Peace Park
The Canberra Peace Park or Peace Park is beside Lake Burley Griffin between the lake and the National Library of Australia, in Canberra, the national capital of Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Canberra Peace Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Questacon.
National Library of Australia
Library
Photo: Martyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing…
Questacon
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is an interactive science communication facility in Canberra, Australia. It is a museum with more than 200 interactive exhibits related to science and technology.
National Gallery of Australia
Arts center
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Australia, formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Acton Peninsula.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
Acton Peninsula
Locality
The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.
Civic
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.
Peace Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.29554° or 35° 17′ 44″ southLongitude
149.13128° or 149° 7′ 53″ eastElevation
564 metres (1,850 feet)Inception
1990Open location code
4RPFP43J+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 207466757OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
8160705Wikidata ID
Q5031275
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Peace Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Peace Park (parke sa Awstralya, Australian Capital Territory)”
- Cebuano: “Peace Park”
- Swedish: “Peace Park”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Patrick White Lawns and Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 9.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Peace Park”. Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.