Australian Pavilion
The Australian pavilion is a structure that houses Australia's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts and architecture festivals. Although Australia has been represented at the arts festival since 1954, the first pavilion was only built in 1987, and replaced by a permanent structure in 2015.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Maurizio Pesce, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Venice Biennale national pavilion
- Also known as: “Australia Pavilion” and “Australian pavilion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giardini della Biennale and Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo.
Giardini della Biennale
Museum
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Venice Giardini or Giardini della Biennale is an area of parkland in the historic city of Venice which hosts the Venice Biennale Art Festival, a major part of the city's cultural Biennale. Giardini della Biennale is situated 110 metres northwest of Australian Pavilion.
Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Stadium
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo is a multi-use stadium in Venice, Italy. It is the largest sports facility in Venice and the home ground of Venezia F.C. The stadium was first opened in 1913 and takes its name from World War I pilot Pier Luigi Penzo. Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo is situated 400 metres east of Australian Pavilion.
Czech and Slovak Pavilion
Building
Photo: Luu, Public domain.
The Czech and Slovak pavilion houses the national representation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.
Castello
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello is one of six sestieri that make up Venice.
San Marco
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
San Marco is the central district of Venice. It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.
San Polo
San Polo is one of six sestieri that make up Venice. Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.
Australian Pavilion
- Categories: National pavilions at the Venice Biennale and national pavillon
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.42836° or 45° 25′ 42″ northLongitude
12.35898° or 12° 21′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FQJC9H5+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 138800546OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q63760016
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Australian Pavilion” goes by many names.
- German: “Australia Pavilion”
- German: “Australien Pavillon”
- Italian: “Padiglione Australia”
- Spanish: “Pabellón de Australia en la Bienal de Venecia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include French Pavilion and Israeli Pavilion.
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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 “Australian Pavilion”. Photo: Maurizio Pesce, CC BY 2.0.