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Christchurch Town Hall

performing arts centre in Christchurch, New Zealand
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Summary

Christchurch Town Hall is a performing arts center[1]. It draws 73 Wikipedia views per month (performing arts center category, ranking #28 of 180).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: John Scott Award for Public Architecture[3], New Zealand Architecture Award[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Christchurch City[5]
  • Country: New Zealand[6]
  • Instance of: theatre building[7], concert hall[8]
  • Architect: Miles Warren[9], Maurice Mahoney[10], Warren and Mahoney[11]
  • Architectural style: brutalist architecture[12]
  • Main building contractor: Charles Luney[13]
  • Commons category: Christchurch Town Hall[14]
  • Significant event: February 2011 Christchurch earthquake[15]
  • Described at URL: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/future-projects/major-facilities/townhall[16]
  • Heritage designation: Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing[17]
  • Date of official opening: 1972[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Architourist Guide[19]

Why It Matters

Christchurch Town Hall has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Christchurch Town Hall receive?

Honors received include John Scott Award for Public Architecture[3] and New Zealand Architecture Award[4].

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . SOSBrutalism. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . SOSBrutalism. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . nzia.co.nz. Retrieved . nzia.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . heritage.org.nz. Retrieved . heritage.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . heritage.org.nz. heritage.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Architourist Guide
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -43.527, 'lon': 172.635}
    Main building contractor → Charles Luney
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ #sosbrutalism id: 15890293, Add archINFORM reference"
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