Wellington Public Library

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Wellington Public Library in Wellington, New Zealand has over 600,000 books.

The library was first opened in 1893 on the corner of Mercer and Wakefield Street which is now used as the City Gallery Wellington. In 1991 the current library was opened on Victoria and Mercer Streets along the edge of the Civic Square. The current building was designed by Ian Athfield of Athfield Architects and built by Fletcher Development and Construction.

[edit] Architectural Awards

The library has won two New Zealand architectural awards; The Environmental Award in the Carter Holt Harvey Awards in 1992 and the National Award for Architecture 1993 sponsored by The New Zealand Institute of Architects.

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