General Post Office
The General Post Office is a colonial-era building situated on 141 King William Street on the north-west corner of King William Street and Victoria Square in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in South Australia, Australia
- Also known as: “General Post Office, Adelaide”
- Address: 141 King William Road
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Victoria Square and Pilgrim Uniting Church.
Victoria Square
Square
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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.
Pilgrim Uniting Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pilgrim Uniting Church is a Uniting church located on Flinders Street, Adelaide in South Australia. Social justice, as articulated by the Uniting Church in Australia in the inaugural Statement to the Nation, and the Statement to the Nation for Australia's Bicentennial celebrations, is at the basis of the church's work. Pilgrim Uniting Church is situated 140 metres east of General Post Office.
St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Honeykanakkary, Public domain.
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia. It is classified as being a Gothic Revival building in the Early English style. St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral is situated 300 metres southeast of General Post Office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adelaide and Chinatown.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital of the state of South Australia. It lies on the eastern shores of Gulf St Vincent in the central, southern part of the Australian continent.
Chinatown
Locality
Photo: Cyberjunkie, CC BY 2.5.
Chinatown in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, also called Adelaide Chinatown or Moonta Street Chinatown, is located on Moonta Street, within the large Adelaide Central Markets precinct between Grote and Gouger streets in the Adelaide city centre.
Kent Town
Suburb
Kent Town is an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. 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 Kent Town Brewery, and the Wesley Uniting Church.
General Post Office
Latitude
-34.92676° or 34° 55′ 36″ southLongitude
138.59934° or 138° 35′ 58″ eastElevation
62 metres (203 feet)Levels
4Open location code
4QQW3HFX+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 32951162OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
8850188Wikidata ID
Q19461935
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In Other Languages
“General Post Office” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿德萊德郵政總局”
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