In honour of her majesty's birthday, we're looking back to the building of Queens Wharf in downtown Auckland.
The original wharf was built in 1852 and was made from wood, and it was initially called Queen Street Wharf. It was replaced in the early 1900s with a concrete wharf.
While today we know Queens Wharf as the home of Shed 10 and the Cloud, originally there were five industrial buildings on the site, which were designed to process cargo.
Three of the sheds were dismantled in the 1980s, leaving just Shed 10 and Shed 11 – the latter was removed to make way for the Cloud.
Today, Queens Wharf is a thriving destination for both locals and tourists.
Cruise ships dock alongside it; Shed 10 and the Cloud host festivals, conferences, private functions and more; and public artwork The Lighthouse sits at the end near an open public space.
