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Canberra Centenary column walk

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra Centenary column walk

Length1.9 mi
Elev. Gain101.7 ft
Est. Steps4500

Track

Parking

Places to sit

Wheelchair friendly

Stroller friendly

Kid friendly

Dog friendly

Scenic view

Historic site

Created by Agata 🇦🇺 🇵🇱
Introduction
Canberra Centenary column walk is a 1.9 mile (4,500-step) route located near Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. This route has an elevation gain of about 101.7 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Canberra Centenary Column

Historical
The Canberra Centenary Column is a sculpture in City Hill, Canberra, Australia. It was built to commemorate the city's centenary, and unveiled on 11 March 2014.The sculpture is an 8.5-metre (28 ft) stainless steel obelisk on a 5-metre-wide (16 ft) granite-dressed concrete base. The top of the base is inlaid with glass tiles and has a steel covering etched with images depicting Canberra's 100-year history.

National Film and Sound Archive

Tourist Attraction
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of film, television, sound, radio, video games, new media, and related documents and artefacts. The collection ranges from works created in the late nineteenth century when the recorded sound and film industries were in their infancy, to those made in the present day.

Australian Institute of Anatomy

Place
The Australian Institute of Anatomy was established in October 1931. Its functions included a natural history museum and research in human nutrition. The Institute was abolished in December 1985.

ANU College of Law

Place
The ANU College of Law is the law school at the Australian National University and one of the seven Colleges of the ANU. It is located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. This provides the College with opportunities to connect with the work of the Parliament of Australia, the High Court of Australia, the departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as well as the local ACT law-making institutions – the Legislative Assembly and the ACT courts.

ANU School of Music

School
The ANU School of Music is a school in the Research School of Humanities and the Arts, which forms part of the College of Arts and Social Sciences of the Australian National University. It consists of four buildings, including the main School of Music building – which contains Llewellyn Hall – and the Peter Karmel Building.

ANU Joint Colleges of Science

Place
The ANU Joint Colleges of Science is the combined sciences faculty at the Australian National University. They deliver research and teaching in science, environment, medicine and health. The Colleges count five Nobel laureates including the current Vice Chancellor, Professor Brian Schmidt who jointly won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.

North Canberra

Place
North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs. At the 2016 census, it had 21,555 dwellings housing 53,002 people of the 397,397 people in the Australian Capital Territory. Many of Canberra's oldest dwellings are in this district.

Reserve Bank of Australia building, Canberra

Place
Reserve Bank of Australia building is a heritage-listed bank building at 20-22 London Circuit, City, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It was designed by Howlett and Bailey in 1962 and built from 1963 to 1965 by Civil and Civic. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.

Land & Water Australia

Place
Land & Water Australia was an Australian statutory corporation established under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act of 1989. Its primary focus was to organize and fund research and development activities which improved the long term productive capacity, sustainable use, management and conservation of Australia's land, water and vegetation resources.

Vernon Circle

Place
Vernon Circle is a road in Canberra, Australia that encircles City Hill.It was named after Walter Liberty Vernon.
Route Details

Length

1.9 mi

Elev. Gain

101.7 ft

Est. Steps

4500
Created by
Agata 🇦🇺 🇵🇱
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