Old Government Buildings

New Zealand's Old Government Buildings sit on the Government Buildings Historic Reserve, on Lambton Quay in central . The buildings were completed in 1876 on land reclaimed from Wellington Harbour to house the young New Zealand Government and its public service.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: heritage wooden building in Wellington, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Government Buildings Historic Reserve” and “Old Government Buildings, Wellington”
  • Address: Lambton Quay, Wellington
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beehive and National Library of New Zealand.

Government office
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The is the common name for the Executive Wing of New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, . is situated 180 metres northwest of Old Government Buildings.

Library
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The is charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations". is situated 330 metres north of Old Government Buildings.

Railway station
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, Wellington Central station, or simply Wellington station, is the main railway station serving , New Zealand, and is the southern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk, Wairarapa Line and Johnsonville Line. is situated 210 metres northeast of Old Government Buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lambton and Wellington Central.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is an inner-city suburb of , and the financial heart of both the city and the . It comprises the northern part of the central business district, with the majority of Wellington's high-rise buildings.

Suburb
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is a historic inner suburb of , the capital city of New Zealand. Because the suburb is relatively level compared to the hilly terrain elsewhere in Wellington it contained Wellington's elite residential area until it changed in the 1960s…

Old Government Buildings

Latitude
-41.27961° or 41° 16′ 47″ south
Longitude
174.77809° or 174° 46′ 41″ east
Inception
1876
Levels
4
Open location code
4VCPPQCH+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25636378
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q7084116
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Old Government Buildings” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vieyes Oficines del Gobiernu, Wellington”
  • Chinese: “紐西蘭舊政府大樓”
  • Chinese: “舊政府大樓”
  • Italian: “Antico edificio del Governo”
  • Slovenian: “Stare vladne stavbe, Wellington”
  • Ukrainian: “Старі урядові будівлі (Веллінгтон)”
  • Ukrainian: “Старі урядові будівлі”
  • Uzbek: “Eski hukumat binosi (Wellington)”
  • Uzbek: “Eski hukumat binosi”

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Highlights include VUW Law Library and Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus.

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