Archibald Fountain
The Archibald Fountain, properly called the J. F. Archibald Memorial Fountain, is located in Hyde Park, in central Sydney. It is named after J. F. Archibald, owner and editor of The Bulletin magazine, who bequeathed funds to have it built.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Monument
- Description: fountain with sculptures in Hyde Park, Sydney
- Also known as: “J. F. Archibald Memorial Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Darling Harbour and Sydney Tower.
Darling Harbour
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Darling Harbour is a leisure and entertainment precinct, in central Sydney. It extends to Pyrmont, Ultimo and the business district of Barangaroo, and contains The Star and Pyrmont Bay, including Harris St.
Sydney Tower
Sydney Tower, also known as the Sydney Tower Eye, Westfield Tower and formerly albeit still commonly as Centrepoint Tower, is an observation and telecommunications tower that is the tallest structure in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, as well as the second-tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere. Sydney Tower is situated 270 metres west of Archibald Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City Centre and Woolloomooloo.
City Centre
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Sydney City Centre was where Governor Arthur Phillip first raised the British flag on Australian soil in January 1788, the earliest site of European settlement in Australia.
Woolloomooloo
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.1 au.
Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1.5 kilometres east of the central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney.
City East
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also adjacent to City South is an area of laneways, nightlife, cafes, pubs, bars and entertainment and sometimes referred to as the "Inner East". it is an area where many choose to stay, and many more visit.
Archibald Fountain
- Categories: sculpture and fountain
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Archibald Fountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Archibald Fountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Archibald Fountain”
- Chinese: “阿奇博尔德喷泉”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة ارشيبالد”
- French: “fontaine Archibald”
- French: “Fontaine Archibald”
- Italian: “Fontana Archibald”
- Malay: “Air Pancut Archibald”
- Russian: “Фонтан Арчибальда”
- Spanish: “Archibald Fountain”
- Spanish: “Fuente Archibald”
- Swedish: “Archibald Fountain”
- Turkish: “Archibald Çeşmesi”
- Turkish: “Archibald Fountain”
- Urdu: “آرکیبالڈ فاؤنٹین”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Sydney and Sydney CBD.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Prince Albert Road and St. James Road.
New South Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sydney, Mungo National Park, Newcastle, and New England National Park.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. 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 “Archibald Fountain”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.