The 5 Most Iconic Landmarks in Wellington
5 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Bucket Fountain
Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
The Bucket Fountain — Wellington's most unlikely icon.
Embassy Theatre
10 Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria
This is the Embassy Theatre — the only custom-built nineteen-twenties cinema still operating in New Zealand.
Old Government Buildings
55 Lambton Quay, Pipitea, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Look at this building.
Wellington Cable Car
280 Lambton Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
The Wellington Cable Car is the city's most photographed attraction, but almost nobody knows it was built as a real estate scam.
Wētā Workshop Unleashed
1 Camperdown Rd, Miramar, Wellington, 6022, New Zealand
Wētā Workshop is the Academy Award-winning special effects company founded by Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger that created the creatures, armour, and prosthetics for The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and dozens of other films.
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