Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral, previously spelled ChristChurch Cathedral and called Cathedral Church of Christ, is a deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in the central city of , New Zealand.
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  • Type: Cathedral
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: Ruins of the former Christ Church Cathedral, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch” and “ChristChurch Cathedral”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tūranga and Isaac Theatre Royal.

Library
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is the public library located in Central , 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.

Theater building
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The is a heritage building in , New Zealand, designed by brothers Sidney and Alfred Luttrell. Built in 1908, it is the only operational Edwardian-style theatre remaining in New Zealand. is situated 180 metres northeast of Christ Church Cathedral.

Convention center
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The was New Zealand's only purpose-built convention centre, in , the 's largest city. It was opened by the mayor of Christchurch, Vicki Buck, in November 1997, and was demolished in early 2012 following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. is situated 190 metres northwest of Christ Church Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christchurch and Edgeware.

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is the largest city in the of , 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.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , New Zealand, to the north of the central city. It is centred on a cluster of some 20 shops that make up Village on Road near Colombo Street's northern end.

Suburb
is an inner suburb of , 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.

Christ Church Cathedral

Latitude
-43.53092° or 43° 31′ 51″ south
Longitude
172.63709° or 172° 38′ 14″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
4V8JFJ9P+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30366472
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Geo­Names ID
7302863
Wiki­data ID
Q1077977
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Christ Church Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية كرايستشرش”
  • Aragonese: “Seu de Christchurch”
  • Basque: “Christchurcheko katedrala”
  • Chinese: “克賴斯特徹奇大教堂”
  • Chinese: “基督城主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “基督城大教堂”
  • Chinese: “基督城座堂”
  • Chinese: “基督堂座堂 (克赖斯特彻奇)”
  • Czech: “Christchurchská katedrála”
  • Finnish: “Christ Church Cathedral (Christchurch)”
  • Finnish: “ChristChurch Cathedral (Christchurch)”
  • Finnish: “ChristChurch Cathedral”
  • Finnish: “Christchurchin katedraali”
  • Finnish: “Christchurchin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “Cathédrale Anglican de Christchurch”
  • French: “cathédrale anglicane de Christchurch”
  • French: “Cathédrale anglicane de Christchurch”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Christchurch”
  • German: “Christ Church Cathedral (Christchurch)”
  • German: “Christ Church Cathedral”
  • German: “Christchurch Cathedral”
  • German: “ChristChurch Cathedral”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת כרייסטצ’רץ’”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת קרייסטצ’רץ‘”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת קרייסטצרץ”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Christ Church”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Christchurch”
  • Italian: “Christ Church Cathedral”
  • Japanese: “クライストチャーチ大聖堂 (クライストチャーチ)”
  • Japanese: “クライストチャーチ大聖堂”
  • Korean: “크라이스트처치 대성당 (크라이스트처치)”
  • Korean: “크라이스트처치 대성당”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع کرایست چرچ”
  • Portuguese: “Christ Church Cathedral (Christchurch)”
  • Portuguese: “Christ Church Cathedral”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор (Крайстчёрч)”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Крайстчерча”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Крайстчёрча”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica v Christchurchu”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Christchurch (Nueva Zelanda)”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Christchurch”
  • Swedish: “ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch”
  • Swedish: “Christchurch Cathedral”
  • Turkish: “Christchurch Katedrali”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Christchurch”

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