Speaker’s Square

Speaker’s Square is a work of art in , . Speaker’s Square is situated nearby to the arts center , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia.

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 440 metres west of Speaker’s Square.

Arts center
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. is situated 450 metres southeast of Speaker’s Square.

Arts center
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the of Australia in is a public art gallery containing portraits of prominent Australians. is situated 290 metres south of Speaker’s Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Russell Offices.

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

Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in , a suburb of , constituting the seat of the Australian Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.

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.

Speaker’s Square

Latitude
-35.29725° or 35° 17′ 50″ south
Longitude
149.13424° or 149° 8′ 3″ east
Inception
2002
Open location code
4RPFP43M+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 207990795
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
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