Public Art through time

Wellington 1910–2024 13 photos of this spot

13 photographs taken at the same spot in Wellington, spanning 1910–2024 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The General Post Office in Wellington, New Zealand, photographed around 1910.

GPO Wellington 1910 The General Post Office in Wellington, New Zealand, photographed around 1910.

Public Art 2007 This 2007 photograph documents a public art installation in Wellington, New Zealand, part of the city's ongoing program of outdoor sculpture displayed around its central streets.

France Telecom Wellington NZ 2008 A France Telecom sign marks an office in Wellington, New Zealand, in this 2008 photograph. France Telecom, later renamed Orange, was a major French telecommunications company with offices in cities worldwide.

Harbour Board bldg Academy of Fine Arts 2016 The former Harbour Board building, later home to the Academy of Fine Arts, on Wellington's waterfront in New Zealand, photographed in 2016. The building is part of the city's historic port precinct.

Post Office Square Wellington New Zealand April 2019 Post Office Square sits in Wellington's central business district, a public space shaped by the city's role as New Zealand's capital. This photograph dates from April 2019.

Huddart Parker building 1 Post Office Square 2021 The Huddart Parker Building at Post Office Square on Wellington's waterfront, photographed in August 2021. Built for the Huddart Parker shipping line in the early twentieth century, it remains one of the heritage buildings anchoring the harbourside precinct.

SkyBlues 01 2023 Taken in 2023 in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, a compact harbour city built around the slopes of the Cook Strait coastline at the southern tip of the North Island. Wellington has served as the nation's capital since 1865, when the seat of government moved there from Auckland.

SkyBlues 03 2023 Wellington is known for the strong winds that funnel through Cook Strait, giving it a reputation as one of the windiest cities in the world. This photograph was taken there in 2023, in a harbour city wrapped tightly around steep, hilly terrain.

SkyBlues 02 2023 Wellington sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is regarded as one of the most seismically active capital cities in the world. This photograph, dating from 2023, shows part of the city that grew up on reclaimed and low-lying land beside its harbour.

SkyBlues 04 2023 Wellington's steep terrain has shaped its cityscape, with a cable car linking the harbourside central business district to the hillside suburb of Kelburn. This photograph of the city was taken in 2023.

SkyBlues 05 2023 A 2023 photograph from Wellington, New Zealand, a city long associated with the country's film and creative industries and centred on a deep natural harbour at the foot of the North Island's hills.

SkyBlues 06 2023 Wellington, pictured here in 2023, is New Zealand's capital and its third-most populous urban area, wrapped around a deep natural harbour on Cook Strait at the southern tip of the North Island.

'SkyBlues' sculpture lit up at night 2024 'SkyBlues,' a sculpture by the New Zealand-born artist Bill Culbert known for his work with light, is shown lit up at night in Wellington, the country's capital, in this 2024 photograph.