From New Zealand-
Construction of Christchurch’s cardboard cathedral is about to get underway, with the arrival of its 320 giant cardboard tubes.
But it's already running behind schedule, and the Anglican Church is $1 million short for the project, so it's asking for volunteers to paint the tubes.
At 6m in length and weighing 120kg each, the cardboard tubes look more like giant over-sized toilet rolls than a ceiling.
Project manager Johnny McFarlane is feeling positive about the structure.
“Three of these cardboard cores will make a single core," he says. "The final height of the cardboard cathedral is 6m, so it is a big structure, and imposing, and it is going to look beautiful when it is finished.”
A total of 2km of cardboard tubes, 320 in total, are required. Each will have laminated wood inserted for strength and covered by a clear corrugated roof.
“They will sit on top of containers and the containers will form some little chapels on the side of the cathedral and some office space and some kitchens. It’s going to be a great looking structure,” says Mr McFarlane.
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