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Provision Reference: reg 2017 (pt 20/81)
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top 10 views rated as important to peoples enjoyment of places around the lake.  The views were:
     * the distant view of the Library, and Parliament House, from Commonwealth Park;
     * the view of Black Mountain from alongside the Library;  and
     * the view of the Library from under Commonwealth Avenue Bridge.[72]

In a detailed discussion, the study noted,

    'This survey has shown the National Library of Australia to be a significant icon for the people of Canberra.  It was:
         * the second most frequently visited place (Figure 6) [figure numbers refer to the original report],
         * the third most favoured place to visit for long-stay reasons (Figure 14),
         * the most liked building (Figure 21),
         * it features in three of the top 15 views (Figure 30),
         * one of the top three places liked for design (Figure 21),
         * equal first most favoured place for functions (Figure G5),
         * one of the top four places for seeing what's new (Figure G7),
         * one of the top ten places for number of 'liked' comments (Figure 19),  and
         * one of the top ten places visited for memories (Figure 13).

    The pattern of number of visits per year by age group for the National Library was significantly different from that for all places combined (Figure 34): This can be seen by comparing Figures 33 and E2.  Number of visits per year to all places was highest for people aged between 45 and 54, and lowest for people under 25 (Figure 33).  For the National Library, however, number of visits per year was highest for people over 65, slightly lower for people aged between 55 and 64 and slightly lower again for people under 55.  Number of visits per year was relatively constant for people under 55 (Figure E2), compared with the pattern seen for most other places where number of visits generally reduces with age for people under 55 (Figures E1, E3 - E6, E8, E11 - E19 and E21 - E22).  People under 25 visited only four other places about the same number of times as they visited the National Library – Commonwealth Park, Parkes Way, Black Mountain Peninsula and the International Sculpture Garden/ANU South Campus (Figures E1, E9, E10 and E20).  Further analysis would be useful to clarify whether younger people are visiting the National Library itself or whether they are primarily cycling or walking past.  Only about 20% of people under 25 gave reasons for visiting the National Library (Figure M3).

    More than 10% of people born in the ACT gave 'special memories' as a reason for visiting the National Library (Figure N3) compared with the average of 5.9% for all places (Figure 13), suggesting that the