Auckland Town Hall

The town hall of Auckland

The town hall of Auckland is an elegant building of Edwardian style inaugurated in 1911, that borders the Aotea Square and was the first seat of the municipal administration. The Auckland audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this heritage monument, famous for its great concert hall and its immense organ, one of the finest buildings of the town.

The Edwardian seat and its great concert hall

It is an elegant Edwardian style that characterises the town hall of Auckland, which imposes itself along the Aotea Square. Inaugurated in 1911, it was at that time one of the most imposing buildings of the town, witness of the ambition of a town in full rise. It was, as one suspects, the first seat of the municipal administration of Auckland, but also its first great performance hall, since you find there a concert hall able to host up to one thousand six hundred and seventy-three people. Its immense and very powerful organ, one of the most remarkable of the southern hemisphere, adds to the splendour of the place and has accompanied for more than a century concerts and great occasions. The building, of triangular form to fit the plot, presents a careful stone façade, adorned with columns and a high clock tower that makes it one of the landmarks of the centre. Restored in the 1990s with a great respect for its original character, it is part of the historic and cultural heritage of Auckland and counts among its finest monuments. It continues to host concerts, conferences and events, in spaces endowed with modern facilities while keeping their old character. Neighbour of the Aotea Centre and the square, it forms with them the cultural heart of the town. A historic town hall and a prestigious concert hall, the town hall of Auckland is a fine stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

You admire the elegant building of Edwardian style inaugurated in 1911, the first seat of the municipal administration of Auckland and one of the most imposing buildings of the town; of triangular form, with a high clock tower, it shelters a great concert hall of more than one thousand six hundred seats and an immense organ among the most remarkable of the southern hemisphere, and borders the Aotea Square. The town hall is a heritage jewel of Auckland. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The town hall of Auckland lies on Queen Street, along the Aotea Square, in the heart of the town centre, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from the square; to attend a concert or an event, it is best to enquire in advance about the programme and the conditions of access, which vary. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is particular about the town hall of Auckland?

Inaugurated in 1911 in an elegant Edwardian style, it was the first seat of the municipal administration and one of the most imposing buildings of the town; of triangular form and endowed with a high clock tower, it shelters a great concert hall of more than one thousand six hundred seats and an immense organ among the most remarkable of the southern hemisphere, along the Aotea Square.

Where is the town hall of Auckland?

On Queen Street, along the Aotea Square, in the heart of the town centre of Auckland, in New Zealand.