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

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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

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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

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Roseneath is an affluent hill suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located east of Oriental Bay and north of Hataitai on a spur of Mount Victoria.

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
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Latitude

-41.29096° or 41° 17′ 28″ south

Longitude

174.79485° or 174° 47′ 42″ east

Open location code

4VCPPQ5V+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 195968976

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=bandstand

Wikidata ID

Q61774557

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oriental Beach and Former residence of Lauris Dorothy Edmond.

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