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Questacon

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is an interactive science communication facility in , Australia. It is a museum with more than 200 interactive exhibits related to science and technology.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: science museum in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Also known as: “Questacon - the National Science and Technology Centre” and “questacon.edu.au”
  • Address: King Edward Terrace
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Australia and National Portrait Gallery.

Library
Photo: Martyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 280 metres northwest of Questacon.

Arts center
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as the of Australia in is a public art gallery containing portraits of prominent Australians. is situated 270 metres southeast of Questacon.

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 540 metres southeast of Questacon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Acton Peninsula.

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.

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: 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.

Questacon

Latitude
-35.29851° or 35° 17′ 55″ south
Longitude
149.13139° or 149° 7′ 53″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
4RPFP42J+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27630963
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q497181
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Questacon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوستاكون”
  • Catalan: “Questacon”
  • Chinese: “国立科学技术中心”
  • Chinese: “國家科技館”
  • Chinese: “國立科學技術中心”
  • Dutch: “Questacon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كويستاكون”
  • French: “Questacon”
  • German: “National Science and Technology Centre”
  • German: “Questacon”
  • Hebrew: “Questacon - the National Science and Technology Centre”
  • Hebrew: “questacon.edu.au”
  • Hebrew: “Questacon”
  • Hebrew: “קווסטקון - המרכז הלאומי למדע וטכנולוגיה”
  • Hebrew: “קווסטקון (מוזיאון מדע וטכנולוגיה)”
  • Indonesian: “Questacon”
  • Japanese: “国立科学技術センター”
  • “Questacon”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Questacon”. Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.