Cathays Park

Cathays Park or Cardiff Civic Centre is a civic centre area in the city centre of , the capital city of , consisting of a number of early 20th century buildings and a central park area, Alexandra Gardens.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: civic center area in Cardiff, Wales
  • Also known as: Cardiff Civic Centre” and “Parc Cathays

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and Cardiff Castle.

University
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is the National Conservatoire of Wales, located in , , training more than 900 actors, musicians, designers, technicians and arts managers from over 40 countries for a sustainable career in the arts.

is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of , . The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort.

Stadium
The , known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of . Located in , it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has also held Wales national football team games.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Maindy.

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.

Suburb
is a district of the city of , . Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and .

Neighborhood
was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.

Cathays Park

Latitude
51.4866° or 51° 29′ 12″ north
Longitude
-3.18395° or 3° 11′ 2″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
9C3RFRP8+JC
Geo­Names ID
2653514
Wiki­data ID
Q5052162
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Cathays Park” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Cathays Park
  • Catalan: Cathays Park
  • Chinese: 凱西公園
  • Dutch: Cathays Park
  • French: Parc de Cathays
  • German: Cathays Park
  • Slovenian: Cathays Park
  • Welsh: Parc Cathays

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Highlights include Cathays railway station and Hilton Cardiff.

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