Government House
Government House is the office and official residence of the Administrator of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia. Built between 1870 and 1871, with later renovations between 1878 and 1879, the building is set on 13,000 square metres of hillside gardens in the centre of the Darwin business district, on The Esplanade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Government office
- Description: building
- Also known as: “Government House, Darwin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parliament House and Brown’s Mart.
Parliament House
Government office
Parliament House in Darwin has been the seat of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 1994. Parliament House is located on State Square in the centre of Darwin, which is also the administrative centre of the Northern Territory law and government. Parliament House is situated 210 metres northwest of Government House.
Brown’s Mart
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Brown's Mart, which now houses the Home of Territory Performing Arts, Brown's Mart Arts and the Brown's Mart Theatre, is a historic building located in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. Brown’s Mart is situated 350 metres north of Government House.
Darwin Convention Centre
Convention center
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Darwin Convention Centre is a convention centre located in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Construction started on the convention centre in early 2006 and completed in June 2008, with the centre opening in July of that year. Darwin Convention Centre is situated 560 metres east of Government House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darwin and Stuart Park.
Darwin
Darwin, a small yet cosmopolitan city, is the tropical capital city of the Northern Territory. People from more than 50 nations make up its population of 147,255.
Stuart Park
Suburb
Stuart Park is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.
The Gardens
Suburb
The Gardens is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.
Government House
- Categories: building, office, and government building
- Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-12.46831° or 12° 28′ 6″ southLongitude
130.84375° or 130° 50′ 38″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
5QVGGRJV+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 314174826OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentGeoNames ID
11979331Wikidata ID
Q1540449
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In Other Languages
“Government House” goes by many names.
- German: “Government House (Darwin)”
- German: “Government House”
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