Mount Ainslie is the northernmost point of a land axis, planned by Walter Burley Griffin, that stretches through North and South Canberra. This axis takes in the Australian War Memorial and the old and new Parliament Houses. In 1912, Burley won the international design competition for the capital and called the area an 'irregular amphitheatre'. The design included his wife's inputs and thus the view from the summit of Mount Aisle was named as Marion Mahony Griffin in 2013.