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Wellington - Lambton Quay

Lambton Quay, which runs south from near the railroad station, and its continuation Willis Street form Wellington's busy main artery and commercial street. The name Quay is a reminder that the shoreline originally ran here: all the land to the east of this street was thrust up from the seabed in the 1885 earthquake.

There are no spectacular sights along this street and few old buildings apart from the District Courts (1879) and the Public Trust Building (1908).

Otherwise glass-and-steel buildings predominate in this area - with the Bank of New Zealand, at the south end of Lambton Quay, towering above them all - behind which are luxury shops, department stores and shopping malls.

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Related Attractions

Antrim House
Antrim House is a handsome mansion of kauri wood (1904), now hemmed in by high-rise buildings. It was built by Thomas Turnbull for the shoe manufacturer Robert Hannah.
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Close15:0015:0015:0015:0015:00
Capital Discovery Place (CLOSED)
ATTRACTION IS CLOSED.
Diagonally opposite the Conference Centre is the Capital Discovery Place (by Ian Athfield), a hands-on museum for children in which science and technology are presented in a vivid and accessible way.
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Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
City Art Gallery
The City Art Gallery, housed in the former public library, has a large collection of modern art and presents exhibitions and film shows.
Address
Wellington City Art Gallery
Civic Square, Box 2199
Wellington, Wellington 6015
New Zealand
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Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult$ 7.00
Child 15 & under$ 3.00
Child 4 & underFREE
All values are in New Zealand Dollars
Civic Square
The Civic Centre contains the old town hall, the elegant Wellington City Library (designed by Ian Athfield) and the Michael Fowler Conference Centre.
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