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University House

University House is a 19th-century building in , , that originally served as the synagogue for the Auckland Hebrew Congregation. The building is situated on Princes Street, adjacent to Albert Park, and is now occupied by the University of Auckland.
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: former synagogue in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Old Synagogue”, “Synagogue (Former)”, and “University House, Auckland”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Northern Club and Maclaurin Chapel.

Community center
is a private members' club in Auckland, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, today it has more than 2,000 members, drawn from the city's professional and business community.

Church
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is a church.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 150 metres north of University House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Centre and Te Tōangaroa.

Suburb
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The Auckland Central Business District, or Auckland , is the geographical and economic heart of the . It is the area in which Auckland was established in 1840, by William Hobson on land gifted by mana whenua hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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was a multi-purpose stadium in , a central suburb of , . It neighboured the 's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 1930s, though this fell to around 17,000 by the time the ground was closed in 2002.

University House

Latitude
-36.84876° or 36° 50′ 56″ south
Longitude
174.76934° or 174° 46′ 10″ east
Inception
1885
Operator
University of Auckland
Open location code
4VMP5Q29+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42475928
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­synagogue
Wiki­data ID
Q7085175
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“University House” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Antiga Sinagoga d’Auckland”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس دار الجامعة”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הישן”
  • Ladino: “Antika Esnoga de Auckland”
  • Spanish: “Antigua Sinagoga de Auckland”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sonoma and Ellesmere.

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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 “University House”. Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.