travel south pacific new zealand dunedin around the city

Dunedin, called Otepoti in Maori, is the second-largest city on the South Island of New Zealand and is situated at the head of Otago Harbour.
The name Dunedin comes from Dun Eideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capitol of Scottland, from which settlers came in 1848.
The center of Dunedin is called The Octagon where many streets merge at a park surrounded by the City Hall, St. Pauls Cathedral and several shops and restaurants.
Dunedin is the home to the University of Otago, New Zealand's oldest, established in 1869.
Cruise ships coming to Dunedin dock in Port Chalmers a few kilometers to the east.

LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEBSITE ON DUNEDIN

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The Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Bariqye Town Hall on the Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.
The ground or basement is constructed of Port Chalmers breccia and the floors above of Oamaru limestone.
ARCHITECTS: ROBERT LAWSON (1878, phase 1), HENRY MANDENO & ROY FRASER (1928, phase 2)
Heritage New Zealand - Category 1

LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEBSITE ON THE DUNEDIN TOWN HALL



Clock tower on the Town Hall with St. Pauls Cathedral behind, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.



Lynn in the Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.



Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.



Dunedin Law Courts building from Castle Street entrance, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.



Old Dunedin Prison building, built in 1896 and retired in 2007, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.
The Old Dunedin Prison is now home to an "escape room" game business.
LINK TO ESCAPE DUNEDIN PRISON WEBSITE



Statue of Robert Burns amongst the Writers Walk in the Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.




A few of the plaques in Writers Walk, the Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.



Sheep graze in the lush green hills outside Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018.




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