Cracks on building facades.
Front facade to Christchurch City Council's Civic Offices.
Stones from a fallen facade in the city centre.
Shipping containers support the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal.
The refurbished facade of the Pavilion building on Cashel Street.
Cracks on the facade of a building on Victoria Street.
Damage to the facade of a church in the central city.
Cracks along a facade in a building in the city centre.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton's Empire Hotel facade in danger of falling".
A photograph of a crack along the facade of 217 Tuam Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton's Empire Hotel facade in danger of falling".
A photograph of earthquake damage to the facade of 620 Colombo Street.
Detail of the facade on the Alice in Videoland building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the facade of 772 Colombo Street.
The damaged Canterbury Provincial Government Buildings where part of the top facade has been removed.
A damaged property that has been fenced off. Sections of the brick facade have fallen off.
Extensive damage to the Caxton Press building on Victoria Street. Bricks have toppled from the facade.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Facade for R and R Sports on Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Facade for R and R Sports on Tuam Street".
Damage to a row of shops on Barbadoes Street. The brick facades have collapsed, crushing the awnings.
Detail of the damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chamers, where part of the brick facade has crumbled.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Facade for R and R Sports on Tuam Street".
A fire engine parked beside the damaged Piko Wholefoods. Large sections of the brick facade have collapsed.
The damaged New Regent Street facades. The clock has stopped at 12.51 pm on 22 February 2011.
A damaged facade of a building on Cashel Street. The Westpac building can be seen in the background.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square, where stone blocks have fallen from the facade.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square, where stone blocks have fallen from the facade.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square, where stone blocks have fallen from the facade.
The damaged New Regent Street facades. Scaffolding has been placed under the awnings. The BNZ building on Armargh Street can be seen in the background.
A police officer inspects a damaged building on Barbadoes street. The brick facade has collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with police tape.