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nMedieval and Colonial Capital Cities of <strong>Delhi</strong>COMPARATIVE ANALYSISDELHI AND CANBERRA, (Australia)• Historical BackgroundThe city of Canberra dates back as early as the pre‐historic times inhabited by the indigenous Australiansof different tribes like the "Nganbra", "Pialligo", "Kamberra" and "Kgamberry". Archaeological findings likeinhabited rock shelters, rock paintings, camps burial and quarry sites suggests inhabitation of humans asearly as 21,000years. In 1820s the European exploration began in Canberra. All the four expeditions wereled through the Molonglo River which presently forms the site of Lake Burley Griffin. Over a period oftime several smaller settlements were built with the growth in the European population during the 19 thcen. AD. With the development of this area into homesteads the indigenous aboringal population slowlydwindled. In the 20 th cen. AD a transformation was undertaken from the district being rural to a federalcapital and a new Australian Capital Territory was formed.An international competition was held between 1911 and 1912 to design the new federal capital ofAustralia, Canberra. This became one of the earliest international contributions to urban planningpractice in Australia. Out of several entries, the design submitted by American architects Walter BurleyGriffin and Marion Mahoney was selected. This reflected the state of the art planning concept of aGarden <strong>City</strong>.• Status of nominationCanberra is not nominated under the UNESCO’s list of World <strong>Heritage</strong> Cities.Map 08: Final Plan of Canberra7/31/2012 INTACH, <strong>Delhi</strong> Chapter 19