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8 unusual facts about Cathedral Square


Cathedral Square, Christchurch

The Chalice, designed by prominent New Zealand artist Neil Dawson, is made up of forty-two leaf patterns featuring different native plants.

Since the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the core of the central city has been closed to the public.

Cathedral Square, Gibraltar

The open space here was once a street called Columbine Street which was named after lieutenant-general Francis Columbine who was a deputy governor.

Cathedral Square is a square within the city centre of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Cathedral Square, Moscow

The square is also the scene of the daily changing of the Horse Guards (a spectacular imperial tradition restored in the 21st century).

Francis Columbine

Cathedral Square in Gibraltar is on the site of what was Columbine Street.

George Macfarlan

He was in partnership with William Sefton Moorhouse, prior to Moorhouse being elected Superintendent for the Canterbury Provincial Council in May 1866 for the second time, with their office located in Cathedral Square.

John White, 1st Baron Overtoun

After his death citizens of Glasgow erected a statue of him at Cathedral Square, Glasgow.


John Pidgeon

Key construction projects undertaken by the company are: The Brisbane Club; Waterfront Place; the Brisbane Transit Centre; the Broadbeach Monorail; The Oasis Shopping Centre and Hotel; The Suncorp Metway Building; the Stradbroke and Macleay Towers – Dockside; Cathedral Square; 313 Adelaide Street; and the Bank of Queensland Building.

Maxwell Bury

There he designed the Torlesse building in Cathedral Square, an orphanage at Addington and the church of St John the Baptist in Latimer Square, the latter in early 1864, as well as some private houses.

Neil Dawson

Dawson's best-known pieces include The Chalice, a large inverted cone in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, and Ferns, a sphere created from metal fern leaves which hangs above Wellington's Civic Square.

Villa di Corliano

In the lateral ovals there are the Cathedral Square of Pisa, the original view of the villa, Piana della Croce Mount (Apuan Alps), the Gulf of Lerici, two unknown castles and the commissioners’ portraits.


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Fulda Cathedral

On the cathedral square directly in front of the main entrance large open-air concerts regularly take place, sometimes featuring international stars (e.g., José Carreras, Chris de Burgh).

Jeff Talman

Installation sites have included Cathedral Square (Domplatte) in Cologne, Germany, St. James Cathedral in Chicago, the Bavarian Forest, a wind turbine site in Åland, Finland, the MIT Media Lab, The Kitchen, Eyebeam, bitforms gallery in New York City and others.

Warner's Hotel

Herman, together with solicitor Walter Cresswell, commissioned architects Sidney and Alfred Luttrell to design what became known as the Royal Exchange, and what is these days known as the Regent Theatre, on the opposite site of Cathedral Square.