The Parliament The Parliament HouseHouse

This 4 minute talk is about the parliament house.

We hope you enjoy our talk.Written by Jenny and Fatma

The Parliament House is one The Parliament House is one of Melbourne's best known of Melbourne's best known

landmarkslandmarks1.1. The flag mast is 81 meters, high and The flag mast is 81 meters, high and

weighs 220 tones. weighs 220 tones. 2.2. The flag is 12.8 meters by 6.4 meters The flag is 12.8 meters by 6.4 meters

which is about the same size as the side which is about the same size as the side of a double-decker bus.of a double-decker bus.

3.3. The parliament house has the area of The parliament house has the area of 250,000 square kilometers.250,000 square kilometers.

When was the parliament When was the parliament house opened?house opened?

The parliament house was The parliament house was

opened in 9opened in 9thth in May 1988. in May 1988.

Did You Know!Did You Know!

1.1. The building of the The building of the parliament house parliament house costs $1 000 000.costs $1 000 000.

2.2. The parliament The parliament house is designed house is designed by Mitchell, by Mitchell, Giurgola and Thorp Giurgola and Thorp architects. architects.

3.3. There are 8,340 There are 8,340 spaces in the spaces in the building including building including about 4,700 rooms about 4,700 rooms and 2,700 clocks. and 2,700 clocks.

Facts About the Facts About the Parliament House Parliament House The parliament house is made from 90% of Australian materials.The parliament house is made from 90% of Australian materials. There are 26 km of corridors in the parliament house.There are 26 km of corridors in the parliament house. 3000 people work in the parliament house.3000 people work in the parliament house. There are 4500 rooms inside the parliament house.There are 4500 rooms inside the parliament house.

More FactsMore Facts There are three different parliament houses, There are three different parliament houses,

the white the red and the green house.the white the red and the green house. Each year about one million people visit the Each year about one million people visit the

parliament house.parliament house. The actual parliament house was built in 1920. It is the largest 19th century public building in

Australia

There’s also a lower camber at the There’s also a lower camber at the bottom of the parliament house.bottom of the parliament house.

Now the new parliament house now cost Now the new parliament house now cost 220 million dollars and the old 220 million dollars and the old parliament house cost only one million parliament house cost only one million dollars.dollars.

The parliament house’s birthday is on The parliament house’s birthday is on May the 9May the 9th.th.

The underground car parks hold up to The underground car parks hold up to 2,000 cars.2,000 cars.

The building has two libraries, one The building has two libraries, one reading library, the other is a research reading library, the other is a research library for answering questions.library for answering questions.

To make sure you were listening we would like to To make sure you were listening we would like to ask some questions.ask some questions.

When was the parliament house opened?When was the parliament house opened?It was opened 9It was opened 9thth May 1988. May 1988.How many people work in the parliament house?How many people work in the parliament house?3000 people work in the parliament house.3000 people work in the parliament house.How many rooms are in the parliament house?How many rooms are in the parliament house?There are 4500 rooms in the parliament.There are 4500 rooms in the parliament.How much money does the parliament house cost?How much money does the parliament house cost?It cost $1 000 000. It cost $1 000 000. When is the parliament house’s birthday?When is the parliament house’s birthday?The parliament birthday is on 9The parliament birthday is on 9thth May. May.How many libraries in the parliament house?How many libraries in the parliament house?The parliament house has 2 libraries.The parliament house has 2 libraries.