Oriental Bay Band Rotunda
The Oriental Bay Band Rotunda is a heritage-listed building located in the middle of Oriental Bay in Wellington, New Zealand. It was built in 1936 to replace an earlier wooden band rotunda and initially was a one-storey pavilion with changing rooms for swimmers and an open-air viewing platform.Photo: Tea and Toast, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bandstand
- Description: historic building in Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Band Rotunda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carter Fountain and Museum of New Zealand.
Carter Fountain
Fountain
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carter Fountain is a distinctive feature 150 metres out in Wellington Harbour from Oriental Bay. Installed in 1973, it was named in memory of the parents of its donor Hugh Carter, who drowned only days after the fountain's inauguration. Carter Fountain is situated 130 metres north of Oriental Bay Band Rotunda.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 1 km west of Oriental Bay Band Rotunda.
St Gerard’s Church and Monastery
Monastery
St Gerard's Church and Monastery collectively form one of Wellington's most distinctive and iconic landmarks. Located on Mount Victoria in Wellington, both buildings are classified as Category 1 Historic Places by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. St Gerard’s Church and Monastery is situated 340 metres west of Oriental Bay Band Rotunda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oriental Bay and Roseneath.
Oriental Bay
Suburb
Photo: Brett Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
Oriental Bay is a bay and suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Known for being both a popular beach and an opulent centre of affluence in the city, it is located close to the central business district on Wellington Harbour.
Roseneath
Suburb
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roseneath is an affluent suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located east of Oriental Bay and north of Hataitai. The peninsula was named after Rosneath, a village on the Rosneath Peninsula on Scotland's River Clyde.
Mount Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.
Oriental Bay Band Rotunda
- Categories: rotunda, building, and recreation area
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.29096° or 41° 17′ 28″ southLongitude
174.79485° or 174° 47′ 42″ eastOpen location code
4VCPPQ5V+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 195968976OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=bandstandWikidata ID
Q61774557
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oriental Beach and Former residence of Lauris Dorothy Edmond.
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