Art Block

Art Block is a school building in Wellington, Greater Wellington. Art Block is situated nearby to Old Boys Plaza, as well as near Gifford Observatory.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gifford Observatory and Government House.

Gifford Observatory

Observatory

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in the suburb of Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society. Gifford Observatory is situated 110 metres southeast of Art Block.

Government House

Manor estate

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Government House is the principal residence of the governor-general of New Zealand, the representative of the New Zealand head of state, King Charles III. Government House is situated 230 metres southwest of Art Block.

Wellington College

School

Photo: Lanma726, CC BY 3.0.

Wellington College, is a state-run boys secondary school in Wellington, New Zealand. It is situated on 12 hectares of green belt land in the suburb of Mount Victoria, in the vicinity of the Basin Reserve and Government House. Wellington College is situated 150 metres north of Art Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Mount Victoria.

Newtown

Suburb

Photo: Br3nda, CC BY 2.0.

The suburb of Newtown lies in the southern part of Wellington in New Zealand. It lies east of Vogeltown, between Mount Cook and Berhampore. The main thoroughfares of Newtown are Riddiford St, leading from Mount Cook to Berhampore and Melrose, and Constable St, leading from Newtown to Kilbirnie.

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.

Mount Cook

Suburb

Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Cook is an inner city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It is located 1.74 km south of Wellington's central business district. It is part of Wellington Central electorate and lies within the City of Wellington local government area.

Art Block

Type: School building
Categories: building and education
Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.30438° or 41° 18′ 16″ south

Longitude

174.78217° or 174° 46′ 56″ east

Levels

Open location code

4VCPMQWJ+6V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 221801391

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

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