Quake City

Quake City is a museum in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Quake City is situated nearby to the church Aldersgate / Puari Huinga, as well as near the historic site Old Provincial Council Chambers.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christchurch Town Hall and Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings.

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 240 metres northeast of Quake City.

Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings

Public building

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings are the buildings of the Canterbury Provincial Council that administered the Canterbury Province from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū

Art gallery

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Christchurch Art Gallery is the public art gallery of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It has its own substantial art collection and also presents a programme of New Zealand and international exhibitions. Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū is situated 260 metres southwest of Quake City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christchurch and Merivale.

Christchurch

Photo: koennz, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Merivale

Suburb

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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…

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.

Quake City

Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.52859° or 43° 31′ 43″ south

Longitude

172.63344° or 172° 38′ 0″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Canterbury Museum

Open location code

4V8JFJCM+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5203748154

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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