Wellington's town hall , a heritage building, under repair and renovation with earthquake strengthening bars between old columns

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Wellington town hall, built in 1904 and heritage listed. The exterior columns are made of solid brick and were not originally reinforced, but now have tensioned steel rods through the centre. When the building shakes, they will move on low friction slider plates, the same as the rest of the building. Works are due for completion in 2025.

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Size: 4460px × 2330px
Location: Wellington CBD, NZ
Photo credit: © Carol Thomas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: brick, building, cables, columns, earthquake, hall, heritage, holding, making, metal, protection, rods, seismic, steel, steelo, strengthening, stronger, tensioned, town, upright, work