An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
A photograph of exposed steel and concrete from the partially-demolished Art Gallery Apartments building on Gloucester Street.
Seen through a cordon fence, traces of bricks from a demolished building adhere to the concrete wall of the adjoining building, also being demolished.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Press Building, Gloucester Street".
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
A photograph of a crack that runs between two windows of the earthquake-damaged Wheki Building at the University of Canterbury.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. The roof of the stone chamber has completely collapsed, bringing down scaffolding on the outside of the building.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Canterbury Times and Star Building on Gloucester Street".
A photograph of damaged buildings on Norwich Quay. A car parked in front of the buildings has been crushed by falling bricks.
An aerial photograph of masonry from the earthquake damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
Building debris in front of Alice in Videoland and the Physics Room, seen from St Asaph Street.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. Large cracks run up the corner of the building, and the stained glass windows are broken and buckled.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
The walkway from Cathedral Square, looking down Colombo Street towards The Crossing bus exchange building on the left, and the Ballantynes building on the right.
Scaffolding surrounds the Cathedral Junction building on Worcester Street. Security fences have been placed around the building to restrict access.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Government Life Suspension', on the wall of the Chancery Arcade building. The artwork depicts a reflection of the Government Life building which is visible behind the Chancery Arcade. The installation is part of a series titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The Government Life and Chancery Arcade buildings were demolished in 2014.
A photograph of a map used by emergency management personnel to inspect buildings after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The map is of the block bordered by Barbadoes Street, Worcester Street, Gloucester Street, and Fitzgerald Avenue. Many of the buildings have been highlighted in blue, with some smaller buildings highlighted in orange. Two blocks of buildings have been outlined in dark-blue felt-tip pen. Numbers and messages have been written on the map with biro.
On a walk around the city to catch up on what is happening May 29, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department store.
It featured the South Island's first escalator, w...
Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building and the Front Runner store. On a walk around Christchurch May 9, 2013 New Zealand.
Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department s...
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the old Registry Building on the corner of Worcester and Montreal Streets. The masonry of the Worcester Street gable has crumbled and is lying on the street in front. Wire fencing has been used to cordon off the building.
A photograph showcasing the intricate wooden ceiling of the Cranmer Court building's octagonal corner section. Although designed to house a book depot, the room was used as the principal's office while Christchurch Normal School was operating from the building. This part of the building housed Plato Creative from March 2008 to November 2009.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building in central Christchurch. Broken glass and other rubble litters the courtyard in front of the building. There is a large crack in the brick wall to the right. A red sticker on the glass door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
Members of the New Zealand police shifting a wooden beam from the ruins of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. One of the New Zealand Police members has put on a bicycle helmet as protection. Around them, emergency personnel are searching the rubble for trapped people.
A photograph showcasing the intricate wooden ceiling of the Cranmer Court building's octagonal corner section. Although designed to house a book depot, the room was used as the principal's office while Christchurch Normal School was operating from the building. This part of the building housed Plato Creative from March 2008 to November 2009.
