August 7th Memorial Park
The August 7th Memorial Park is located at the 1998 United States embassy bombings scene along Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya. It contains a notice board listing the names of all people that were reported dead after the incident.Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Garden
- Description: memorial park in Kenya
- Also known as: “August 7th Memorial Park, Kenya”
- Address: Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cooperative Bank House and Nairobi railway station.
Nairobi railway station
Railway station
Photo: caligula01, CC BY 2.0.
Nairobi railway station is a railway station located in Nairobi, Kenya. The station is on the metre gauge Uganda Railway, and previously provided services to Mombasa three times per week. Nairobi railway station is situated 350 metres southeast of August 7th Memorial Park.
Nairobi Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: robinhutton, CC BY 2.0.
The Nairobi Railway Museum is a railway museum in Nairobi, Kenya, adjacent to Nairobi railway station. Containing exhibits from the defunct East African Railways, it was opened in 1971 by East African Railways and Harbours Corporation. Nairobi Railway Museum is situated 700 metres southwest of August 7th Memorial Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nairobi and Upper Hill.
Nairobi
Nairobi is the political, as well as financial and media capital of Kenya. A city of 4.8 million inhabitants, it's the largest and fastest growing city in the country and one of Africa's largest cities.
Upper Hill
Suburb
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Hill is a central business district of the city of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The district has seen an increase in major construction in recent years, with several multinational corporations setting up offices.
Starehe
Neighborhood
Starehe is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 2.6 kilometres east of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the oldest estates in Nairobi.
August 7th Memorial Park
- Categories: park, recreation area, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.289° or 1° 17′ 20″ southLongitude
36.82683° or 36° 49′ 37″ eastOpen location code
6GCRPR6G+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 249016945OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q4820629
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zetech University - Nairobi City Campus and High Commission of India.
Nearby Places
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