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Which American landscape architect planned Canberra in 1912?
AJean Gottman of France
BWalter Burley Griffin
CLe Corbusier of France
DPatrick Geddes of UK
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Walter Burley Griffin
1. Canberra was planned as Australia's capital.
2. Walter Burley Griffin designed it in 1912.
3. He envisaged a garden city for 25,000.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 10, Human Settlements._
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