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Our walk from the Tasma Terrace we went past the cathedral St Patricks then went around to Parliament House. I was interested to find out how parliament house was the lasgest 19h century building in australia that still functions as a ppublic building and one of the finest examples of the civic architecture of the britsh empire. Parliament House, Melbourne, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855, except for the years 1901 to 1928, when it was occupied by the Parliament of Australia. It is the largest 19th century public building in Australia and one of the finest examples of the civic architecture of the British Empire period anywhere in the world. Queen's Hall in Parliament House, dominated by a statue of Queen Victoria In December 1855 construction began on the site in Spring Street, and the building was completed in stages between 1856 and 1929.  These impressive buildings were constructed at the height of the Victorian gold rush and have served three different governments. It was home to the parliament of the Colony of Victoria until 1900. With Federation in 1901 it became the seat of Australia's Federal Parliament until that shifted to the newly built Parliament House in Canberra (now Old Parliament House  ). With the shifting of Australia's seat of parliament to Canberra in 1927, Victoria's State Parliament (which had been sitting at th e Exhibition Building since Federation) was able to move in and has remained there since. Parliament House has one of the most lavish interiors of any public building in Australia. The buildings were designed by Peter Kerr and J.G.Knight, Free tours are available and photographs are allowed.
 * 1856 - construction commences early in the year and the building was ready for use by November

1860 - library added

1879 - Queens Hall added

1886 - Western facade and steps added

1990s - premier Jeff Kennett revives plans to add dome but this does not happen ||   In any case, the Parliament House in Melbourne is quite impressive because it is the perfect example of the architectural style prevalent during the British Empire era. It has lavish interiors fashioned by Peter Kerr, with its construction completed in several stages covering between 1856 up to 1929. Two chambers, the Victorian Legislative Council and the Victorian Legislative Assembly, initially underwent construction, followed by a library four years later, then by the Queen's Hall in 1879. Parliament House is one of many Melbourne’s historic impressive buildings, significantly linked to its evolution as an Australian city. Considered as the biggest 19th century structure in the entire continent it has long been the
 * official Victorian Parliament** **residence** since its establishment in 1855, although this temporarily stopped from 1901 up to 1927. 