Canberra Sights

  1. Lake Burley Griffin

    Named after Canberra's architect, Lake Burley Griffin was filled by damming the Molonglo River in 1963 with the 33m-high Scrivener Dam. On the edge of Lake Burley Griffin sits the stone-and-slab Blundells' Cottage, built in 1860 to house workers on the surrounding estate, and now a reminder of the area's early farming history.

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