National Museum of Australia
National Museum of Australia is a government building in Australian Capital Territory, Australia which is located on Lawson Crescent. National Museum of Australia is situated nearby to the pier Acton West Jetty, as well as near the government building Administration Annexe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
National Library of Australia
Library
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The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… National Library of Australia is situated 1 km southeast of National Museum of Australia.
National Gallery of Australia
Arts center
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The National Gallery of Australia, formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. National Gallery of Australia is situated 1½ km southeast of National Museum of Australia.
Parliament House
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Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative branch of Australia's federal tier of government. The building also houses the core of the executive, containing the Cabinet room and offices of the Prime Minister and other federal ministers. Parliament House is situated 1½ km south of National Museum of Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acton Peninsula and Acton.
Acton Peninsula
Locality
The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.
Acton
Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…
Civic
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Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.
National Museum of Australia
- Type: Government building
- Address: Lawson Crescent
- Category: building
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.29294° or 35° 17′ 35″ southLongitude
149.12083° or 149° 7′ 15″ eastOpen location code
4RPFP44C+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 5035476OpenStreetMap feature
building=government
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