Citizens’ War Memorial
The Citizens' War Memorial in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, is one of the two major memorials in the city to World War I. It is located immediately north of ChristChurch Cathedral.Photo: Mike Powell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: New Zealand war memorial
- Also known as: “Citizens‘ War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church Cathedral and Tūranga.
Christ Church Cathedral
Cathedral
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church Cathedral, previously spelled ChristChurch Cathedral and called Cathedral Church of Christ, is a deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Tūranga
Library
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tūranga is the public library located in Central Christchurch, 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.
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 140 metres northwest of Citizens’ War Memorial.
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…
Citizens’ War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.53069° or 43° 31′ 51″ southLongitude
172.63635° or 172° 38′ 11″ eastOpen location code
4V8JFJ9P+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 92829719OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q5122651
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Italian—“Citizens’ War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Citizens‘ War Memorial”
- Finnish: “Citizens’ War Memorial”
- Italian: “Citizens‘ War Memorial”
- Italian: “Citizens’ War Memorial”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ChristChurch Cathedral Columbarium and Chief Post Office.
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