Peace Pole
Peace Pole is a memorial in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Peace Pole is situated nearby to the garden Canberra Nara Peace Park, as well as near the park Lennox Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Canberra, Australia
- Inscription: “May Peace Prevail on Earth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Lennox Gardens.
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 1 km east of Peace Pole.
Lennox Gardens
Park
Photo: 1717, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lennox Gardens, a park in Canberra, Australia, lying on the south side of Lake Burley Griffin, close to Commonwealth Avenue Bridge and Albert Hall in the suburb of Yarralumla.
Parliament House
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative body of Australia's federal level of government. The building also houses the core of the executive, containing the Cabinet room and offices of the Prime Minister and other federal ministers. Parliament House is situated 1 km south of Peace Pole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acton Peninsula and Acton.
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…
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
Peace Pole
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.29838° or 35° 17′ 54″ southLongitude
149.12037° or 149° 7′ 13″ eastOpen location code
4RPFP42C+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9733791361OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q111972475
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