Coal Exchange
The Coal Exchange is a historic building in Cardiff, Wales. It is designed in Renaissance Revival style. Built in 1888 as the Coal and Shipping Exchange to be used as a market floor and office building for trading in coal in Cardiff, it later became a hub of the global coal trade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Hotel
- Description: Grade II* listed building in Cardiff. Building in Cardiff, Wales
- Also known as: “The Exchange Hotel” and “Y Gyfnewidfa Lo”
- Address: Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, CF10 5FQ
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wales Millennium Centre and Cardiff Bay railway station.
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 1,100 feet east of Coal Exchange.
Cardiff Bay railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cardiff Bay railway station, formerly Cardiff Bute Road, is a station serving the Cardiff Bay and Butetown areas of Cardiff, Wales. It is the southern terminus of the Butetown branch line 1 mile south of Cardiff Queen Street. Cardiff Bay railway station is situated 840 feet northeast of Coal Exchange.
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 1,000 feet south of Coal Exchange.
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.
Coal Exchange
- Categories: building, tourism, hotel building, and accommodation
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46545° or 51° 27′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.1682° or 3° 10′ 6″ westLevels
4Operator
Signature LivingOpen location code
9C3RFR8J+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 92405861OpenStreetMap feature
building=hotelOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2981060
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Coal Exchange” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “煤炭交易所”
- Chinese: “煤礦交易音樂廳”
- Dutch: “Coal Exchange”
- French: “Coal Exchange”
- Japanese: “コール・エクスチェンジ”
- Slovenian: “Coal Exchange, Cardiff”
- Slovenian: “Coal Exchange”
- Welsh: “Cyfnewidfa Glo”
- Welsh: “Y Gyfnewidfa Lo”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Coal Exchange”. Photo: Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0.