Garden Island Naval Chapel
The Garden Island Naval Chapel is a heritage-listed non-denominational Christian chapel located in the heritage-listed Garden Island Naval Precinct that comprises a naval base and dockyard in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Garden Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Photo: Peter Ellis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Chapel
- Description: church in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Rigging House (Naval Chapel)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and Australian Securities Exchange.
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
Photo: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mrs Macquarie's Chair is an exposed sandstone rock cut into the shape of a bench, on a peninsula in Sydney Harbour. It was hand carved by convicts in 1810, for Elizabeth Macquarie, the wife of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales. Mrs Macquarie’s Chair is situated 600 metres northwest of Garden Island Naval Chapel.
Australian Securities Exchange
Photo: JeremyR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange. Australian Securities Exchange is situated 2 km west of Garden Island Naval Chapel.
Sydney Tower
Sydney Tower, also known as the Sydney Tower Eye, Westfield Tower and formerly albeit still commonly as Centrepoint Tower, is an observation and telecommunications tower that is the tallest structure in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, as well as the second-tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere. Sydney Tower is situated 2 km southwest of Garden Island Naval Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City East and Woolloomooloo.
City East
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also adjacent to City South is an area of laneways, nightlife, cafes, pubs, bars and entertainment and sometimes referred to as the "Inner East". it is an area where many choose to stay, and many more visit.
Woolloomooloo
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.1 au.
Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1.5 kilometres east of the central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney.
Sydney
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sydney is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.
Garden Island Naval Chapel
- Categories: church, building, and religion
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.8626° or 33° 51′ 45″ southLongitude
151.22808° or 151° 13′ 41″ eastInception
1887Levels
2Open location code
4RRH46PH+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 442419242OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelWikidata ID
Q5522267
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Satellite Map
Discover Garden Island Naval Chapel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Spanish to Turkish—“Garden Island Naval Chapel” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Capilla naval de la isla Garden”
- Turkish: “Garden Adası Naval Şapeli”
- Turkish: “Garden Island Naval Chapel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hammerhead Crane Cab and Hammerhead Crane.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Administration Building and The Boatshed.
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