The Astronomer
The Astronomer is a work of art in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The Astronomer is situated nearby to Questacon, as well as near the park John Dunmore Lang Place.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Questacon.
National Library of Australia
Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… National Library of Australia is situated 300 metres northwest of The Astronomer.
Questacon
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is a science centre in Canberra, Australia. It has more than 200 interactive exhibits related to science and technology.
Reconciliation Place
Park
Photo: KTWPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reconciliation Place is an urban landscape design in the Parliamentary Triangle Canberra, Australia dedicated to reconciliation between Australia's Indigenous peoples and the mainly European settler population. Reconciliation Place is situated 100 metres east of The Astronomer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Acton Peninsula.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most important buildings.
Acton Peninsula
Locality
The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.
Russell Offices
Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Russell Offices, also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in Russell, a suburb of Canberra, Australia, constituting the seat of the Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.
The Astronomer
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.29829° or 35° 17′ 54″ southLongitude
149.1319° or 149° 7′ 55″ eastOpen location code
4RPFP42J+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2186517017OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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