The Octagon
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.Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: city center of Dunedin
- Also known as: “The Octagon, Dunedin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Regent Theatre and Reading Cinemas Dunedin.
Regent Theatre
Theater building
Reading Cinemas Dunedin
Movie theater
Photo: DrThneed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reading Cinemas Dunedin is a movie theater.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: DLiebisch, Public domain.
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church located in The Octagon near the Dunedin Town Hall in the heart of Dunedin, New Zealand. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Dunedin and the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 110 metres northwest of The 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.
The Octagon
- Category: locality
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.8741° or 45° 52′ 27″ southLongitude
170.50361° or 170° 30′ 13″ eastOpen location code
4V6G4GG3+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 772999262OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q7754671
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“The Octagon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “八角广场”
- German: “The Octagon (Dunedin)”
- German: “The Octagon”
- Korean: “옥타곤”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “The Octagon”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lower Octagon and Upper Octagon.
Nearby Places
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