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Kursaal

The Kursaal is a former amusement park and a Grade II listed building in , , England. The building, originally known as the Kursaal Palace was opened in 1901 as part of one of the world's first purpose-built amusement parks.
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Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: former amusement park building in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Kursaal Cinema”, “Kursaal Kinema”, and “The Kursaal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Adventure Island and Southchurch Hall.

Theme park
Photo: Linda Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a theme park in , , . The site of the theme park flanks the north end of and has been a theme park since 1976 when the land now forming the west side of the park was purchased by the Miller family. is situated 2,000 feet west of Kursaal.

Museum
Photo: Julieanne Savage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is Grade I listed Medieval moated house located in , , , England. The Hall was home to farming families until the 1920s. is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Kursaal.

Railway station
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the area to the east of , Essex. It is 36 miles 49 chains down the main line from via and it is situated between to the west and to the east. is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Kursaal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westcliff-on-Sea and North Shoebury.

Suburb
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort about 40 miles east of at the mouth of the River Thames Estuary. It's famous for its Victorian pleasure pier, the longest in the world! is situated 2 miles west of Kursaal.

Suburb
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former civil parish and village in the ceremonial county of , England. It is now part of , a suburb of the city of . is situated 2½ miles east of Kursaal.

Suburb
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is a suburb of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England. It was formerly a civil parish, the main part of which was absorbed into the municipal borough of Southend-on-Sea in 1933. is situated 3 miles northwest of Kursaal.

Kursaal

Latitude
51.53306° or 51° 31′ 59″ north
Longitude
0.72487° or 0° 43′ 30″ east
Open location code
9F32GPMF+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136009749
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6446511
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Kursaal” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كورسال”
  • French: “Kursaal”
  • German: “Kursaal”
  • Japanese: “カーサル”
  • Spanish: “Kursaal”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kursaal”. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.