Royal Whanganui Opera House
The Royal Whanganui Opera House is a theatre located in Whanganui, New Zealand. Built in 1899, it is New Zealand's last Victorian theatre. Located on St Hill Street in central Whanganui, the theatre seats 830 and is a venue for many local, national and international events.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Bradfisherit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in Whanganui, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Royal Wanganui Opera House”
- Address: 69 St Hill Street, Whanganui, Whanganui, 4500
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cooks Gardens and Ward Observatory.
Cooks Gardens
Park
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cooks Gardens is a multi-purpose stadium in Wanganui, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches, athletics and cycling. The main stadium, known as Westpac Stadium, is able to hold 20,700 people with 3,500 covered seats. Cooks Gardens is situated 160 metres west of Royal Whanganui Opera House.
Ward Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ward Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Whanganui, New Zealand. Built in 1901 and administered by the Wanganui Astronomical Society, it is named after Joseph Ward, the society's first president and longtime director of the observatory. Ward Observatory is situated 280 metres northwest of Royal Whanganui Opera House.
Whanganui Regional Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The Whanganui Regional Museum in Whanganui, New Zealand, has an extensive collection of natural and human-history objects. The emphasis is on items from the Manawatū-Whanganui region, but the collection also includes objects of national and international significance, such as Pacific tapa, ceramics from Asia and Cyprus, and moa bones from nearby Makirikiri Swamp. Whanganui Regional Museum is situated 330 metres north of Royal Whanganui Opera House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whanganui and College Estate.
Whanganui
Photo: Ripdog2121, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whanganui or Wanganui is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Whanganui River, which flows from Mount Tongariro via the stunning Whanganui National Park. The district has a population of about 48,000 in 2022.
College Estate
Quarter
College Estate is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
Putiki
Suburb
Putiki is a settlement in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, located across the Whanganui River from Whanganui city.
Royal Whanganui Opera House
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.93465° or 39° 56′ 5″ southLongitude
175.05179° or 175° 3′ 6″ eastInception
February 9th, 1900Operator
Whanganui Venues & EventsOpen location code
4VGQ3382+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 370668687OpenStreetMap feature
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building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q7374990
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In Other Languages
“Royal Whanganui Opera House” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・ワンガヌイ・オペラハウス”
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Highlights include Clock Tower and CityGym.
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