Parliament House |
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| Title : | Parliament House |
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| Creator : | Irwin, C. A., artist | ||
| Date of creation : | 1888 | ||
| Format : | Artwork | ||
| Dimensions : | 414 x 283 | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
The proposed new Parliament buildings, North Terrace. Adelaide architect Edmund Wright together with Melbourne architect Lloyd Tayler won the 1873 design competition for the new South Australian Parliament House. The new building would replace the brick building which had housed the Parliament since 1843, but which with the growth in parliamentary represenation was now too small. However it was not until 1881 that the South Australian government decided to commit to the construction of the building and work began in 1883 under the supervision of Edward John Woods. The first phase of work was completed in 1889. This west wing housed the House of Assembly. The design was not completed fully until 1936 when Sir Langdon Bonython donated 100,000 pounds to complete the building. It is considered regrettable by some that the planned central dome was omitted. Comparison with the completed building also reveals changes to the southern and eastern facades of the plan. |
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| Related names : | Parliament House (Adelaide, S. Aust.) Public buildings -- South Australia -- Adelaide -- Designs and plans |
| Coverage year : | 1888 |
| Period : | 1884-1913 |
| Place : | North Terrace (Adelaide: S. Aust.) |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | Heritage of the city of Adelaide: an illustrated guide Adelaide: Corporation of the City of Adelaide, 1990 Jensen, Elfrida Colonial architecture in South Australia: a definitive chronicle of development 1836-1890 and the social history of the times Adelaide: Rigby, 1980 South Australia. Parliament Completion of Parliament House: unveiling ceremony of commemoration stone by His Excellency the Governor, Major-General Sir Winston Dugan at Adelaide on 23rd December, 1936 Adelaide: Frank Trigg, Government Printer, 1936 Danvers Architects Parliament House, Adelaide: conservation study Adelaide: Danvers, 1987 Queale, Michael Adelaide's architecture and art: a walking guide Kent Town, S. Aust.: Wakefield Press, 1996 Fischer, Peter Vintage Adelaide [Adelaide]: Heritage Press, 1989 Morgan, E. J. R Early Adelaide architecture 1836 to 1886 Melbourne, New York, Oxford University Press [1969] Page, Michael F. Sculptors in space: South Australian architects 1836-1986 [Adelaide, S. Aust.]: Royal Australian Institute of Architects (South Australian Chapter), 1986 Turney, Barbara Adelaide, city of charm [Kent Town, S. Aust.]: Axiom Publishing, 1989 |
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