The National Library of Australia is placed in Canberra. Initially, it was intended to become a Parliamentary Library rather than a National Library. The first project to erect the Commonwealth Parliamentary Libary came true in 1901. Later, the building was transformed into a true national collection. The current building was designed by Bunning and Madden in 1968. Now, the Library exhibites its marble façade, stained glass windows decorated by Leonard French, and three tapesteries by Mathieu Matégot. Now, the Library holds two main collections: the Australian Collection and the Asian Collection. There are also many pictures and manuscripts, and so is material from books, journals, websites, photographs, maps, music, oral history recordings, and ephemera.
Operahouse is the most important monument in Sydney and Australia. It was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzorn. Operahouse is placed on the bay of Sydney and is near Sydney Harbour Bidge. An amusement park and a car parking complete the complex of this building. The roof of the façade of Operahouse shows many spherical section shells. According to some critics, they symbolize the sails of the ships reaching Australia through the sea. The façade of the style is Postimpressionistic. Inside, is a rather large concert hall. Here, a very big horgan with 10.500 reeds was installed in 1979. Operahouse was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II of England in 1973.
The Swan Bells are a set of eighteen bells placed in Perth. They are held by a 271 feet high copper and glass campanile called The Bell Tower or The Swan Bell Tower. Twelve bells were imported from Trafalgar Square (in London) to Australia and had been built in the XIV century. The building was erected in 1988. The tower was designed by architect Hames Starley, and the six-storey bell chamber is made of reinforced concrete. Louvre and doors are still used to muffle the sound of he bells or direct it towad the city. On the centre, is a glass-clad spire. Its spokes horizontally radiate from a centrally positioned axle. They decline in width as the axle rises. The solid-steel columns of the spire are rectangular.
The Kupe Group is a statue placed in Wellington. It represents a scene of a famous Maori legend. According to this legend, a Maori sailor called Kupe discovered and explored the site where Wellington is placed in the X century.