Footpath broken by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
St John's Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The tower has broken and crumbled, and its roof is visible on the ground to the right. Bricks and broken wood are lying in a pile on the footpath. A red sticker has been placed on the front door as well as a sign reading "No Entry". Fencing has been placed along the footpath to warn people off.
A photograph of ceramic pots decorated with a mosaic. The mosaic was made out of broken pieces from an earthquake-damaged ceramic handbag ornament.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mosaic pots made by Fifi Colston from Wellington. The handbag is gone but the pots live on."
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 28 February 2011 showing the plume of water from a broken water main. The plume appears to be in the vicinity of the Bridle Path. Photograph taken looking west from the corner of Canterbury and Ripon Streets. Repairing infrastructure following the Canterbury Earthquakes has proved to be a complex...
Closeup of the Grand Chancellor showing the south eastern corner, which is where it has slumped and broken and is now leaning in that direction.
I note that they have taken some equipment out of the roof, you can see daylight through the gaps on the other side. The broken windows are also clearly visible with curtains hanging in some of them. ...
A photograph of The Concrete Club on Manchester Street. Broken glass litters the footpath in front.
A close up of a broken window of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of broken glass fallen from the windows of the ANZ Bank in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of broken bricks on a wooden crate on the footpath outside the Cranmer Courts.
The arm of a long reach excavator rising above the broken columns of a demolished building.
A photograph of glass from the broken windows in the entrance to the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
The top of the water slides in the QEII swimming pool, exposed by its demolition. The slides themselves have been broken off, leaving only the entry points. The photographer comments, "After assessment of the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand they decided to demolish the QEII stadium and it's swimming pool".
Workers inspect a broken sewerage line in New Brighton. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch earthquake on 23 December 2011 the sewer pipe got badly damaged at New Brighton and was leaking into the Avon River. I think the guy was worried about the fast flow causing him to fill his boots rather than the depth".
A Royal New Zealand Navy work party boarding up the broken window of a store in Lyttelton.
A broken tombstone in a cemetery in Christchurch. A pile of liquefaction can also be seen behind.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A broken handrail from the turret at The Press, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Colour photograph showing the damaged shop front of Apex Car Rentals, with broken windows and fallen bricks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A broken handrail from the turret at The Press, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Broken house at 8 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
Broken globe and fallen ornaments in an office in the Locke Building at the University of Canterbury.
Damage to the interior of an art supplies store. Broken ceramics can be seen through the window.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
A photograph of the almost-completed mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Otto mosaicked but not grouted."
Damage to Cranmer Courts, formerly the Normal School. The tower has collapsed, exposing interior walls.
A bollard covered in tattered posters. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch February 2011 earthquake no more adverts were pasted onto this advertising pillar. Over a year later the posters are starting to peel off and reveal older ones. It seems that the constant addition of new posters was keeping everything in equilibrium, but with no new posters everything is literally falling apart".
A digitally manipulated image of a broken window. The photographer comments, "There is hardly anything left of Christchurch's proud heritage buildings. Most older buildings were made of brick and though they should have had improvements to make them withstand a medium earthquake most did not. They were badly damaged when hit with a series of earthquakes that were up to 2.2g at the epicentre and 1.88g in the City".
