First Church of Otago

First Church is a prominent church in the New Zealand city of . It is located in the heart of the city on Moray Place, 100 metres to the south of the city centre.
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  • Email: emailfirstchurch@xtra.co.nz
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Presbyterian
  • Description: Dunedin, New Zealand church
  • Address: 415 Moray Place, Dunedin Central, Dunedin, 9016
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Regent Theatre and Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

Theater building
The is a theatre in , New Zealand, with a seating capacity of about 1,650. It is in , the city's central plaza, directly opposite the Municipal Chambers and close to the . is situated 140 metres north of First Church of Otago.

Museum
The is a regional history in , . Its brief covers the territory of the old Otago Province, that is, New Zealand from the south, though its main focus is the city of Dunedin. is situated 170 metres southeast of First Church of Otago.

Railway station
is a prominent landmark and tourist site in , a city in the of . It is speculated by locals to be the most photographed building in the country, as well as the second most photographed in the southern hemisphere, after the . is situated 340 metres east of First Church of Otago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunedin and The Exchange.

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is the main city of the region and the second-largest city on the South Island of . The city was predominantly settled by Scots, and its name is an anglicised version of Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh.

Locality
is an area of central , in the of . 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.

Quarter
is an inner suburb of the New Zealand city of . One of the city's older suburbs, it is, as its name suggests, centred on the slopes which lie close to the city centre, particularly those closest to the city's original heart of The Exchange.

First Church of Otago

Latitude
-45.87603° or 45° 52′ 34″ south
Longitude
170.50475° or 170° 30′ 17″ east
Inception
1848
Open location code
4V6G4GF3+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116893816
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­presbyterian
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1419311
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