Shangri La
The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design is housed in the former home of Doris Duke near Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is now owned and operated as a public museum of the arts and cultures of the Islamic world by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum founded by Doris Duke, Islamic-style mansion in Hawaii
- Also known as: “Shangri La Museum” and “Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design”
- Address: 4055 Papu Circle, Honolulu, HI 96816
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Diamond Head and Diamond Head Lighthouse.
Diamond Head
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi, which is most likely derived from lae plus ʻahi because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.
Diamond Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: hitachiota, CC BY 2.0.
Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility located on Diamond Head in Honolulu, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Diamond Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ km west of Shangri La.
Diamond Head Theatre
Theater building
The Diamond Head Theatre is the oldest performing arts center in Hawaii, opened in 1915. Locally known as the "Broadway of the Pacific", it is located on the slopes of Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii. Diamond Head Theatre is situated 2 km northwest of Shangri La.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kahala and Kaimuki.
Kahala
Suburb
Eastern Honolulu is an area of Honolulu, made up of several neighborhoods between the Diamond Head crater near Waikiki and Makapu'u Point, the very southeastern corner of Oahu.
Kaimuki
Suburb
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Kaimuki is situated 2½ km north of Shangri La.
Palolo
Suburb
Photo: Rentzb0711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pālolo is the name of a valley, stream, and residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. The area lies approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu, less than a mile from Diamond Head. Palolo is situated 4 km north of Shangri La.
Shangri La
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.2569° or 21° 15′ 25″ northLongitude
-157.79496° or 157° 47′ 42″ westOperator
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic ArtOpen location code
73H47644+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 460136352OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7488597
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Shangri La” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شانغريلا”
- Arabic: “متحف شانغريلا للفن والثقافة والتصميم الإسلامي”
- Dutch: “Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design”
- French: “Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design”
- German: “Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design”
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