Canberra, capital of Australia lies in the Australian Capital Territory which is surrounded by the state of New South Wales.

In 1908, it was decided that 2 330 square kilometres of sheep grazing land in New South Wales would become the site for the capital city. Three years later the Australian Capital Territory was handed over to the Commonwealth Government and that same year a competition was launched for the design of a city for 25 000 people. The competition was won by the American Walter Burley Griffin whose design, based on a ... (more)