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Cardiff University Main Building

Cardiff University Main Building is an university building in , , which is located on Museum Avenue. Cardiff University Main Building is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: Grade II* listed building in Cardiff. Building of Cardiff University
  • Also known as: “Cardiff University - Main Building”, “Main Building, Cardiff University”, and “Prif Adeilad Prifysgol Caerdydd”
  • Address: Museum Avenue, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3AT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathays railway station and Sherman Theatre.

Railway station
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is a station on the Merthyr and Rhondda lines in the district of , Wales. It is 1+1⁄4 miles north of . is situated 440 feet north of Cardiff University Main Building.

Theater building
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a venue in the district of . It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from University College Cardiff. is situated 580 feet east of Cardiff University Main Building.

Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of , . The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. is situated 2,000 feet south of Cardiff University Main Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Maindy.

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of , . Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and .

Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.

Cardiff University Main Building

Latitude
51.4877° or 51° 29′ 16″ north
Longitude
-3.17898° or 3° 10′ 44″ west
Levels
3
Open location code
9C3RFRQC+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 56056207
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q17741176
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Cardiff University Main Building” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Edifici central de la Universitat de Cardiff”
  • Welsh: “Prif Adeilad Prifysgol Caerdydd”
  • Welsh: “Prifysgol Caerdydd - Prif Adeilad”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cardiff University - Main Building and Cardiff University - Centre for Student Life.

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