The Parliament House of Australia is on Capital Hill, making the land itself a space of important national and cultural significance. The original architect of the city, Walter Burley Griffin, allocated the cyclical part of the land as a place of administration or ceremony, a place to celebrate the achievements of Australia. Now, Parliament House, the official government building of the nation, dominates Capital Hill the State Circle Road encompasses it.
There is only one thing to do on Capital Hill, and that is visit Parliament House, where visitors can take daily tours of the government building and learn about the culture and history of Australia. Alternatively, visitors can admire the exterior of the building, created from an impressive architectural design, or walk in the cyclical gardens and soak up the surrounding natural beauty of Canberra. Branching out from Capital Hill, the nearby street names are all after Australian cities and stand in the direction of those towns, including Sydney Avenue and Perth Avenue, which visitors can follow to explore the rest of Canberra.
Capital Hill is the elevated centre of Canberra and easily accessed via local bus services, many of which have routes stopping on Federation Mall, a street adjacent to the landmark. Drivers can take Commonwealth Avenue directly to Capital Hill. The nearest airport, for distant travellers, is Canberra International, not far from the centre of the city.
Before the construction of Parliament House, Capital Hill was an area of wild vegetation, covered with native bushland and rough plant life. Partly to preserve the local undergrowth, architects transferred much of the top half of the hill, removed during construction, to the roof of the new Parliament building to create a natural rooftop lawn.