Dominion Building, Wellington facts for kids
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The Dominion Building in around 1940
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| General information | |
| Location | 27-35 Mercer Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°17′19″S 174°46′33″E / 41.2887°S 174.7758°E |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Crichton, McKay and Haughton |
| Designated: | 10 September 1981 |
| Reference #: | 1358 |
The Dominion Building is a historic structure on the corner of Mercer Street and Victoria Street in Wellington, New Zealand. Originally designed as the headquarters of The Dominion newspaper, it now houses a mix of apartments, offices and retail areas.
A distinctive seven-storey building of some elegance, the Dominion has a frontage of stone imported from Caen in France and interiors of Queensland marble. The building follows the bend in the road. Its most striking feature is topped by a copper-covered tower with a lantern turret.
In the mid-1970s, The Dominion newspaper moved out of the building. The complex was redesigned by Ian Athfield in 1995.
The building is classified as a "Category 2" by Heritage New Zealand.
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