Canberra?is?Australia?s capital city, being the largest inland city in Australia and located? in the?Australian Capital Territory?(ACT). The selection of the site for Canberra as nation?s capital was done in 1908 as a result of the compromise between two rival cities; Sydney and Melbourne. The design of Canberra ACT is a result of the influence of the?garden city movement?and also incorporating noteworthy areas for natural vegetation. The ACT is independent of any other state of Australia. The designer, Walter Burley-Griffin, which the large lake of Canberra is named after, also was the designer of New Deli, Chandigarh (new capital for Indian Punjab and Haryana, together with Ipoh i
Canberra ACT composes of a high number of public servants, which is dubbed the public servants capital city. Canberra has the attractions of Lake Burley-Griffin, Parliament House, War Memorial, various museums, Yarralumla with the Governor General Residents and foreign embassies. Canberra in September/October each other hosts the Floriade Flower Festival.
Canberra/ACT is on leasehold title land, on a land title system from the Australian states, mainly comprising of residential, commercial/industrial and special use properties.