An amphitheatre in Victoria Square where water from the Avon River has overflowed. In the background, the Crowne Plaza can be seen.
A photograph of the Crowne Plaza looking north from Hamish Hay Bridge. Liquefaction covers the courtyard in the foreground.
A photograph looking over Victoria Square from inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel, towards the Port Hills.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crowne Plaza Hotel and Victoria Street. Casino and Town Hall on the left".
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office relaxing on couches in the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Victoria Street to Forsyth Barr building (rubble is from the Crowne Plaza Hotel)".
Colour close up photograph of windows and balconies on the Crowne Plaza; it can be seen that they are no longer perfectly aligned.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Piles of silt between the Town Hall and the Crowne Plaza".
A photograph taken inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. Tape has been placed along the carpet.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remains of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, south-east corner Durham and Kilmore Streets".
A photograph taken inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. Tape has been placed along the carpet.
Wednesday 11 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-13-IMG_1345
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
24 May 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-24-IMG_3005
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza hotel.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Town Hall (upper centre), Crowne Plaza Hotel remains (upper right), Convention Centre remains (lower left)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel covered by a huge mound of demolition rubble, ready to fill the basement".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crowne Plaza and Copthorne Hotels at the corner of Victoria and Durham Streets".
A photograph of steel bracing keeping up a section of the ceiling on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza. The column to the left is damaged.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large pile of silt between the Town Hall and the Crowne Plaza Hotel".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A Christmas decoration hangs from a lamp post. The Crowne Plaza hotel stands in the background".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Park, the Town Hall and Convention Centre, Crowne Plaza Hotel, the Copthorne Hotel and the Casino".
A photograph of several broken windows in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A lamp is hanging out of the bottom window.
The Hamish Hay Bridge in Victoria Square with the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the background. The bottom of the hotel has been stripped out and prepared for demolition.
Thursday 5 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1110
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1107
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1109
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1106
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Tuesday 27 March 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-03-27-IMG_0690
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Demolition work being carried out on the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Demolition work being carried out on the Crowne Plaza Hotel.