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The initiative approved by cabinet contained just three facts: it was to be larger than any prior event, to be held in Christchurch's Hagley Park, and be held soon. The government financed the exhibition and would cover any losses. When public servants queried about the scale of the proposed event, Seddon clarified his expectations: [2]
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.
Hoori went searching to the bottom of the sea, where he met and married Toyotama-hime, the daughter of the dragon Sea God. After living three years in the undersea Ryūgū-jō 竜宮城 "dragon palace castle", Ryūjin presented Hoori with his brother's fishhook and the tide jewels, and arranged for him to take his sea-dragon bride back to land.
Christchurch has listings in the former two categories. As of July 2011 [update] , there were 315 historic places and seven historic areas listed. In August 2011, Heritage New Zealand started the process of removing listings of buildings demolished after the earthquakes, starting with the Manchester Courts and the NZ Trust and Loan Building ...
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 Supreme Court on Thursday revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the Treasury Department charged with fighting money laundering and other ...
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Richard A. Galanti joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 41.8 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
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.