The Octagon is the city centre of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
It consists of a circular thoroughfare bisected by the city's main street, which is called George Street to the north-east of the Octagon and Princes Street to the south-west of it. George Street is the main street of Dunedin, the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. Two other main thoroughfares meet with the Octagon: Upper and Lower Stuart Street. Stuart Street is one of the main streets of Dunedin, New Zealand. Lower Stuart Street is the shorter of the two, leading 600 metres to Dunedin Railway Station. Possibly the best-known building in the southern half of New Zealand 's South Island, Dunedin Railway Station is a jewel in the country's architectural crown Upper Stuart Street climbs steeply from the Octagon as a major arterial route to Dunedin's inner hill suburbs. Surrounding the Octagon is a larger octagonal street, Moray Place. Moray Place is an octagonal street which surrounds the city centre of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
The area within the circular road - with the exception of the central link between George and Princes Streets - is a pedestrian area, grassed and terraced in the upper half, and paved in the lower half. A street market occupies much of the paved area once a week. The terraced area is surmounted by a statue of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, whose nephew, Thomas Burns was one of the founders of the city. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796 (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire Thomas Burns (ca 1796&ndash1871 was a prominent early European settler and religious leader of the province of Otago, New Zealand.
Many of Dunedin's more important buildings face this circular road along the eight sides which give rise to its name. These include the Dunedin Municipal Chambers, Civic Centre and Public Library, the Regent Theatre (Dunedin's largest live theatre), Dunedin Public Art Gallery, and St. Paul's Cathedral. The Regent Theatre is a major theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Dunedin Public Art Gallery holds the main public art collection of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. St Paul's Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, in New Zealand and the seat of the Bishop of Dunedin Other buildings in the Octagon include restaurants and a multiplex cinema. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue
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