Adelaide Festival Centre

Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first capital city multi-purpose arts centre and the home of South Australia's performing arts, was built in the early 1970s and designed by Hassell Architects.

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Type: Arts center
Description: performing arts center in Adelaide, Australia
Also known as: “Adelaide Festival Theatre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Adelaide Railway Station and Parliament House.

Adelaide Railway Station

Railway station

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Adelaide railway station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. All lines approach the station from the west, and it is a terminal station with no through lines, with most of the traffic on the metropolitan network either departing or terminating here. Adelaide Railway Station is situated 180 metres southwest of Adelaide Festival Centre.

Parliament House

Public building

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Parliament House is the seat of the Parliament of South Australia, located on North Terrace in Adelaide city centre, and since 1889 the House of Assembly has been based at the building, with the Legislative Council being housed in the East Wing since 1939. Parliament House is situated 190 metres southeast of Adelaide Festival Centre.

Government House

Public building

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Government House, located in Adelaide on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road, is the official residence of the governor of South Australia. Government House is situated 230 metres east of Adelaide Festival Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adelaide and Chinatown.

Adelaide

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Adelaide is the capital of the state of South Australia. It lies on the eastern shores of Gulf St Vincent in the central, southern part of the Australian continent.

Chinatown

Locality

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Chinatown in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, also called Adelaide Chinatown or Moonta Street Chinatown, is located on Moonta Street, within the large Adelaide Central Markets precinct between Grote and Gouger streets in the Adelaide city centre.

North Adelaide

Suburb

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North Adelaide is a predominantly residential precinct and suburb of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, situated north of the River Torrens and within the Adelaide Park Lands.

Adelaide Festival Centre

Categories: theater building, performing arts center, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Adelaide Region, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.91959° or 34° 55′ 11″ south

Longitude

138.59781° or 138° 35′ 52″ east

Open location code

4QQW3HJX+54

OpenStreetMap ID

way 198706202

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=arts_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q4681712

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Satellite Map

Discover Adelaide Festival Centre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Adelaide Festival Centre” goes by many names.

Chinese: “阿德萊德慶典中心”
German: “Adelaide Festival Centre”
Japanese: “アデレードフェスティバルセンター”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Festival Theatre and Space Theatre.

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