Old Canberra House
Old Canberra House is an university building in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Old Canberra House is situated nearby to the locality Acton Peninsula, as well as near the government building Limestone House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Springbank Island.
National Library of Australia
Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… National Library of Australia is situated 1½ km southeast of Old Canberra House.
Springbank Island
Islet
Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springbank Island is an island located on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Springbank Island is named after a former agricultural property that was partially submerged to create Lake Burley Griffin.
Australian Academy of Science
School
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The Australian Academy of Science is a scientific academy. It was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London, after its forerunner, the Australian National Research Council had been dissolved. Australian Academy of Science is situated 790 metres northeast of Old Canberra House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acton Peninsula and Acton.
Acton Peninsula
Locality
The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.
Acton
Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…
Civic
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.
Old Canberra House
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.28801° or 35° 17′ 17″ southLongitude
149.11632° or 149° 6′ 59″ eastLevels
2Open location code
4RPFP468+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 207397104OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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Highlights include Old Canberra House Tennis Court and Limestone House.
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