The Surveyors Hut

The Surveyors Hut is a historic building in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. The Surveyors Hut is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near .
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Photo: Stu Lindenmayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Stu Lindenmayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: historic commonwealth heritage site in Capital Hill ACT
  • Also known as: “Chainman’s Hut”, “Scriviner’s Hut”, and “Surveyor’s Hut”
Photo: Stu Lindenmayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Stu Lindenmayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Stu Lindenmayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parliament House and National Library of Australia.

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is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative branch of Australia's federal tier of government. The building also houses the core of the executive, containing the cabinet room and offices of the prime minister and other federal ministers. is situated 370 metres southeast of The Surveyors Hut.

Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , 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… is situated 1 km northeast of The Surveyors Hut.

Arts center
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia and one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. is situated 1¼ km east of The Surveyors Hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Canberra and Acton Peninsula.

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be . Sometimes referred to as the inner south, houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…

Locality
The is located on the northern shore of , in the centre of , the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the and excavating around it to create the desired shape.

Neighborhood
Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
The National Triangle, also known as the , is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most important buildings.

The Surveyors Hut

Latitude
-35.30458° or 35° 18′ 17″ south
Longitude
149.12273° or 149° 7′ 22″ east
Inception
<1913
Levels
1
Roof shape
round
Operator
National Capital Authority
Open location code
4RPFM4WF+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 207538501
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­shed
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q38154991
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