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Whitcombe and Tombs Building

Whitcombe and Tombs Building is a building in , which is located on Queen Street. Whitcombe and Tombs Building is situated nearby to the office building , as well as near the apartment building .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Auckland Central, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “The Met”, “Whitcombe and Tombs Buiilding”, and “Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. Building”
  • Address: 186 Queen Street, Auckland Central, Auckland, 1010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bluestone Store and Auckland Art Gallery.

Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
The is a warehouse building in the Auckland City Centre of . Built in 1861, the warehouse operated as the Bluestone Room, a pub and restaurant, from 2003 until 2020. is situated 160 metres northwest of Whitcombe and Tombs Building.

Art gallery
Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the principal public gallery in , New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. is situated 310 metres south of Whitcombe and Tombs Building.

Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 nz.
is a 40-storey residential / hotel skyscraper in the of , , developed in 1999 by Krukziener Properties. Commended for its style and quality, the NZ$180 million cost of its construction also led to major financial fallout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Centre and Central Auckland.

Suburb
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The Auckland Central Business District, or Auckland , is the geographical and economic heart of the . It is the area in which Auckland was established in 1840, by William Hobson on land gifted by mana whenua hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Photo: ronmacphotos, CC BY 2.0.
is the central business district and central suburbs of , located on the Auckland isthmus between the Waitemata and Manukau harbours.

Neighborhood
Photo: Ed Kruger, CC BY-SA 3.0 nz.
, formerly known as Viaduct Basin, is a former commercial harbour on the Auckland waterfront that has been turned into a development of mostly upscale apartments, office space and restaurants.

Whitcombe and Tombs Building

Latitude
-36.84848° or 36° 50′ 55″ south
Longitude
174.76596° or 174° 45′ 58″ east
Inception
1917
Levels
7
Open location code
4VMP5Q28+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 292861487
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q136700797
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