ChristChurch Cathedral

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ChristChurch Cathedral is an iconic Anglican cathedral in central Christchurch, New Zealand, long regarded as a symbol of the city’s heritage and identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican cathedral
church building
heritage building
architect George Gilbert Scott
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
surface form: Gothic Revival architecture
churchmanship Anglican
cityCentreLandmark true
consecrationYear 1881
constructionEndDate 1904
constructionStartDate 1864
country New Zealand
damagedBy 2010 Canterbury earthquake
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
surface form: 2011 Christchurch earthquake
denomination Anglican
diocese Anglican Diocese of Christchurch
facingDirection liturgical east
function cathedral church
tourist attraction
governingBody ChristChurch Cathedral self-linksurface differs
surface form: ChristChurch Cathedral Chapter
hasChancel true
hasNave true
hasOrgan true
hasSpire true
hasTower true
heritageRegister New Zealand Heritage List
heritageStatus Category I historic place
languageOfServices English
locatedIn Canterbury Region
Cathedral Square
Christchurch, New Zealand
surface form: Christchurch

South Island
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Christ Church, Oxford
notableFor Gothic Revival architecture
central city location
role as symbol of Christchurch
province Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
significantEvent 2010 Canterbury earthquake
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
surface form: 2011 Christchurch earthquake
status partially ruined
under restoration
symbolOf Christchurch, New Zealand
surface form: Christchurch

city heritage
city identity
usedFor civic ceremonies
religious services
tourism

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Christchurch, New Zealand hasCathedral ChristChurch Cathedral
Avon River / Ōtākaro hasNearbyLandmark ChristChurch Cathedral
this entity surface form: Christchurch Cathedral
ChristChurch Cathedral governingBody ChristChurch Cathedral self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ChristChurch Cathedral Chapter