia. It is the most southern major road in the city's Brisbane central business district, running parallel to the other female named streets in the city.... . Parliament House is bordered by the Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is located in Brisbane, Queensland, and is one of Australia's largest university.QUT is marketed as "A university for the real world".... and the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens is located on a point known as Gardens Point, Brisbane on the Brisbane River adjacent to the Brisbane central business district of the city of Brisbane.... .
Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south.... was established as colony separate from New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland.... in 1859 its new Parliament met in temporary quarters at the Old Convict Barracks in Queen Street. This facility sufficed whilst the Queensland Government
Government of Queensland
The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the Queensland Government.The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then.... directed its funds to the construction of Government House
Old Government House, Queensland
Completed in 1862, the first Government House is located within the grounds of the Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point, Brisbane campus, in Brisbane.... . It was in 1863 that plans for a new Parliament House were finally selected from an Australia
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans.... -wide design competition, and 1864 the first foundation stone for the building was laid. The George Street frontage was completed in 1868 in French Renaissance
French Renaissance
French Renaissance is a recent term used to describe a Cultural movement and Art movement in France from the late 15th century to the early 17th century.... style with its roof made of Mount Isa
Mount Isa, Queensland
Mount Isa is a city in North-West Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines is one of the most productive single mines in world history?based on combined production of lead, silver, copper and zinc.... copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity.... . The colonnades were built in 1878 and construction on the Alice Street frontage commenced in 1887. A 22-storey Parliamentary Annexe was built during the 1980s within the grounds of the Old Parliament House with a new Legislative Chamber on the 5th floor. Art exhibitions and other displays are frequently staged in the spacious ground floor areas of the Annexe.
Free public guided tours are held in Parliament House. Also, a gift shop, selling souvenirs and memorabilia, is located in the main foyer.
Parliament House was also used as one of the sites for the 1980s Australian series of Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible began as an American television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret United States government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force .... .
