Monday, April 16, 2012

Cardboard Cathedral Is OK'd in Christ Church, NZ; Will Replace Stone Church Wrecked in Earthquake

The Huffington Post website reports that Anglican leaders in the city of Christ Church, New Zealand today (April 16, 2012) announced plans to build a soaring 82-foot-high cathedral with 104 tubes of cardboard as a temporary replacement of the iconic stone Christ Church Cathedral, which was destroyed last year in an earthquake that killed 185 people.

The temporary cathedral will cost about $4.1 million.

It will include traditional structural materials -- like concrete and steel -- as well as a polycarbonate roof.

The Rev. Craig Dixon said it will be weatherproof and fire-resistant.

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