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57 <p>Civic Square was designed by architect Ian Athfield and completed in 1991.</p><p>Before Civic Square, there was no formal civic space in the capital.</p><p>The buildings around civic square are the Wellington City Library, the Wellington Town Hall, the City Gallery Wellington, Capital E (containing the National Theatre for Children), the Wellington City Council, and the Michael Fowler Centre. </p><p>The works of art here are used to incorporate 'expressions of tikanga and as reflections on place embracing multiple viewpoints' (Harper &amp; Lister, 2007, p. 65).<br/></p> 
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63      <span class="hidden" id="tour-name">civic</span>
64      <span class="hidden" id="tour-latitude">-41.288892057252504</span>
65      <span class="hidden" id="tour-longitude">174.7772455215454</span>
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72  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-188">188</span>
73  <span class="name">City to Sea Bridge</span>
74  <span class="sculptor">Para Matchitt, John Gray, Rewi Thompson</span>
75  <span class="year">1992</span>
76  <span class="latitude">-41.28871249</span>
77  <span class="longitude">174.7785641</span>
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79  <span class="thumbnail-alt">City to Sea Bridge</span>
80  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/city-to-sea-bridge</span>
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83  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-558">558</span>
84  <span class="name">The Rugby World Cup Celebration</span>
85  <span class="sculptor">Weta Workshop</span>
86  <span class="year">2011</span>
87  <span class="latitude">-41.288575</span>
88  <span class="longitude">174.778189</span>
89  <span class="thumbnail-url">/__data/assets/image/0003/1659/thumb-the-rugby-world-cup-celebration.jpg</span>
90  <span class="thumbnail-alt">The Rugby World Cup Celebration</span>
91  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/the-rugby-world-cup-celebration-sculpture</span>
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94  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-164">164</span>
95  <span class="name">The Pool</span>
96  <span class="sculptor">Charlotte Fisher</span>
97  <span class="year">1994</span>
98  <span class="latitude">-41.2889891</span>
99  <span class="longitude">174.7782308</span>
100  <span class="thumbnail-url">/__data/assets/image/0020/1658/thumb-the-pool.jpg</span>
101  <span class="thumbnail-alt">The Pool</span>
102  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/the-pool</span>
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105  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-1560">1560</span>
106  <span class="name">Te Aho a Māui</span>
107  <span class="sculptor">Rewi Thompson</span>
108  <span class="year">1991</span>
109  <span class="latitude">-41.288906</span>
110  <span class="longitude">174.778100</span>
111  <span class="thumbnail-url">/__data/assets/image/0004/1768/thumb-te-aho-a-maui.jpg</span>
112  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Te Aho a Māui</span>
113  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/te-aho-a-mui</span>
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116  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-104">104</span>
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117Nikau </span>
118  <span class="sculptor">Ian Athfield</span>
119  <span class="year">1991</span>
120  <span class="latitude">-41.28898896</span>
121  <span class="longitude">174.777868</span>
122  <span class="thumbnail-url">/__data/assets/image/0005/1769/thumb-nikau-palms.jpg</span>
123  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Nikau palms</span>
124  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/nikau-palms</span>
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127  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-394">394</span>
128  <span class="name">Anchor Stone</span>
129  <span class="sculptor">Ra Vincent</span>
130  <span class="year">2004</span>
131  <span class="latitude">-41.28912996</span>
132  <span class="longitude">174.7776281</span>
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134  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Anchor Stone</span>
135  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/anchor-stone</span>
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138  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-983">983</span>
139  <span class="name">Pig</span>
140  <span class="sculptor">Alan Hobbs</span>
141  <span class="year">1995</span>
142  <span class="latitude">-41.28903118</span>
143  <span class="longitude">174.7775287</span>
144  <span class="thumbnail-url">/__data/assets/image/0016/1654/thumb-pig.jpg</span>
145  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Pig</span>
146  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/the-pig</span>
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149  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-354">354</span>
150  <span class="name">Prow and Capital</span>
151  <span class="sculptor">Matt Pine</span>
152  <span class="year">1991</span>
153  <span class="latitude">-41.28877964</span>
154  <span class="longitude">174.777552</span>
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156  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Prow and Capital</span>
157  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/prow-and-capital</span>
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160  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-140">140</span>
161  <span class="name">Ferns</span>
162  <span class="sculptor">Neil Dawson</span>
163  <span class="year">1998</span>
164  <span class="latitude">-41.2887753</span>
165  <span class="longitude">174.77721</span>
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167  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Fern</span>
168  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/ferns</span>
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171  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-132">132</span>
172  <span class="name">Fault</span>
173  <span class="sculptor">Ralph Hotere and Bill Culberth</span>
174  <span class="year">1994</span>
175  <span class="latitude">-41.28856</span>
176  <span class="longitude">174.77724</span>
177  <span class="thumbnail-url">/__data/assets/image/0014/1904/thumb-fault.jpg</span>
178  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Fault</span>
179  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/fault</span>
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182  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-116">116</span>
183  <span class="name">Seven Steps to Heaven</span>
184  <span class="sculptor">Mary-Louise Brown</span>
185  <span class="year">2000</span>
186  <span class="latitude">-41.28885063</span>
187  <span class="longitude">174.7767735</span>
188  <span class="thumbnail-url">/__data/assets/image/0018/1656/thumb-seven-steps-to-heaven..jpg</span>
189  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Seven Steps To Heven</span>
190  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/seven-steps-to-heaven</span>
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194  <span class="name">Silent People</span>
195  <span class="sculptor">Chris Booth</span>
196  <span class="year">1991</span>
197  <span class="latitude">-41.28860247</span>
198  <span class="longitude">174.7766809</span>
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200  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Silent People</span>
201  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/silent-people</span>
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204  <span class="id hidden" id="id-list-378">378</span>
205  <span class="name">Grand Head</span>
206  <span class="sculptor">Terry Stringer</span>
207  <span class="year">1986</span>
208  <span class="latitude">-41.28908086</span>
209  <span class="longitude">174.775988</span>
210  <span class="thumbnail-url">/__data/assets/image/0015/1653/thumb-grand-head.jpg</span>
211  <span class="thumbnail-alt">Grand Head</span>
212  <span class="url">/tours/civic-square/grand-head</span>
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216<div class="content-narrow content-left"><h2>The sculptures</h2>
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219  <a href="/tours/civic-square/city-to-sea-bridge" itemprop="url"><img alt="City to Sea Bridge" src="/__data/assets/image/0019/1765/thumb-city-to-sea-bridge.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">1</span> <span class="sculpture-name">City to Sea Bridge</span></a>
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222  <a href="/tours/civic-square/city-to-sea-bridge" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">1</span> <span class="sculpture-name">City to Sea Bridge</span></a>
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224<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
225  <a href="/tours/civic-square/the-rugby-world-cup-celebration-sculpture" itemprop="url"><img alt="The Rugby World Cup Celebration" src="/__data/assets/image/0003/1659/thumb-the-rugby-world-cup-celebration.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">2</span> <span class="sculpture-name">The Rugby World Cup Celebration</span></a>
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227<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
228  <a href="/tours/civic-square/the-rugby-world-cup-celebration-sculpture" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">2</span> <span class="sculpture-name">The Rugby World Cup Celebration</span></a>
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230<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
231  <a href="/tours/civic-square/the-pool" itemprop="url"><img alt="The Pool" src="/__data/assets/image/0020/1658/thumb-the-pool.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">3</span> <span class="sculpture-name">The Pool</span></a>
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233<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
234  <a href="/tours/civic-square/the-pool" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">3</span> <span class="sculpture-name">The Pool</span></a>
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236<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
237  <a href="/tours/civic-square/te-aho-a-mui" itemprop="url"><img alt="Te Aho a Māui" src="/__data/assets/image/0004/1768/thumb-te-aho-a-maui.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">4</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Te Aho a Māui</span></a>
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239<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
240  <a href="/tours/civic-square/te-aho-a-mui" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">4</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Te Aho a Māui</span></a>
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242<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
243  <a href="/tours/civic-square/nikau-palms" itemprop="url"><img alt="Nikau palms" src="/__data/assets/image/0005/1769/thumb-nikau-palms.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">5</span> <span class="sculpture-name">
243Nikau </span></a>
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245<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
246  <a href="/tours/civic-square/nikau-palms" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">5</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Nikau </span></a>
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248<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
249  <a href="/tours/civic-square/anchor-stone" itemprop="url"><img alt="Anchor Stone" src="/__data/assets/image/0014/1652/thumb-anchor-stone.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">6</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Anchor Stone</span></a>
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251<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
252  <a href="/tours/civic-square/anchor-stone" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">6</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Anchor Stone</span></a>
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254<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
255  <a href="/tours/civic-square/the-pig" itemprop="url"><img alt="Pig" src="/__data/assets/image/0016/1654/thumb-pig.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">7</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Pig</span></a>
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257<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
258  <a href="/tours/civic-square/the-pig" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">7</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Pig</span></a>
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260<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
261  <a href="/tours/civic-square/prow-and-capital" itemprop="url"><img alt="Prow and Capital" src="/__data/assets/image/0017/1655/thumb-prow-and-capital.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">8</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Prow and Capital</span></a>
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264  <a href="/tours/civic-square/prow-and-capital" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">8</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Prow and Capital</span></a>
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266<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
267  <a href="/tours/civic-square/ferns" itemprop="url"><img alt="Fern" src="/__data/assets/image/0020/1766/thumb-fern.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">9</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Ferns</span></a>
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269<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
270  <a href="/tours/civic-square/ferns" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">9</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Ferns</span></a>
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272<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
273  <a href="/tours/civic-square/fault" itemprop="url"><img alt="Fault" src="/__data/assets/image/0014/1904/thumb-fault.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">10</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Fault</span></a>
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275<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
276  <a href="/tours/civic-square/fault" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">10</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Fault</span></a>
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278<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
279  <a href="/tours/civic-square/seven-steps-to-heaven" itemprop="url"><img alt="Seven Steps To Heven" src="/__data/assets/image/0018/1656/thumb-seven-steps-to-heaven..jpg"/><span class="tour-no">11</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Seven Steps to Heaven</span></a>
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281<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
282  <a href="/tours/civic-square/seven-steps-to-heaven" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">11</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Seven Steps to Heaven</span></a>
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284<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
285  <a href="/tours/civic-square/silent-people" itemprop="url"><img alt="Silent People" src="/__data/assets/image/0019/1657/thumb-silent-people.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">12</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Silent People</span></a>
286</li>
287<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
288  <a href="/tours/civic-square/silent-people" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">12</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Silent People</span></a>
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290<li class="narrow-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
291  <a href="/tours/civic-square/grand-head" itemprop="url"><img alt="Grand Head" src="/__data/assets/image/0015/1653/thumb-grand-head.jpg"/><span class="tour-no">13</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Grand Head</span></a>
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293<li class="wide-screen-only" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Sculpture">
294  <a href="/tours/civic-square/grand-head" itemprop="url"><span class="tour-no">13</span> <span class="sculpture-name">Grand Head</span></a>
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