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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Location: Adelaide Region, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.92676° or 34° 55′ 36″ south

Longitude

138.59934° or 138° 35′ 58″ east

Elevation

62 metres (203 feet)

Levels

Open location code

4QQW3HFX+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32951162

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

8850188

Wikidata 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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