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Wellington city center is a comfort-scaled business district with both historic and modern architecture set around the curving Lambton Quay.
It is nestled between Wellington Harbour to the southeast and green foothills to the northwest.
Lambton Quay itself is a clean curving street with nicely bricked sidewalks and many pieces of street sculpture and green spaces.
Is only a few blocks from Lambton Quay to Queens Wharf and the waterfront of Wellington Harbour.
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Overview of downtown and the harbour beyond, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Attractive brick sidewalks front modern buildings along Lambton Quay, downtown Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Ruaumoko (1998), a fallen column street sculpture is the collaboration of Ralph Hotere and Mary McFarlane, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Ruaumoko is the legendary god of quakes and volcanoes.
The sculpture is near the site of the former State Fire Insurance Building from which the letters on the column came.
LINK TO WEBSITE ON RUAUMOKO
Woman of Words (2013), a lazer cut metal sculpture by Virginia King, Midland Park, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
This work is a celebration of the life and work of Katherine Mansfield and is covered with quotations from her works.
LINK TO WEBSITE ON WOMAN OF WORDS
Spinning Top (2002), a street sculpture by Robert Jahnke, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
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Shells (2002) is street sculpture by Jeff Thomson, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
LINK TO WEBSITE ON SHELLS
Wellington Cenotaph war memorial in front of the "Bee Hive," Parliament's executive wing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S PAGE ON THE WELLINGTON CENOTAPH
Fresh fish available in downtown fish market, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
These prices seemed extremely high until I saw they were by the kilogram which is 2.204 pounds.
Then they seemed only high compared to Oregon prices.
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