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Cardboard Cathedral: Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral from the back, Christchurch, New Zealand
1/6 · Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral from the back, Christchurch, New ZealandPhoto: Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Cardboard Cathedral: Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand
2/6 · Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New ZealandPhoto: Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Cardboard Cathedral: Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral in July 2013
3/6 · Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral in July 2013Photo: Schwede66 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Cardboard Cathedral: Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral in July 2013
4/6 · Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral in July 2013Photo: Schwede66 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Cardboard Cathedral: Interior · The interior of the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral, also known as the Cardboard Cathedral
5/6 · Interior · The interior of the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral, also known as the Cardboard CathedralPhoto: lumoplank · CC0 · source
Cardboard Cathedral: Interior
6/6 · InteriorPhoto: AlasdairW · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral from the back, Christchurch, New ZealandPhoto 2: Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New ZealandPhoto 3: Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral in July 2013Photo 4: Exterior · Cardboard Cathedral in July 2013Photo 5: Interior · The interior of the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral, also known as the Cardboard CathedralPhoto 6: Interior

Religious · Contemporary

Cardboard Cathedral

Shigeru Ban · Christchurch, NZ · 2013

Key featuresLarge cardboard tubes form an A-frame on shipping containers, ending in a triangular coloured-glass wall.

Architect
Shigeru Ban
Place
Christchurch, NZ
Year
2013
Typology
Religious
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Oceania
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