Upper Octagon
Upper Octagon is a park in Dunedin City, Otago. Upper Octagon is situated nearby to the square The Octagon, as well as near the work of art Statue of Robert Burns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Octagon and Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
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.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dunedin Public Art Gallery holds the main public art collection of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Located in The Octagon in the heart of the city, it is close to the city's public library, Dunedin Town Hall, and other facilities such as the Regent Theatre.
Regent Theatre
Theater building
The Regent Theatre is a theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a seating capacity of about 1,650. It is in The Octagon, the city's central plaza, directly opposite the Municipal Chambers and close to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Regent Theatre is situated 100 metres southeast of Upper 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.
Upper Octagon
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.8741° or 45° 52′ 27″ southLongitude
170.50339° or 170° 30′ 12″ eastOpen location code
4V6G4GG3+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 542748899OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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