Statue of James Cook, Christchurch
The Cook Statue in Victoria Square, Christchurch, commemorates the three journeys of James Cook to New Zealand. The statue was sculpted by William Trethewey and was unveiled on 10 August 1932 by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: statue in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Cook Statue”, “Cook Statue, Christchurch”, and “James Cook Statue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christchurch Town Hall and Bowker Fountain.
Christchurch Town Hall
Theater building
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Christchurch Town Hall, since 2007 formally known as the Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts, opened in 1972, is Christchurch, New Zealand's premier performing arts centre. Christchurch Town Hall is situated 100 metres north of Statue of James Cook, Christchurch.
Christchurch Convention Centre
Convention center
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Christchurch Convention Centre was New Zealand's only purpose-built convention centre, in Christchurch, the South Island'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. Christchurch Convention Centre is situated 170 metres south of Statue of James Cook, Christchurch.
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.
Merivale
Suburb
Merivale is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, north of the city centre. Like all suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area, but for the purposes of statistical analysis only, Statistics New Zealand defines it as being…
Statue of James Cook, Christchurch
- Categories: statue and historic site
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.52803° or 43° 31′ 41″ southLongitude
172.63559° or 172° 38′ 8″ eastOpen location code
4V8JFJCP+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3309034802OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q5167005
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Spanish—“Statue of James Cook, Christchurch” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Cookin patsas”
- Spanish: “Estatua de Cook”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pou Pou Monument and Ferrier Fountain.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Statue of Captain Cook and Francois Le Lievre.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Statue of James Cook, Christchurch”. Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.