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involvement. It is also the largest seaport on the southern The parliament complex grew from the original capital
half of the North Island. It is touted as being the least building, which was completed in 1922. In fact, the building
populated national capital in the world, a proclamation was approximately 60 percent of the original planned size
that is hard to counter. when the first phase was completed. The main entrance
With its cable cars and stunning harbor, Wellington was on the left side, which was to be the center of the two
is often compared to San Francisco. However, each city wings; however, when it became time for the next phase,
has its own particular charm. The cable cars leave the not enough space was available for what would have made
harbor at Lambton Quay every few minutes and take a symmetric building, and the addition had to be changed.
you effortlessly up a steep incline, under the motorway Today the parliament building is a rather strange concoction of
and over Kelburn Park, to Upland Road and perhaps the architecture, with the long, low original section, and a 12-story
most magnificent view of the city and harbor. Atop the building with a copper roof in the shape of a natural beehive,
400-foot incline you’ll find the Botanic Garden and the which became the addition. It’s unique, to say the least.
Carter Observatory.
Many fine examples of the original wooden structures Travel on page 20
remain throughout the city
and express the old city’s true
elegance. The Government
Buildings Historic Reserve
(also called the old government
Wellington skyline buildings), built in 1876,
is constructed entirely of
wood, but has the appearance
of a stone structure. It is
the second largest wooden
building in the world (a temple
in Japan is reported to be the
largest), and largest in the
Southern Hemisphere. Today
the building houses Victoria
University of Wellington’s
Law School.

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