Adelaide Law School HDR Students and Academics were lucky enough to get a private tour of South Australia’s Parliament House and Research Library last week.
The Dome inside Parliament House front foyer – looking straight up
The Dome inside Parliament House front foyer – looking straight up
House of Assembly
South Australian Legislative Council
Old Parliament House
Inside the Parliament House Library
Inside the Parliament house library – rare book display
Inside the Parliament house Library – Behind a glass casing for both preservation and security there is a paper mache globe (2 of them, terrestrial one dates back to 1854) and a Orrerey (1868) with moving planets around our solar sysyem. The Orrerey is in full working order- but is missing a few of the other planets moons as they had not been discovered back then.
Parliament House Library – This is the stronghold for storing the rare books. Notice how thick the walls are. The oldest book dates back to 1637 and is a bible.
Inside Parliament House library
Sir Langdon Bonython’s portrait hangs inside Parliament house
On display in the library are the copies of the death warrant, King Charles’s speech made upon the scaffold and his death being recorded in parliament