Wellington Town Hall
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Wellington Town Hall - one of the most beautiful historic buildings in the capital of New Zealand. The foundation stone of the town hall was officially founded June 18, 1901 by King George V, but the construction started only a year later. December 7, 1904 Wellington Town Hall was officially opened by Mayor Aitken. City celebrated the event for 4 days.

Initially, the facade of the building was a tower height of 150 feet, equipped with a clock. However, in order to protect the city in case of an earthquake, it was decided to dismantle the tower. At the moment, the Town Hall is a beautiful building in the Roman style and is a symbol of the capital of New Zealand.

Wellington Town Hall is owned by the City Council. He created a commercial organization operates six important buildings of the city: in addition to the Town Hall, she directs the Center Michael Fowler Theatre of St. James, the opera house, concert hall TSB Bank Arena, as well as the renovated and reopened in 2013. The hall called Shed 6 (Shed 6) having a rustic style, located right on the water.

Hall Town Hall is not only the seat of the mayor and city council. There are all kinds of conferences, exhibitions, gala dinners, charity events, concerts, awards, prizes. Hall for 1609 people located on two levels, the acoustic quality of the hall are well known. The lower tier of seats for spectators - removable, which allows to provide a room large flat space. The Town Hall building has five luxury suites that can be rented by interested persons.

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