North Island
Auckland Region
Auckland

The World Grasped

The World Grasped is a work of art in , . The World Grasped is situated nearby to , as well as near the art gallery .
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Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: sculpture by Terry Stringer

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympic Park and Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Park
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Auckland War Memorial Museum, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as Auckland Museum, is one of 's most important museums and . Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the , near . is situated 490 metres north of The World Grasped.

Park
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0.
is a park, which is situated 250 metres south of The World Grasped.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newmarket and Grafton.

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a central suburb. was originally an independent borough from 1885 to 1989, when it was abolished. was established as a livestock market since the 1850s and grew to become a retail and commercial centre for Auckland, with the main road Broadway being the focal point of this activity.

Suburb
Photo: Oskari.miettinen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb of , . The suburb is named for the Duke of , a patron of the first Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, and the grandfather of a subsequent Governor, Robert FitzRoy.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb of , New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most affluent suburbs, consistently ranked within the top three wealthiest, and is often billed as Auckland's "oldest suburb" since it dates from the earliest days of the European settlement of Auckland in 1841.

The World Grasped

Latitude
-36.86509° or 36° 51′ 54″ south
Longitude
174.77889° or 174° 46′ 44″ east
Inception
2006
Open location code
4VMP4QMH+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1119740304
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q117303814
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