Obelisk with Ball and Cat
Obelisk with Ball and Cat is a work of art in Auckland Region, North Island. Obelisk with Ball and Cat is situated nearby to Wintergarden Fish Pond, as well as near Fernery.Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: obelisk in the Auckland Domain Wintergardens, New Zealand
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auckland War Memorial Museum and Auckland Domain.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Auckland War Memorial Museum, CC BY 2.0.
The Auckland War Memorial Museum, also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD. Auckland War Memorial Museum is situated 330 metres east of Obelisk with Ball and Cat.
Auckland Domain
Park
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Auckland Domain, also known as Pukekawa / Auckland Domain, is a large park in Auckland, New Zealand. Consisting of 75 hectares of land, Auckland Domain is the oldest park in the city.
Auckland City Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Auckland City Hospital is a public hospital located in Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest hospital in New Zealand, as well as one of the oldest medical facilities in the country. Auckland City Hospital is situated 330 metres west of Obelisk with Ball and Cat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grafton and Parnell.
Grafton
Suburb
Photo: Oskari.miettinen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grafton is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is named for the Duke of Grafton, a patron of the first Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, and the grandfather of a subsequent Governor, Robert FitzRoy.
Parnell
Suburb
Parnell is a suburb of Auckland, 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.
Carlaw Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a central suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It neighboured the Auckland Domain's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 1930s, though this fell to around 17,000 by the time the ground was closed in 2002.
Obelisk with Ball and Cat
- Categories: obelisk, sculpture, and tourism
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.86032° or 36° 51′ 37″ southLongitude
174.77414° or 174° 46′ 27″ eastInception
1927Open location code
4VMP4QQF+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1119750152OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q122723004
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wintergarden Fish Pond and Fernery.
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