| One of the first great buildings to greet us on our way into the city center is
the recently refurbished railway station. Built in the Flemish
Renaissance style, designed by George A. Troup (Gingerbread George) this is a beautiful
building. Still used as the Dunedin Train Station, the interior halls have Royal Doulton
tiles around the ticket wickets and on the floor. There is also very fine stain glass
windows on the second floor of the main hall. More pictures of this building are in the
Photo Gallery. |
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St. Pauls Cathedral, Anglican, overlooks the Octagon, the centre of Dunedin.
The cathedral was extended with a modern apsidal chancel. Although modern, the new chancel
fits in very well. Paula didn't like the cross much though, it is rather garishly coloured
close up although it looks quite nice from a distance. |
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| The former Wains Hotel was built in 1878. Over
the doors on either side of the main entrance are two marvelous stone carvings;
Bacchus and a friend on the left; Neptune and mermaid on the right. |
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| Law courts, an impressive building in Gothic Revival style, and a
statue of Justice, without a blindfold, set above the main entrance. |
| Beside the Law Courts, and very convenient to them, is the Dunedin Prison,
resembling Old Scotland Yard. It appears this prison is still being used! |
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At one time Dunedin had an Octagon, an Oval, a Square and a
Triangle. The Octagon and Triangle are still here and overlooking the Triangle is the
Queens Gardens Court building. There are 16 whiskered faces on this building, each unique.
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A view up one street leading away from the Triangle. There are
dozens of Victorian buildings all around Dunedin.
Dunedin was founded around 1846 and its name is from the Gaelic
form of Edinburgh. The Octagon shape of the centre replicated the plan of the New Town of
Edinburgh. Street and locality names were also named after those in Edinburgh
With the discovery of gold in 1861, followed by massive public
works and an influx of 23,000 immigrants in the 1870's, Dunedin became New Zealand's
largest and wealthiest city and its merchants and banks were well pleased to spend money
on beautiful buildings. |
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A rooftop view of the city center with a mix of old and new roofs. |
| Dunedin has expanded up and between the surrounding hills. Parts of the harbour
have been reclaimed to provide flat land for more building. The streets
are steep, and in certain areas there are long staircases.>>> |
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