Old Government Buildings, Wellington

Old Government Buildings
The Old Government Buildings seen from the front right
General information
Architectural style	Neo-Renaissance
Location	55 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°16′46″S 174°46′41″E / 41.279484°S 174.777975°E / -41.279484; 174.777975
Current tenants	Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law
Construction started	1875
Completed	1876
Landlord	Department of Conservation
Technical details
Floor count	4
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Clayton
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Designated	2 July 1982
Reference no.	37

New Zealand's Old Government Buildings sit on the Government Buildings Historic Reserve, on Lambton Quay in central Wellington. The buildings were completed in 1876 on land reclaimed from Wellington Harbour to house the young New Zealand Government and its public service.

The building now houses the Victoria University of Wellington's Law School. It is classified as a Category 1 historic building by Heritage New Zealand.^[1]

Until 1998, the building was the second-largest wooden building in the world (after Tōdai-ji in Nara, Japan).^{[2][failed verification]}