Canberra Theatre Centre
Canberra Theatre Centre, also known as the Canberra Theatre, is the Australian Capital Territory’s central performing arts venue and Australia's first performing arts centre, the first Australian Government initiated performing arts centre to be completed.Photo: Peter Ellis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Also known as: “Canberra Theatre”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include City Hill and National Library of Australia.
City Hill
Park
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.
City Hill is a park located in Canberra, Australia, on one of the points of the Parliamentary Triangle, a feature of Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the city.
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 1½ km south of Canberra Theatre Centre.
ACT Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ACT Memorial is an Australian war memorial honouring men and women associated with the Australian Capital Territory who served in a number of conflicts and peacekeeping missions throughout the world. ACT Memorial is situated 130 metres northeast of Canberra Theatre Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civic and Acton Peninsula.
Civic
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.
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.
Acton
Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…
Canberra Theatre Centre
- Categories: performing arts center, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.28153° or 35° 16′ 54″ southLongitude
149.13054° or 149° 7′ 50″ eastOpen location code
4RPFP49J+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 929962868OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2878077
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“Canberra Theatre Centre” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “キャンベラ劇場”
- Russian: “Театральный центр Канберры”
- Spanish: “Teatro de Camberra”
- Spanish: “Teatro de Canberra”
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Highlights include Civic Library and The Playhouse.
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