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001			on1309579558
003			OCoLC
005			20220930153231.0
008			210830s2021 nz 000 0 eng d
020			_a9780995143845 _qHardback
020			_a0995143846
035			_a(OCoLC)1309579558
040			_aKOTUI _beng _cKOTUI
082			_a726.6
100			_aBohan, Edmund. _922941
245	1	0	_aHeart of the City: The Story of Christchurch's Controversial Cathedral / _cEdmund Bohan.
260			_aChristchurch : _bQuentin Wilson Publishing , _c2021.
300			_a320 p. ; _c234 x 153mm
500			_aHas a new release date of 6/04/2022.
520			_aFrom the days even before Christchurch was settled its cathedral has been the focus of ferocious public debate: Where should a cathedral be built? How would it be paid for? Should it be built in wood or stone in an earthquake-prone country? Who should oversee the building? It took far too long to build and its financial position has often been perilous. In recent times there have been fresh quarrels over a visitors' centre and whether ratepayers should help to pay for necessary earthquake strengthening. And, when the building was left almost in ruins, should it be demolished and rebuilt or should it be restored? And, most important of all to the people of Christchurch, to whom did it really belong? It has been a tranquil and lovely place of devotion and worship, and a venue for the celebration of civic, national and international events. Thousands of tourists have walked its aisles and climbed its tower. It has won fame for the beauty of its music. Along with the Avon/Otakaro River, its silhouette appears on all the city's official signage. Christ Church Cathedral has stood in its square for close to a century and a half. Acclaimed historian Edmund Bohan tells the full and fascinating story of this beloved building, from its beginnings in an embryonic settlement to its resurrection after disaster. In a lively, approachable text - well-illustrated throughout - he outlines the cathedral's remarkable past and brings to life the equally remarkable people who have worked and worshipped there. He details the triumphs and the troubles, and looks to a future in which this instantly recognisable church will once again stand as the safe and welcoming heart of the city to which it belongs.
650		0	_951943 _aChristChurch Cathedral (Christchurch, N.Z.)
650		0	_951944 _aCathedrals _xEarthquake effects _zNew Zealand _zChristchurch.
942			_2ddc _cNZNONFIC
948			_hHELD BY NZWMT - 2 OTHER HOLDINGS
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