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Townsend Observatory

Townsend Observatory, owned and administered by the University of Canterbury, is part of the of , New Zealand and was open on clear Friday evenings. The building collapsed in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
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Photo: Appie Verschoor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christchurch Arts Centre and Peacock Fountain.

Arts center
Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is a hub for arts, culture, education, creativity and entrepreneurship in , New Zealand. It is located in the Gothic Revival former Canterbury College, and buildings, many of which were designed by Benjamin Mountfort.

Fountain
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The was bought by the Christchurch Beautifying Society from money bequeathed by John Thomas Peacock, a trader, politician and philanthropist. is situated 140 metres west of Townsend Observatory.

Art gallery
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The Te Puna o Waiwhetū, commonly known as the , is the public art gallery of the city of , New Zealand. is situated 270 metres northeast of Townsend Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christchurch and Addington.

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is the largest city in the of , and the second most-populous urban area in the country. As well as having the most attractions of any place in the South Island, it's the major international entry point for visiting the rest of the island.

Suburb
is a major suburb of , New Zealand. It is sited 2.5 kilometres south-west of the city centre. As an inner city suburb, has a mix of residential, retail and light industrial properties.

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is a suburb of , New Zealand, north of the city centre. Like all suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area, but for the purposes of statistical analysis only, Statistics New Zealand defines it as being…

Townsend Observatory

Latitude
-43.53182° or 43° 31′ 55″ south
Longitude
172.62861° or 172° 37′ 43″ east
Open location code
4V8JFJ9H+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11033798901
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q16901915
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Observatory Hotel Courtyard and Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Observatory Hotel and Common Room.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Townsend Observatory”. Photo: Appie Verschoor, CC BY-SA 2.0.