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Centennial Exhibition tower, 1940

Image

Edmund Anscombe's design for the Centennial Tower at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington. The sharp, modern lines of the buildings were seen to capture the wave of modernity and progress that New Zealand was riding.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-117761-F
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Centennial Exhibition tower, 1940, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/centennial-exhibition-tower-1940, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated