Art Block

Art Block is a school building in Wellington, Greater Wellington. Art Block is situated nearby to the recreation area Top FIeld, as well as near the school Wellington East Girls’ College.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wellington East Girls’ College and Gifford Observatory.

Wellington East Girls’ College

School

Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wellington East Girls' College is a state single-sex girls' secondary school which sits directly above Mount Victoria Tunnel, Wellington, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school currently has 1,006 students.

Gifford Observatory

Observatory

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in the suburb of Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society. Gifford Observatory is situated 280 metres southwest of Art Block.

Basin Reserve

Stadium

Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.

The Basin Reserve, commonly referred to as the Basin and also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. Basin Reserve is situated 580 metres northwest of Art Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Victoria and Hataitai.

Mount Victoria

Suburb

Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.

Hataitai

Suburb

Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hataitai is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, 3.5 kilometres southeast of the city centre. The suburb extends over the southeastern flank of Mount Victoria and down a valley between the Town Belt and a ridge along the shoreline of Evans Bay.

Newtown

Suburb

Photo: Br3nda, CC BY 2.0.

The suburb of Newtown lies in the southern part of Wellington in New Zealand. It lies east of Vogeltown, between Mount Cook and Berhampore. The main thoroughfares of Newtown are Riddiford St, leading from Mount Cook to Berhampore and Melrose, and Constable St, leading from Newtown to Kilbirnie.

Art Block

Type: School building
Categories: building and education
Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.30347° or 41° 18′ 13″ south

Longitude

174.78582° or 174° 47′ 9″ east

Open location code

4VCPMQWP+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 645156905

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

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