Opening of the Beehive in Wellington, 1977

The interior of the Beehive, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, with tapestries by Guy Ngan in the foreground photographed during the opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II (standing on the landing with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon), 28 February 1977.

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The 1970s
Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee

Keywords

wellington city

parliament buildings

beehive

1970s

royalty

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: EP/1977/0782/13a
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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