Old Government Buildings | |
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The Old Government Buildings seen from the front right | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neo-Renaissance |
Location | 55 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 41°16′46″S 174°46′41″E / 41.279484°S 174.777975°E |
Current tenants | Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law |
Construction started | 1875 |
Completed | 1876 |
Landlord | Department of Conservation |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | William Clayton |
Designated | 2 July 1982 |
Reference no. | 37 |
New Zealand's Old Government Buildings sit on the Government Buildings Historic Reserve, on Lambton Quay in central Wellington. The buildings were completed in 1876 on land reclaimed from Wellington Harbour to house the young New Zealand Government and its public service.
The building now houses the Victoria University of Wellington's Law School. It is classified as a Category 1 historic building by Heritage New Zealand.[1]
Until 1998, the building was the second-largest wooden building in the world (after Tōdai-ji in Nara, Japan).[2][failed verification]
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