Government House
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Address | 29 Esplanade, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia |
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Phone | +61 8 8999 7103 |
Opened | 1871 |
Construction started | 1870 |
Architectural styles | Gothic Revival architecture |
Current tenant | Administrator of the Northern Territory |
Grounds | 13,000 square metres (3. 2 acres) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1527780 |
About Government House
Government House is the office and official residence of the Administrator of the Northern Territory. Built between 1870 and 1871, with later renovations between 1878 and 1879, the building is set on 13,000 square metres of hillside gardens in the centre of the Darwin business district, on The Esplanade.
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Week in Pictures: 16-22 November 2019
A selection of news photographs taken around The World This Week .
In Norway The Mayor of Oslo Marianne Borgen and Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Ruth Bush, saw The Tree which will stand in Trafalgar Square in London over Christmas. The Ivory Coast's Koffi Kouao , Hamed Traore and team-mates celebrate after winning a penalty shootout against Ghana in the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations in Cairo. Tourists enjoy an elephant safari at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in the Morigaon district of Assam, India. The Sanctuary has reopened to tourists after being closed during the monsoon season. An image taken with a drone shows floating barges with solar panels on the Lac des Toules, an alpine reservoir lake in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Switzerland. The floating solar panel station consists of 36 floating barges featuring 2,240 square meters of solar cells. Britain's Prince Charles is given a traditional Hongi welcome as he arrives at Government House in Auckland, New Zealand . A demonstrator is hit by a riot police water cannon during a protest against the government in Santiago, Chile. Thousands of demonstrators took to The Streets as unrest entered a second month. A riot Police Officer blocks the entrance of Central American University , during a protest against the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega , in Managua. Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price speaks during The Launch of his party's election manifesto at Coleg y Cymoedd further education college in Nantgarw, South Wales . The Party wants Wales to leave the United Kingdom , and become an independent country within the European Union . Catholics hold placards ahead of a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Choristers of Winchester Cathedral in England skate on The Cathedral 's ice rink ahead of its opening This Week . ,photography
Source of news: bbc.com