Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is part of the New Zealand National War Memorial on Buckle Street, Wellington. On 6 November 2004, the remains of an unknown New Zealand soldier were exhumed from the Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, and laid to rest in the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Wellington, New Zealand.Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pukeahu National War Memorial Park and Basin Reserve.
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
Park
Photo: Ballofstring, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, also known as Pukeahu Park, is situated in front of the National War Memorial in the suburb of Mt Cook, Wellington, New Zealand.
Basin Reserve
Stadium
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. Basin Reserve is situated 300 metres southeast of Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 1 km northeast of Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Cook and Te Aro.
Mount Cook
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Cook is an inner city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It is located 1.74 km south of Wellington's central business district. It is part of Wellington Central electorate and lies within the City of Wellington local government area.
Te Aro
Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Mount Victoria.
Mount Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
- Categories: tomb of the unknown soldier and historic site
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.29888° or 41° 17′ 56″ southLongitude
174.77721° or 174° 46′ 38″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPQ2G+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1051954498OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q13534610
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“Tomb of the Unknown Warrior” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “無名戦士の墓”
- Spanish: “Tumba del soldado desconocido”
- “‘Te Toma o te Toa Matangaro”
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Highlights include Parade Square and Ngā Tapuwae o te Kāhui Maunga.
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