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Victoria Square

Victoria Square, also known as Tarntanyangga, is the central square of five public squares in the , . It is one of six squares designed by the founder of Adelaide, Colonel William Light, who was Surveyor-General at the time, in his 1837 plan of the City of Adelaide which spanned the River Torrens Valley, comprising the city centre and .
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Photo: Blueturtle01, Public domain.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • Also known as: “Tarndanyangga”, “Victoria Square, Adelaide”, and “Victoria Square/Tartanyangga”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral and Adelaide Central Market.

Church
Photo: Honeykanakkary, Public domain.
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , South Australia. It is classified as being a Gothic Revival building in the Early English style.

Marketplace
Photo: Cyberjunkie, CC BY 2.5.
The is a major fresh produce market in , . As one of the oldest markets in Australia, has a large range of fresh food, including fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, seafood, cheeses, baked goods, small goods, and health foods, along with several cafés and eateries.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Her Majesty's Theatre is a theatre in Adelaide, South Australia, located on Grote Street, originally built in 1913 as the New Tivoli Theatre. Other names through its history have been the Princess Theatre, the Prince of Wales Theatre, Tivoli Theatre and the Opera Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adelaide and Chinatown.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital of the state of . It lies on the eastern shores of Gulf St Vincent in the central, southern part of the Australian continent.

Locality
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in , , , also called Adelaide or Moonta Street , is located on Moonta Street, within the large Adelaide Central Markets precinct between Grote and Gouger streets in the .

Suburb
is an inner suburb of , . It is located in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters local government area. It has been the site of many historic buildings and establishments, including Dr Kent's Paddock, the Brewery, and the Wesley Uniting Church.

Victoria Square

Latitude
-34.92861° or 34° 55′ 43″ south
Longitude
138.59987° or 138° 35′ 60″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Named after
red kangaroo
Open location code
4QQW3HCX+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1336429555
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
8162795
Wiki­data ID
Q7927046
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Victoria Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “維多利亞廣場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان فيكتوريا”
  • Japanese: “ヴィクトリアスクウェア”
  • Japanese: “ダンダニャンガ”
  • Japanese: “ビクトリアスクエア”
  • Japanese: “ビクトリア広場停留所”
  • Russian: “Площадь Виктории (Аделаида)”
  • Russian: “Площадь Виктории”
  • Slovenian: “Victoria Square”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Victoria (Adelaida)”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Victoria”
  • Ukrainian: “Victoria Square, Adelaide”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Вікторії”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hilton Adelaide and Victoria Square/Tartanyangga.

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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 “Victoria Square”. Photo: Blueturtle01, Public domain.