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Character Range: 114092–117020

to the north of West Block, two either side of the façade
Atlantic cedars (Cedrus atlantica) (x2) to the west side of the integral car park
White poplars (Populus alba) (x3) on Queen Victoria Terrace

Giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) (x1) at the north-west of the integral car park
Pin oaks (Quercus palustris) (x6) around the integral car park correspond to the original planting and may be either the original specimens or a mid-century replacement planting (or a combination thereof).
Some of the elms located in various positions around the car park and in the south-east boulevard zone opposite West Block may be original American elms (Ulmus americana).

2.10.5            Views and visual relationships
The planned relationship between East and West blocks and the Provisional Parliament House is best appreciated from the air.  As experienced at ground level, the distance between East and West blocks, as well as the tree plantings and the natural camber of the land (originally Camp Hill and now Federation Mall, the land bridge between the Provisional and permanent parliament houses), means that East Block is essentially imperceptible from West Block (Figure 35).  The rear of the Provisional Parliament House is, however, visible to the north-east.
The clearest views of West Block today are from Commonwealth Avenue (Figure 36 and Figure 37).
The north elevation of West Block also remains the southern terminal view for the formal axial pathway which extends through the Parliamentary Gardens north of Queen Victoria Terrace (Figure 38).
Figure 35 View of West Block from the car park to the east

Figure 36 View of West Block from Commonwealth Avenue, looking south
Figure 37 View of West Block, south elevation, from the slip road to State Circle
Figure 38 West Block (north elevation) as seen from the tree-lined pathway to the north

3.0                    ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
This chapter provides an assessment of the cultural heritage values associated with West Block against the Commonwealth Heritage criteria.  It draws on evidence presented in Chapter 2 'Understanding the Place'.  An assessment of the place against the CHL criteria is at Section 3.4, and the CHL 'Summary Statement of Significance' and 'Official Values' for West Block and the Dugout are reviewed at Section 3.5.1.
The assessment has regard for the definitions of values in the 'Understanding and assessing cultural significance' Practice Note to the Burra Charter 2013.  Of the five values identified in the Burra Charter (historic, aesthetic, social, spiritual and scientific) it is considered that historic and aesthetic values are of greatest relevance to West Block, as discussed below.

3.1                    Assessment of historic value
The 'Understanding and assessing cultural significance' Practice Note to the Burra Charter 2013 provides the following definition of historic value:
Historic value is