The original Scottish settlers who
founded the city wanted to create a new religious community, a
new Edinburgh (Dunedin is the Gaelic name for Edinburgh). But the
discovery of gold deposits nearby soon changed that and Dunedin
bacame a rich city, the richest in the country. The wealth
is demonstrated in the architecture, from the splendid Flemish-style
railway station to the courthouse and the newspaper building.
The city is built aroud the central Octagon, where there is a
statue of Scottish poet Robbie Burns.
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