St. Mary's Anglican Cathedral in Auckland is believed to be the largest wooden Gothic structure in the world, and the cornerstone of this building was laid in 1886, and although the cathedral was originally designed to be built in stone, during the economic depression in the late nineteenth century, The stone masonry was considered very expensive, and the building rests on the finest and most beautiful elements of medieval design, and it was the last major project of the eminent architect Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort, so don't miss the opportunity to visit it to witness the finest architecture in New Zealand.