Sunrise over First Church. Invercargill, New Zealand.
(Image taken on Huawei P9 mobile phone)
The First Presbyterian church on was built from local bricks between 1912 and 1915, Designed by local archi...
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(Image taken on Huawei P9 mobile phone)
The First Presbyterian church on was built from local bricks between 1912 and 1915, Designed by local architect John Mair, it is the only Presbyterian church in the country in the Italo-Byzantine style – seen in northern Italian churches of the sixth to eighth centuries. The 32-metre bell tower is an Invercargill landmark.
The height of the Campanile (tower) is 105 ft (32m)
The length of the church interior is 90 ft (27.5m)
The width of the church interior, across transcepts, is 70 ft (21.5m)
The walls at the base of the Campanile are 3ft 3ins thick (1m)
The footings of the Campanile are almost 6 ft thick (1.8m)
Over one million bricks were used in the construction of the church.
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The First Presbyterian church on was built from local bricks between 1912 and 1915, Designed by local architect John Mair, it is the only Presbyterian church in the country in the Italo-Byzantine style – seen in northern Italian churches of the sixth to eighth centuries. The 32-metre bell tower is an Invercargill landmark.
The height of the Campanile (tower) is 105 ft (32m)
The length of the church interior is 90 ft (27.5m)
The width of the church interior, across transcepts, is 70 ft (21.5m)
The walls at the base of the Campanile are 3ft 3ins thick (1m)
The footings of the Campanile are almost 6 ft thick (1.8m)
Over one million bricks were used in the construction of the church.
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