Mermaid Quay
Mermaid Quay is a waterfront shopping and leisure district in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The 14,000 m2 development was opened in 1999, and includes restaurants, bars, cafes and shops.Photo: Seth Whales, Public domain.
Photo: gordonplant, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wales Millennium Centre and Senedd building.
Wales Millennium Centre
Arts center
Photo: grahamwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wales Millennium Centre is Wales's national arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of 7.5 acres. Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert. Wales Millennium Centre is situated 730 feet northeast of Mermaid Quay.
Senedd building
Government office
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The Senedd building, in Cardiff, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms of the Senedd. The 5,308-square-metre Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006, Saint David's Day, and the total cost was £69.6 million, which included £49.7 million in construction costs. Senedd building is situated 670 feet east of Mermaid Quay.
Techniquest
Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Techniquest is a science discovery centre located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It gives visitors a hands-on approach to science and includes a science theatre, a planetarium, and an exhibition space with over 100 interactive exhibits aimed at visitors of all ages. Techniquest is situated 670 feet west of Mermaid Quay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardiff Bay and Newtown.
Cardiff Bay
Suburb
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown 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.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.
Mermaid Quay
- Type: Commercial area
- Description: shopping mall in Cardiff, Wales
- Category: shopping center
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46337° or 51° 27′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.1654° or 3° 9′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3RFR7M+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 791594532OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=retailWikidata ID
Q6819858
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Mermaid Quay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mermaid Quay”
- Chinese: “人鱼码头”
- Chinese: “美人魚碼頭”
- Japanese: “マーメイド埠頭”
- Welsh: “Cei’r Fôr-Forwyn”
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