Constitution Place is a park in
Canberra, the capital of
Australia. The area was named in February 1998 by
Prime Minister of Australia John Howard
John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party. His eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the ...
during the course of the
Fourth Constitutional Convention on the options for an Australian republic.
The park is located to the south-east of
Old Parliament House and adjoining the Old Parliament House Gardens and nearby to the
National Archives of Australia. It is semicircular in shape, with curved road frontages on King George Terrace, Walpole Crescent and Queen Victoria Terrace.
There is also a windbreak of trees, which were planted by
Charles Weston as superintendent of parks and gardens in Canberra.
The focal point of the park is an information board, seat and unveiling plaque.
References
External links
{{Canberra landmarks
Parks in Canberra