A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade.
A photograph of a badly-damaged brick building on the corner of Madras Street and Lichfield Street. Lichfield Street has been cordoned off and fallen bricks lie behind a wire fence.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of an excavator on St Asaph Street. In the background is the back of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This house was so badly damaged it has already been removed, ahead of the mass demolition programme. 22 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
This block of shops on Victoria Street was so badly damaged that it had to be demolished following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This block of shops on Victoria Street was so badly damaged that it had to be demolished following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This block of shops on Victoria Street was so badly damaged that it had to be demolished following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
A view down Cashel Street from the Bridge of Remembrance, showing earthquake damage to several buildings along Cashel Mall. In the background the Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen, a Christchurch hotel that was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. The collapse of a key supporting shear wall caused the building to visibly lean to one side.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Edward Gibbon building on Tuam Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and the footpath behind the fence is covered in fallen bricks.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of building rubble and machinery. Gloucester Arcade and the badly-damaged Farmers building are in the background to the right.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Manchester Street, between Tuam Street and St Asaph Street. The businesses have been cordoned off with wire fencing and many of their facades have collapsed.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street towards the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. Buildings have been fenced off on both sides and there are fallen bricks and rubble on the footpaths.
A photograph of the back of badly-damaged buildings on High Street, taken from behind a fence on St Asaph Street. The old Post Office building can be seen in the distance.
The sign of the badly damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork from the gable above has crumbled, exposing the inside of the building.
A photograph of bricks and building rubble stacked in front of the west-facing wall of the badly-damaged McKenzie & Willis building on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The top storey of the building has collapsed, and the bricks and wood have fallen onto the footpath below.
A photograph of a partially-cleared building site and badly-damaged buildings between St Asaph Street and High Street, taken from St Asaph Street. The old post office building can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Winnie Bagoes building on Colombo Street. The left side of the building has collapsed and a metal pole anchored to a concrete block is holding up the remains.
A photograph of a cleared site between St Asaph Street and Tuam Street. The old Post Office building can be seen in the distance to the left and on the right are badly-damaged High Street buildings.
The badly damaged Carlton Hotel on Papanui Road. One wall of the upper storey has collapsed, exposing the rooms within, and bricks litter the footpath below. Bracing have been placed against the building as support.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Winnie Bagoes building on Colombo Street. The left side of the building has collapsed and a metal pole anchored to a concrete block is holding up the remains.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on Manchester Street, which previously housed the Treehouse bar and nightclub. The roof and second storey of the building have been temporarily repaired and the building is fenced off.
A photograph of a cleared site between St Asaph Street and Tuam Street. The old Post Office building can be seen in the distance to the left and on the right are badly-damaged High Street buildings.
A photograph of the remains of a sign on the side of the badly-damaged McKenzie & Willis building on the corner of Tuam Street and High Street. The sign used to read, 'Luxury furniture concepts'.
A photograph looking east along Tuam Street, towards the intersection with High Street. Half of the road has been blocked off with shipping containers and badly-damaged buildings can be seen in the distance.
Damage to River Road in Richmond. The road surface is badly cracked and slumped, and liquefaction silt covers part of the road. The photographer comments, "Liquefaction in River Rd. This is minor compared to many streets in town".
A photograph of the badly-damaged buildings on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. The corner has been cordoned off with wire fences, and fallen bricks lie on the ground behind.
A photograph looking north along Manchester Street from near the intersection with St Asaph Street. Badly-damaged buildings can be seen on each side of the street and the road has been closed off.