Marples Building
Marples Building is an university building in Dunedin City, Otago which is located on Great King Street. Marples Building is situated nearby to the university building Walsh Building, as well as near the retail building Playhouse Theatre.Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: University building
- Description: building in the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, now housing the Zoology Department
- Also known as: “1926 Dental School” and “University of Otago Zoology Department”
- Address: 320 Great King Street, 9016
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tūhura Otago Museum and Knox Church.
Tūhura Otago Museum
Museum
Tūhura Otago Museum, located near the city center of Dunedin, New Zealand, adjacent to the University of Otago campus, is one of the country's largest museums and a prominent attraction in the city. Tūhura Otago Museum is situated 230 metres northeast of Marples Building.
Knox Church
Church
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knox Church is a notable building in Dunedin, New Zealand. It houses the city's second Presbyterian congregation and is the city's largest church of any denomination. Knox Church is situated 120 metres west of Marples Building.
Skinner Annex
Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skinner Annex is a public building, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Marples Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunedin and Maori Hill.
Dunedin
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
Dunedin, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the Otago region and the second-largest city of the South Island of New Zealand. Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.
Maori Hill
Suburb
Maori Hill is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located at the northern end of the ridge which runs in a crescent around the central city's western edge, 2 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, immediately above and within the Town Belt.
The Exchange
Locality
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Exchange is an area of central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. The area was the original heart of Dunedin's CBD, although that has now moved north to an area around the city's central plaza and George Street, which leads north from it.
Marples Building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.86706° or 45° 52′ 1″ southLongitude
170.50866° or 170° 30′ 31″ eastOpen location code
4V6G4GM5+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 102671400OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q116733364
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