Lower Octagon
Lower Octagon is a park in Dunedin City, Otago. Lower Octagon is situated nearby to the square The Octagon, as well as near the park Upper Octagon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Octagon and Regent Theatre.
The Octagon
Square
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Octagon is the city centre of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is an eight-sided plaza with a circular one-way carriageway, bisected by the city's main street, and is also the central terminus of two other main thoroughfares.
Regent Theatre
Theater building
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: DLiebisch, Public domain.
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church located in The Octagon near the Dunedin Town Hall in the heart of Dunedin, New Zealand. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Dunedin and the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 120 metres northwest of Lower Octagon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunedin and The Exchange.
Dunedin
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
Dunedin, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the Otago region and the second-largest city of the South Island of New Zealand. Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.
The Exchange
Locality
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Exchange is an area of central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. The area was the original heart of Dunedin's CBD, although that has now moved north to an area around the city's central plaza and George Street, which leads north from it.
City Rise
Quarter
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
City Rise is an inner suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. One of the city's older suburbs, it is, as its name suggests, centred on the slopes which lie close to the city centre, particularly those closest to the city's original heart of The Exchange.
Lower Octagon
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.87414° or 45° 52′ 27″ southLongitude
170.50383° or 170° 30′ 14″ eastOpen location code
4V6G4GG3+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 381860107OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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