vintage cathedral, square Christchurch NZ Postcard

From a ca 1898 hand coloured postcard of Christchurch New Zealand Anglical Cathedral and Cathedral Square. The colours on this card are, due to old age, somewhat faded. The Anglican cathedral of ChristChurch in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, was built in the second half of the 19th century. It is located in the centre of the city, surrounded by Cathedral Square. It is the cathedral seat of the Bishop of Christchurch in the New Zealand tikanga of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake destroyed the spire and part of the tower – and severely damaged the structure of the remaining building. The cathedral had been damaged previously by earthquakes in 1881, 1888, 1901, 1922 and 2010. On 2 March 2012 it was announced that the building would be demolished.