About Capital Hill
Capital Hill (35°19′S 149°07′E), (postcode: 2600) is
the location of Parliament House, Canberra, at the
south apex of the land axis of the Parliamentary
Triangle.
The site of Capital Hill was selected as the location
of the Capitol in Walter Burley Griffin's Canberra
design in 1912.
In Capital Hill the construction of the current
parliament building required removing much of
the top half of the hill, and after construction,
much of the earth was replaced on top of the
building. The surrounding hill is landscaped with
native plants, while the soil on top of Parliament
House is planted with lawn.