On Lambton Quay, opposite Parliament Buildings in Wellington, stands the largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere.
With imposing facades, sweeping staircases, cast iron fireplaces and kauri clad interiors, the Government Buildings is an important part of New Zealand’s architectural heritage. Like many colonial buildings of the 1800′s, it was built to resemble an Italian stone palace in an attempt to convey strength and stability in the expanding empire.
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