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The park is centrally located and well-known, but it is underutilised as it is away from shops and public areas and is difficult to access because it is surrounded by a major road. The prominent flagpole at the centre of Vernon Circle is not actually at the highest point of City Hill. The highest
313:, Canberra's first Superintendent of Parks and Gardens, was to emphasise the vistas along the six avenues radiating from the hill and reinforce the focus that Griffin placed on the hill as forming part of the Parliamentary triangle. At the centre of the hill is a flagpole flying the 337:. Unusually for the centre of a large city and as a result of the relative isolation of City Hill, a small variety of mushrooms can be found growing under the pine trees. The City Hill area also has a large population of 847: 351: 1149: 943: 630: 54: 857: 587: 298:, and the area between Vernon Circle and London Circuit (which is partly built up) can also be seen as part of the hill. City Hill is an integral part of the 436: 537: 299: 234: 686: 557: 1118: 355: 912: 317:
flag since 1989 when the territory became self-governing. Immediately surrounding the flagpole are double staggered rows of closely spaced
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ACT Planning & Land Authority: City Hill …a concept for the future
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reinforcing the symmetrical nature of the design. In 2014, the
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was added to the park, to commemorate Canberra's centenary.
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design. To the south of the hill Northbourne Avenue becomes
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The hill was planted in 1921. The design, supervised by
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point of City Hill is to the south east, overlooking
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Civic, Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates
35°16′55″S 149°7′43″E / 35.28194°S 149.12861°E / -35.28194; 149.12861
Canberra
Australia
Parliamentary Triangle
Walter Burley Griffin
Vernon Circle
Northbourne Avenue
London Circuit
city centre

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