New South Wales Legislative Council - Chamber

Chamber

The Legislative Council Chamber is a prefabricated cast-iron building, intended as an "iron store and dwelling with ornamental front", which had been manufactured in Scotland and shipped to Victoria. In 1856, when plans for a new chamber for the Legislative Council were not ready in time, this building was purchased and shipped to Sydney, where it was erected as an extension to Parliament House. The Legislative Council Chamber is furnished in red, which follows the British tradition for the upper house.

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