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43 of the 54 Christchurch high-rises colour-coded as per the list below, with their status shown as of August 2024 This list of tallest buildings in Christchurch ranks high-rise buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand, by height. Although New Zealand's second-largest city, Christchurch is predominantly low-rise. The current tallest building is the Pacific Tower, which was completed in 2010 and ...
The Fisher's Building (also known as the Hanafins Building) was a 19th-century Venetian Gothic building located in central Christchurch, New Zealand.It was designed in 1872 by architect William Armson and constructed from concrete and brick in 1880 on a central city site leased to Thomas Richard Fisher, who ran a tea and grocery store.
236 Tuam Street Christchurch Central City: Media related to A.J. White's Department Store at Wikimedia Commons II ANZ Bank, Christchurch [334] 188 High Street Christchurch Central City Media related to ANZ Bank, Christchurch at Wikimedia Commons II Armstrongs Building, Christchurch [335] 91–107 Armagh Street Christchurch Central City
The Bow House, No 11 High Street, Christchurch. DoE ref 1A/3 Grid Reference: 5]: 56 The Old Masonic Lodge, walls and railings. No 27 High Street, Christchurch. DoE ref 1A/2 Grid Reference: 5]: 57 No 29 High Street, Christchurch. DoE ref 1A/1 Grid Reference: 5]: 57 No 43 High Street, Christchurch.
The Christchurch Dragon is a legend associated with the town of Christchurch, Dorset, on the south coast of England.The legend has its origin in a mid-12th century French manuscript written by Hermann de Tournai, which tells how a party of canons from the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Laon, France, witnessed a five-headed dragon destroy the church and much of the town.
The Westpac Canterbury Centre was constructed in 1983 for the Trust Bank (then named Canterbury Savings Bank) at 166 Cashel Street. It was designed in 1981 by architectural firm Warren and Mahoney and Holmes Wood Poole & Johnstone Engineers, [2] and built by C.S. Luney LTD for NZ$6.4 million.
The site chosen covered two blocks south of Armagh Street, between the Avon River / Ōtākaro and Colombo Street. The building would include frontages towards Victoria Square, Christchurch, Oxford Terrace, and Cathedral Square. As part of the development, a section of Gloucester Street was closed to connect the two adjacent blocks. [6]
Urashima Tarō and princess of Horai, by Matsuki Heikichi (1899) Urashima Tarō (浦島 太郎) is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale (otogi banashi), who, in a typical modern version, is a fisherman rewarded for rescuing a sea turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace (Ryūgū-jō) beneath the sea.