Major cities of Australia - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
The capital of Australia - Canberra (290 thousand) . Canberra is a purely administrative centre, the population of which is comprised of officials of government agencies and their families. The city is home to the Federal government, as well as the national gallery, national war Museum, the building of the new and old Parliament, the Supreme court building. One of the attractions of Canberra is also the memorial of Captain cook - a powerful water column with a height of 140 m. the Two largest higher educational institutions of Australia are located in Canberra - the Australian national University and the national Institute of Sports.
The largest city of Australia - Sydney (3600 thousand people) . He is also the state capital of New South Wales. The attraction is the beautiful beaches, stretching for 60 km and having a width of several kilometers. Sydney is a city of all nationalities of the world - it is home to people of 140 nationalities. It is surrounded on three sides by national parks. It is a city of architectural contrasts, unique attractions, city parks and gardens, noisy Central districts of skyscrapers and silent one-storeyed houses. There's not a guide to Australia without the image of the Sydney Opera house, built by the project of the Danish architect Utana in 1973 the roof of the theatre is constructed in the form of 4 shells, covered more than 1 million tiles, which allow for different lighting to create unusual color effects. In Sydney is the world's largest suspension bridge connecting two parts of the city. The length of the bridge is 1150 m, width about 50 m.