Wellington Central Library
Wellington Central Library is a public library building in the central business district of Wellington, in New Zealand. It is owned by Wellington City Council and is listed as a Category 1 historic place by Heritage New Zealand. The building was opened in 1991 and was a key element of Wellington’s municipal centre, Te Ngākau Civic Square. It served as the main hub for the municipal library service, Wellington City Libraries.
Main entrance in Victoria Street in 2007
1940: Rongotai College boys carrying books from the old library into the new building.
Wellington Central Library under construction ca 1991, showing the curved glass wall facing Civic Square. The former library is to the right.
The curved wall of the library facing Civic Square, with the mezzanine entrance to the library at left.
Te Ngākau Civic Square is a public square in central Wellington, New Zealand, between the Wellington central business district to the north and the Te Aro entertainment district to the south. The square is bounded by Jervois Quay, Harris Street, Victoria Street and Wakefield Street
Panorama of Te Ngākau Civic Square from the City-to-Sea bridge in 2002
Close-up of spherical sculpture
Construction of Civic Square c. 1988. Mercer Street is closed and will become part of the square.
Te Ngākau Civic Square in February 2010
