Nuuk Tourist Office
Nuuk Tourist Office is a landmark in Nuuk, Greenland, built in 1992 to house the headquarters of the new National Tourist Board of Greenland. It was built to not only provide information to tourists but as an attraction, with a fake Christmas tree and an extremely large postal box.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greenland National Museum and Public and National Library of Greenland.
Greenland National Museum
Museum
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The Greenland National Museum is located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s. Greenland National Museum is situated 120 metres northeast of Nuuk Tourist Office.
Public and National Library of Greenland
Library
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Public and National Library of Greenland is the public and national library of Greenland, located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It is the largest reference library in the country, devoted to the preservation of national cultural heritage and history. Public and National Library of Greenland is situated 370 metres east of Nuuk Tourist Office.
Katuaq Culture Centre
Theater building
Photo: Alankomaat, Public domain.
Katuaq is a cultural centre in Nuuk, Greenland. It is used for concerts, exhibitions, conferences, and as a cinema. Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen, it was constructed as a joint project of the Greenland Home Rule Government, the Nuuk Municipal Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers and was inaugurated on 15 February 1997. Katuaq Culture Centre is situated 380 metres east of Nuuk Tourist Office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Nuuk and Nuuk Centrum.
Old Nuuk
Neighborhood
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Old Nuuk may refer to several neighborhoods of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The Lutheran mission was originally based on Hope Island at the head of the fjord but was moved to the mainland and christened Godthaab by the royal governor Claus Paarss in 1728.
Nuuk Centrum
Suburb
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nuuk Centrum is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Together with the Old Nuuk neighborhood, it encompasses the southern and central part of the town. Most of the institutions and businesses are based in the district.
Nuuk Tourist Office
- Type: Tourism office
- Description: landmark in Nuuk, Greenland
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Sermersooq, Greenland, North America
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Latitude
64.17639° or 64° 10′ 35″ northLongitude
-51.74668° or 51° 44′ 48″ westOpen location code
98PC57G3+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4992679026OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationWikidata ID
Q4992508
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Nuuk Tourist Office” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مكتب السياحة نوك”
- Danish: “Nuuk Turistkontor”
- French: “Office de Tourisme de Nuuk”
- German: “Tourismusbüro Nuuk”
- Portuguese: “Posto de turismo de Nuuk”
- Swedish: “Nuuks turistbyrå”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nuutoqaq and Nuuk Local Museum.
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