National Capital Exhibition

National Capital Exhibition is a museum in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. National Capital Exhibition is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Regatta Point Lookout, as well as near the tourism office Canberra and Region Visitors Centre.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Australia and Commonwealth Park.

National Library of Australia

Library

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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 700 metres south of National Capital Exhibition.

Commonwealth Park

Park

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Commonwealth Park is in Canberra, Australia, adjacent to the north side of Lake Burley Griffin. Centrally located in the city, it is an important part of the urban landscape.

Captain James Cook Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Captain James Cook Memorial was built by the Government of Australia to commemorate the Bicentenary of Captain James Cook's first sighting of the east coast of Australia. Captain James Cook Memorial is situated 160 metres west of National Capital Exhibition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Civic.

Parliamentary Triangle

Neighborhood

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The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most important buildings.

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.

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.

National Capital Exhibition

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Canberra, Australia
Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.29041° or 35° 17′ 26″ south

Longitude

149.13138° or 149° 7′ 53″ east

Levels

Open location code

4RPFP45J+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24269164

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q136649082

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