Pastry chef Wally Walberg with a replica of the Dunedin
Railway Station, completed for the Sheraton Gingerbread
Village, Seattle. Photo by the Seattle Times.
A slice of Dunedin has been constructed out of
gingerbread for an American hotel.
A gingerbread replica of the Dunedin Railway Station has
joined the likes of New York's Grand Central Station and
London's King Cross, as part of the 19th Annual Sheraton
Gingerbread Village.
The "Holiday Express" theme required each of the six
volunteer teams to construct a replica of railway station
from around the world under the watchful eye of a chef and
architect at the Seattle-based hotel.
Planning began in August, with each structure weighing up to
230kg and a height limit of 150cm.
The gingerbread creations were not eaten, but donations from
visitors went to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The Dunedin Railway Station, which was officially opened in
1906, is one of the New Zealand's most photographed
buildings.
Designed by George Troup, it earned the architect the
nickname "Gingerbread George".
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