Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square, locally known simply as the Square, is the geographical centre and heart of Christchurch, New Zealand, where the city's Anglican cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral is located.Photo: Misaochan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Area
- Description: square in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Cathedral Square, Christchurch”, “Square”, and “The Square”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ Church Cathedral and Tūranga.
Christ Church Cathedral
Cathedral
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church Cathedral, previously spelled ChristChurch Cathedral and called Cathedral Church of Christ, is a deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Tūranga
Library
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tūranga is the public library located in Central Christchurch, New Zealand. It opened on 12 October 2018 and replaced the nearby Christchurch Central Library that was closed on the day of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Isaac Theatre Royal
Theater building
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Isaac Theatre Royal is a heritage building in Christchurch, New Zealand, designed by brothers Sidney and Alfred Luttrell. Built in 1908, it is the only operational Edwardian-style theatre remaining in New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christchurch and Edgeware.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the second most-populous urban area in the country. As well as having the most attractions of any place in the South Island, it's the major international entry point for visiting the rest of the island.
Edgeware
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edgeware is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, to the north of the central city. It is centred on a cluster of some 20 shops that make up Edgeware Village on Edgeware Road near Colombo Street's northern end.
Waltham
Suburb
Waltham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately 2 kilometres south-east of the city centre. State Highway 76, part of Christchurch's ring road system, and known there as Brougham Street, runs through the suburb, as does the Lyttelton Line rail corridor.
Cathedral Square
- Category: square
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Swedish—“Cathedral Square” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Plaza d’a Seu”
- Chinese: “座堂广场”
- Chinese: “座堂廣場”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان الكاتدرائيه”
- German: “Cathedral Square (Christchurch)”
- German: “Cathedral Square”
- Persian: “میدان کاتدرال”
- Slovenian: “Stolnični trg, Christchurch”
- Swedish: “Cathedral Square, Christchurch”
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Localities in the Area
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