Gardens · London
High Commission of Australia, London
High Commission of Australia, London — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Alfred Thomson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
High Commission of Australia, London is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The High Commission of Australia in London is the diplomatic mission of Australia in the United Kingdom. It is located in Australia House, a Grade II listed building. It was Australia's first diplomatic mission and is the longest continuously occupied diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom.
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Background
History
A major landmark on the Strand, London, construction on the building by the Dove Brothers commenced in 1913, but shipping problems caused by the First World War delayed completion. It was officially opened by King George V in a ceremony on 3 August 1918 attended by the Australian Prime Minister William Morris Hughes. The cost of the triangular shaped land was £379,756 (£}} in ) when purchased by the Commonwealth of Australia in 1912 and building and other associated costs brought total expenditure to about £1 million. The building was designed by British architects, Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and his son, Alexander George Robertson Mackenzie following an architectural competition, the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5129, -0.1157
- Address
- Strand, London
- Phone
- +44 20 7641 2000
- Established
- 1910
Sources
- wikidata: Q12252353 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High Commission of Australia, London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Commission of Australia, London?
- High Commission of Australia, London is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5129°, -0.1157°.
- When was High Commission of Australia, London built?
- High Commission of Australia, London dates to 1910.