Napier - Art Deco building by Mark Sukhija

Napier - Art Deco building

The city of Napier, after suffering a devastating earthquake in 1931, was rebuilt in a two year period. The Art Deco style was extensively employed and, alongside Spanish Mission and stripped Classical, is prevalant throughout town.

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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook