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{{Infobox building |
{{Infobox building |
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| name = Government Buildings (former) |
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| image = Old Government Buildings - whole.JPG |
| image = Old Government Buildings - whole.JPG |
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| caption = The |
| caption = The Government Buildings (former) seen from the front right |
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| current_tenants = [[Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law]] |
| current_tenants = [[Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law]] |
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| landlord = Department of Conservation |
| landlord = Department of Conservation |
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| coordinates = {{coord|-41.279484|174.777975 |
| coordinates = {{coord|-41.279484|174.777975|display=inline,title}} |
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| start_date = 1875 |
| start_date = 1875 |
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| completion_date = 1876 |
| completion_date = 1876 |
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| architect = [[William Clayton (architect)|William Clayton]] |
| architect = [[William Clayton (architect)|William Clayton]] |
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| civil_engineer = |
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| embedded = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=NZ Category I|designation1_number= |
| embedded = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=NZ Category I|designation1_number=37|designation1_date=2 July 1982}} |
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[[File:WGNT ANZAC.jpg|thumb|A crowd on [[ANZAC Day]] next to the [[Wellington cenotaph]] with the sun rising over the Old Government Building]] |
[[File:WGNT ANZAC.jpg|thumb|A crowd on [[ANZAC Day]] next to the [[Wellington cenotaph]] with the sun rising over the Old Government Building]] |
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New Zealand's ''' |
New Zealand's '''Government Buildings''' (Former)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government Buildings (Former) |url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/37/Government-Buildings-Former |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Welcome to Heritage New Zealand |language=en-NZ}}</ref> sit on the Government Buildings Historic Reserve, on [[Lambton Quay]] in central [[Wellington]]. The buildings were completed in 1876 on [[Reclamation of Wellington Harbour|land reclaimed from Wellington Harbour]] to house the young [[New Zealand Government]] and its [[Civil service|public service]]. |
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The building now houses the [[Victoria University of Wellington]]'s [[Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law|Law School]]. It is classified as a category I historic place by [[Heritage New Zealand]].<ref name="NZHPT37">{{NZHPT|37|Government Buildings (former)|21 December 2009}}</ref> |
The building now houses the [[Victoria University of Wellington]]'s [[Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law|Law School]]. It is classified as a category I historic place by [[Heritage New Zealand]].<ref name="NZHPT37">{{NZHPT|37|Government Buildings (former)|21 December 2009}}</ref> |
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Until 1998 |
Until 1998 the building was the second-largest wooden building in the world (after [[Tōdai-ji]] in [[Nara (city)|Nara]], Japan).<ref name="Historic Government Buildings. Department of Conservation">[http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/wellington-kapiti/wellington/government-buildings/ Historic Government Buildings] Department of Conservation</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2023}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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