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    A colour photograph of 204 Madras Street where the Florian building used to stand, after demolition but with some foundations still visible.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    An old advertisement for McCormick Reapers and Binders on the side of a building has been exposed by the demolition of the adjoining building.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wildflowers on the site of a demolished building in Sydenham".
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    An aerial photograph of the damage to the slate roof of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Cracks in the front of a building on Madras Street. In the foreground is a shipping container placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    A photograph of a brick from the Union Centre Building. A frog mark can just be seen in it.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    A photograph of the front window and sign of the Canterbury Times and Star Building.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    A building under construction on Colombo Street in Sydenham. In the distance, two murals can be seen on the sides of a building.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Damage to a building on Lichfield Street. The parapet is cracked and has pulled away from the adjoining wall.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    A police officer inspects a damaged building on Barbadoes street. The brick facade has collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with police tape.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Photo of demolition of Aoraki Building taken by Wayne Thomas, 21 December 2011.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Demolition site of a building, where the wall on the adjoining building has been exposed. In the footpath in front is a road cone with a flower.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Buildings on Oxford Terrace.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Cracks on building facades.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    A photograph of a building's roof lying on the ground, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed building on Ash Street".
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Christchurch CBD buildings after the September 4th earthquake. The MLC building on Manchester Street".
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    A photograph of a earthquake-damaged building on Moorhouse Avenue. The front gable of the building has crumbled, exposing the inside.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Multiple cranes viewed through a cordon fence. The Novotel Hotel building stands in the foreground and the Rendezvous Hotel building in background.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The PricewaterhouseCoopers, Building, Forsyth Barr Building, and the Copthorne Hotel viewed from Cambridge Terrace".
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Cathedral Square with the Post Office building and the Regent Theatre, as well as the ASB building and the Chalice still standing.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    A photograph of a red sticker on the side of a building. The sticker indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Damage to Christchurch city following the 22 February earthquake 2011. A collapsed building on the corner of Ferry Road and Lancaster Street. The brick walls of the building have crumbled, bringing the roof down with them. The wall of the building opposite has been exposed, and there is now a doorway to nowhere.
   
  
  
    
    
       
    
    
    
    
    Samo Coffee Lounge signs decorate the front of The Loons Circus Theatre Company building on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. The facade of the building is propped up by a timber frame and concrete blocks. Samo Coffee Lounge was run inside the Loons building by a group of former Lyttelton Coffee Company staff.