Post Office (Christchurch)

New Zealand / Canterbury / Christchurch
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Red brick and limestone Venetian Gothic building from 1876 by Pierre Burrows/ W.H.Clayton. In the 1980s an extension was built in the form of a concrete tower block directly behind this landmark building
The former Chief Post Office (alternate: Christchurch Central Post Office, originally known as the Government Building) is located in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. The building was initially a post office with other government services; it is now a Visitor Information Center. It was the site of the first telephone exchange in New Zealand. The structure is registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I heritage building.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Post_Office,_Christchurch
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Coordinates:   43°31'53"S   172°38'8"E
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