The Christchurch Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. This image shows the centre of the city still cordoned off. I took this image on Good Friday, Easter weekend, as the sun rose to shine over the city giving a feeling of hope and resurrection of Christchurch to come in...
Colombo Street, looking north from Cathedral Square
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the cathedral tower".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, climbs out of the damaged cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the cathedral tower".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, climbs out of the damaged cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Historic Post Office in Cathedral Square from the site of the Regent Theatre (telephoto lens used)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, missing its distinctive green domes".
Aerial image of Cathedral Square taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
An aerial photograph of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament with the damaged front visible and shipping containers on either side.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Manchester Street with the cathedral behind and Press Building to the right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "From Manchester Street looking west along Worcester Street towards the cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lowering a platform from the PWC building in Armagh Street at sunset, viewed from Cathedral Square".
An aerial photograph of Madras Street near Latimer Square, with the Transitional Cathedral under construction.
An aerial photograph looking south-east over Cathedral Square with Rydges Hotel in the bottom centre, and the site of Clarendon Towers.
A photograph looking east down Worcester Street from near the Regent Theatre. The badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square. Shop windows on the ground level have been boarded up with plywood.
