Petrie Plaza
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Petrie Plaza, in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Australia, or Civic
City Centre, Australian Capital Territory
The central business district of Canberra, Australia's capital city, is officially named City . However it is also referred to as Civic, Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra ....

 as it's referred by Canberrans is a pedestrian mall running from north east of London Circuit
London Circuit, Canberra
London Circuit is a road in Canberra, Australia, which surrounds City Hill in Civic, the city centre. It has a hexagonal shape, and intersects with several main roads such as Northbourne Avenue , Edinburgh Avenue , Akuna Street , Constitution Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue .Several important...

 and south west from Bunda Street. Petrie Plaza crosses with City Walk
City Walk, Canberra
City Walk is a paved outdoor pedestrian area in Civic, Canberra. It was formed by the closure to traffic of Alinga Street between East Row in the east and Binara Street in the south-west...

, another pedestrian mall in Civic. At this location lies the Canberra Merry-Go Round. Petrie Plaza is home to Baileys Corner (a small shopping arcade), Westpac
Westpac
Westpac , is a multinational financial services, one of the Australian "big four" banks and the second-largest bank in New Zealand....

 Bank (Petrie Plaza branch), Centrepoint (another small arcade), two entrances to the Canberra Centre
Canberra Centre
Canberra Centre is a shopping centre located in Civic, Canberra, Australia. It opened on 6 March 1963 as the Monaro Mall, then underwent a $220 million redevelopment and became the Canberra Centre in 1989...

 and the only existing logo for Monaro Mall (now Canberra Centre). Across from Bunda Street, Petrie Plaza changes into Petrie Street, a trafficable street which has access to Balluimbur Street, and to the Canberra Centre car parks.
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