Parliament House, Melbourne

Parliament House
Parliament House in 2010
General information
Type	Parliament
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Location	Victoria
Address	Spring Street, East Melbourne
Country	Australia
Coordinates	37°48′40″S 144°58′24″E / 37.811055°S 144.97329°E / -37.811055; 144.97329
Current tenants	Government of Victoria
Construction started	1855; 169 years ago (1855)
Completed	1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Opened	1856; 168 years ago (1856)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Knight & Kerr & Peter Kerr
Engineer	John George Knight
Designations	Victorian Heritage Register
Other information
Public transit access	Parliament railway station Tram routes 35, 86, 96
Website
www.parliament.vic.gov.au
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	Parliament House (Including Grounds, Works and Fences)
Type	State Registered Place
Designated	August 20, 1982; 41 years ago (1982-08-20)
Reference no.	H1722[1]
Heritage Overlay number	HO175[1]

Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Victoria, one of the parliaments of the Australian states and territories.

Located on Spring Street on the edge of the Hoddle Grid, the grand colonnaded front dominates the vista up Bourke Street. Construction began in 1855, and the first stage was officially opened the following year, with various sections completed over the following decades; it has never been completed, and the planned dome is one of the most well known unbuilt features of Melbourne. Between 1901 and 1927, it served as the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, during the period when Melbourne was the temporary national capital. The building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.^[2][3]