The Octagon

The Octagon is the city centre of , in the 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.
Wikipedia
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 St Paul’s Cathedral.

Theater building
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY 4.0.
The is a theatre in , 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 .

Church
Photo: DLiebisch, Public domain.
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church located in The Octagon near the in the heart of , New Zealand. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Dunedin and the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin. is situated 110 metres northwest of The Octagon.

Movie theater
Photo: DrThneed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a movie theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunedin and The Exchange.

Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
, called Ōtepoti in Māori, is the main city of the region and the second-largest city of the South Island of . Archaeological evidence shows Māori hunters have stayed in the area from about 1280.

Locality
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an area of central , in the of . 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.

Quarter
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an inner suburb of the New Zealand city of . 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

Latitude
-45.8741° or 45° 52′ 27″ south
Longitude
170.50361° or 170° 30′ 13″ east
Open location code
4V6G4GG3+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 772999262
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q7754671
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“The Octagon” goes by many names.

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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