Wales Millennium Centre
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Arts center
- Description: arts center in Cardiff
- Also known as: “Millennium Centre”
- Address: Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tŷ Hywel and Senedd building.
Tŷ Hywel
Government office
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tŷ Hywel is a building in Cardiff, Wales, used by the Senedd. It is named after the medieval king Hywel Dda, King of Deheubarth in South West Wales. The building was previously known as Crickhowell House, after the former Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Crickhowell. Tŷ Hywel is situated 510 feet southeast of Wales Millennium Centre.
Senedd building
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 480 feet southeast of Wales Millennium Centre.
Norwegian Church
Photo: Michael Gwyther-Jones, CC BY 2.0.
The Norwegian Church Arts Centre is a point of cultural and historical interest located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It was a Lutheran Church, consecrated in 1868. Norwegian Church is situated 1,300 feet south of Wales Millennium Centre.
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.
Wales Millennium Centre
- Categories: convention center, event venue, charitable organization, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46488° or 51° 27′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.16332° or 3° 9′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3RFR7P+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 987017194OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q2631977
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Wales Millennium Centre” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru”
- Basque: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Bulgarian: “Уелски милениум център”
- Chinese: “千禧中心”
- Chinese: “威尔士千年中心”
- Chinese: “威爾士千年中心”
- Chinese: “威爾斯千年中心”
- Chinese: “威爾斯千禧中心”
- Czech: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Dutch: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Esperanto: “Kimria Miljara Centro”
- French: “alphabet arabe”
- French: “Alphabet arabe”
- Hebrew: “מרכז המילניום של ויילס”
- Italian: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Japanese: “ウェールズ・ミレニアム・センター”
- Korean: “웨일스 밀레니엄 센터”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Welsh Millenium Centre”
- Norwegian: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Russian: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Russian: “Уэльский миллениум-центр”
- Russian: “Уэльский Миллениум-центр”
- Slovak: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Spanish: “Centro del Milenio de Gales”
- Spanish: “Wales Millennium Centre”
- Welsh: “Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru”
- Welsh: “Canolfan y Mileniwm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Donald Gordon Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre Information Point.
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