A photograph of the rubble from the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble. A car and the bumper of another car can be seen under the rubble.
A photograph looking north across Tuam Street to Poplar Lane. Bricks from earthquake-damaged buildings litter the lane. A car parked on the left side of the lane has been crushed by falling bricks. To the left of the photograph a pile of rubble from Plume is sitting on the road. Behind this are two mannequins, still hanging in the store.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A concrete crusher with workmen salvaging reinforcing steel from the debris, Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "164-170 Hereford Street is used as a concrete recycling and crushing area".
A photograph of crushed cars outside 199 Madras Street. A Santa mannequin has been placed next to the gutter.
A photograph of crushed cars outside 199 Madras Street. A Santa mannequin has been placed next to the gutter.
A photograph of crushed cars outside 199 Madras Street. A Santa mannequin has been placed next to the gutter.
A photograph of crushed cars outside 199 Madras Street. A Santa mannequin has been placed next to the gutter.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wall crushing caused this window in the Hotel Grand Chancellor to buckle".
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Dundas Street near the Smiths City car park. In the background several crushed cars have been removed from the car park and stacked on the road.
A photograph of Anderson and Hill Sports Power on the corner of St Asaph and Colombo Streets. Wire fences have been placed across the street as a cordon. In the background, rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings and crushed cars line the left side of the road. There is also foliage from a fallen tree.
A photograph of a car on Gloucester Street which has been crushed by falling bricks from the Canterbury Times and Star building. There is a pile of bricks on the front of the car. A USAR team have spray-painted codes on a plywood board and wedged it into the back of the car.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled, and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. Windows in the tower behind are broken.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remaining crushed concrete rubble on the site of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Cashel Street".
A photograph of a damaged building on Norwich Quay. The building's frontage has collapsed, crushing a car parked beneath it.
A photograph of a damaged building on Norwich Quay. The building's frontage has collapsed, crushing a car parked beneath it.
A photograph of a damaged building on Norwich Quay. The building's frontage has collapsed, crushing a car parked beneath it.
Detail of damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor, showing how the building has crushed against the car park structure beside it.
Damage to the Cranmer Centre. The brick facade has fallen from the upper storeys, crushing cordon fencing on the street below.
A photograph looking west down Dundas Street. Rubble has been stacked on both sides of the street. Several earthquake-damaged cars, recovered from the Smiths City car park, have also been stacked on the left. In the background two excavators are sorting through the rubble.
A photograph of the dew and lens cap from the Townsend Telescope. The cap was crushed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Ann Brower survived a bus being crushed, suffering broken bones and cut tendons in her hand."
A photograph of the dew and lens cap from the Townsend Telescope. The cap was crushed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of damaged buildings on Norwich Quay. A car parked in front of the buildings has been crushed by falling bricks.
A crushed car on Lichfield Street. Bricks from the above building fell during the quake onto the parked car. Fortunately, nobody was inside.
A crushed trailer on a property in Redcliffs. A large rock from cliff above fell onto the trailer during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A view looking south down Manchester Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Several vehicles have been crushed by falling masonry.
