National Carillon
The National Carillon is a large carillon situated on Queen Elizabeth II Island in Lake Burley Griffin, central Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aspen Island and National Gallery of Australia.
Aspen Island
Island
Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queen Elizabeth II Island, formerly Aspen Island, is an artificial island located within Lake Burley Griffin, in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
National Gallery of Australia
Arts center
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Australia, formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. National Gallery of Australia is situated 530 metres southwest of National Carillon.
National Library of Australia
Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… National Library of Australia is situated 1¼ km west of National Carillon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Russell Offices.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
Russell Offices
Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Russell Offices, also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in Russell, a suburb of Canberra, constituting the seat of the Australian Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.
South Canberra
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in Canberra and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be South Canberra. Sometimes referred to as the inner south, South Canberra houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…
National Carillon
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: architectural structure in Canberra, Australia
- Categories: architectural structure, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.29849° or 35° 17′ 55″ southLongitude
149.14174° or 149° 8′ 30″ eastInception
1970Height
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
4RPFP42R+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 8016458OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q494865
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“National Carillon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “国家钟楼”
- Chinese: “國家鐘樓”
- Dutch: “National Carillon”
- French: “Carillon national d’Australie”
- French: “carillon national”
- German: “National Carillon”
- Hebrew: “מגדל הפעמונים הלאומי”
- Japanese: “ナショナル・キャリロン”
- Japanese: “ナショナルカリヨン”
- Polish: “Національний карильйон”
- Russian: “Национальный карильон”
- Ukrainian: “Національний карильйон”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Australian Merchant Navy Memorial and National Police Memorial.
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