Old St. Paul's Cathedral by junge1

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jul 22, 2017

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Old St. Paul's was built in 1866. It was the Anglican Cathedral of Wellington until 1964. It was designed by architect and parish priest Reverend Frederick Thatcher. The church is built entirely from native timber. It is one of the world's finest examples of a wooden Gothic church. It was saved by the efforts of the people in the 1960s, Old St. Paul's is one of New Zealand's most special and significant historic places. It was acquired by the government in 1967 and restored for the people of New Zealand. This picture was taken on 10 June 2017, Sig...

Comments (12)

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T.Rex

12:11PM | Sat, 22 July 2017

Thanks for the education. I'm learning a bit about New Zealand from your posts. Keep up the good work! :-) May I take it New Zealand is your home country? :-)

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Faemike55

12:20PM | Sat, 22 July 2017

Beautiful building

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junge1

12:54PM | Sat, 22 July 2017

@T.Rex! No. I am originally from Germany. Born and raised in Berlin except for two years during WWII in Sudetenland, now Czech Republic. Left Germany in 1960 for Canada and came to the US in 1962. Have lived the last 44 years in Arizona!

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