Victoria Square
Victoria Square, also known as Tarntanyangga, is the central square of five public squares in the Adelaide city centre, South Australia. 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 North Adelaide.
Blueturtle01, Public domain.- Square
- …lies at an elevation of 59 metres (194 feet)
- …is named after red kangaroo
- Description: square in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Also known as“Tarndanyangga”“Victoria Square, Adelaide”“Victoria Square/Tartanyangga”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral and Her Majesty’s Theatre.
St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral
Church
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St Francis Xavier's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia.
Her Majesty’s Theatre
Theater building
Her Majesty's Theatre is a theatre in Adelaide, South…
Pilgrim Uniting Church
Church
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Pilgrim Uniting Church is a Uniting church located on Flinders Street, Adelaide in South Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adelaide and Chinatown.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital of the state of South Australia.
Kent Town
Suburb
Kent Town is an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
Victoria Square
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-34.92861° or 34° 55′ 43″ south
Longitude
138.59987° or 138° 35′ 60″ east
Open location code
4QQW3HCX+HW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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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 Victoria Square/Tartanyangga and Three Rivers Fountain.
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