Metroji clue #75

Canberra in five emoji

Australia

A compromise capital built between Sydney and Melbourne because neither would accept the other. An American architect won the design competition in 1912.

What each emoji refers to

Parliament House is dug into the hill with grass over the roof, so the public can walk above the chamber.
Kangaroos graze on the verges and in the nature reserves inside the suburbs, and are culled when the numbers climb.
Canberra gets called the bush capital. Griffin's plan kept hills and reserves inside the street layout.
The national university was founded in 1946 specifically to do research the country was sending people abroad for.
The National Gallery bought Pollock's Blue Poles in 1973 for a price that caused a genuine political row.

Canberra at a glance

Country
Australia
Coordinates
35.28Β° S, 149.13Β° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Canberra.

City Distance Direction
SydneyAustralia 250 km
MelbourneAustralia 470 km
BrisbaneAustralia 940 km
ChristchurchNew Zealand 2,210 km
AucklandNew Zealand 2,300 km
WellingtonNew Zealand 2,330 km

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