The giant Ancient Kauri staircase, the centre piece for the Ancient Kauri Kingdom showroom shop and factory at Awanui

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The giant Ancient Kauri staircase, the centre piece for the Ancient Kauri Kingdom showroom shop and factory at Awanui in far north New Zealand. Carved from a 50 tonne section of one giant swamp kauri log estimated to weigh 140 tonnes it is the largest swamp kauri log ever known to have been extracted, and because of this it was never milled. Awanui, Northland, New Zealand.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: New Zealand
Photo credit: © Ben Lewis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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