That Damn Square
That Damn Square is an attraction in Christchurch.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
★4.9 on Google, 210 reviews, as at October 2026
Christchurch
Reviews
★4.9 on Google, 210 reviews, as at October 2026.
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I’ll be honest, I've traveled this way quite often, however, this day, I suddenly felt a disturbance in the aura—a sudden, sharp 90-degree turn in the fabric of reality. I looked up and there it was. That Damn Square! I’ve seen nature before, but nature is usually messy. Nature has 'curves' and 'randomness.' This hillside, however, has clearly been formatted. Is it AI? The road leading up to it is so straight it's uncomfortable. I was about to follow the 100 sign’s advice and speed toward it, hoping to finally enter the higher dimension promised by such perfect geometry. But then I saw the '
Ian Crafts, 9 months agoSonnet to a Square of Pines Upon the hillside, steep where shadows lie, A square of pines stands solemn, dark, and deep; Their murmured hymns to wind and cloud reply, While rooted dreams through moss and silence creep. Each trunk, a pillar in some forest hall, Lifts skyward prayers in resin-scented air; The hill below seems bowed in reverent thrall, As if the earth itself were whispering there. When evening spills its gold through folded green, Their crowns turn dusky, edged in silver flame; No grander temple ever yet was seen— No holier hush in nature’s sacred frame. O square of pines, yo
Daniel Dugan, 11 months agoWe actually came all the way from Holland to marvel at this square. We were surprised its even more square in real life. The combination of the square and the tree roots makes us wonder if this is the true square root of everything. Thank you for grazing us with your squareness
Rowdy Batenburg, 11 months ago
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other attractions
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Also in Christchurch
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Attractions | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | maps.app.goo.gl · declines automated reads | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Rural Banks Peninsula | District Plan |
Questions, answered briefly
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An attraction in Christchurch, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Christchurch, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
its website.
Rail Trail at Kaituna Quarry Reserve (4.4 km), Big Rock (10.2 km), Living Springs Farm Park (10.7 km), every one in the city.
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers
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- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
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