The Oxford Terrace Baptist Church with cracks on the front facade. Bracing has been placed under the roof and at the front of the church to support the building and limit further damage from aftershocks.
The Oxford Terrace Baptist Church with cracks on the front facade. Bracing has been placed under the roof and at the front of the church to support the building and limit further damage from aftershocks.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Armagh Street with a tarpaulin draped over the roof. In the distance, a pile of bricks have been laid on the road in front of the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre on the corner of Montreal and Armagh Streets. The front wall of the building has crumbled, and the bricks have spilt onto the pavement below.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Historic buildings around Christchurch received varying degrees of damage. The Arts Centre at the Worcester/Montreal corner where strengthening has worked".
Looking into Cathedral Square from the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Worcester Boulevard. On the left is the damaged former Municipal Chambers, a historic Queen Anne building on the intersection of Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace. On the right is the Clarendon Tower.
A photograph of SPCA Wellington vehicles parked on the intersection of Lichfield and Manchester Streets after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, the earthquake damage to the Tower Chambers building can be seen.
A photograph looking south-west along Williams Street, from the Williams Street bridge, in Kaiapoi. In the distance is the rebuilt Blackwell's Department Store. The department store was rebuilt after the previous building was damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
Tents set up in the Arts car park at the University of Canterbury after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tents were used as temporary lecture rooms while the buildings were being checked for damage.
A photograph of the rebuilt Blackwell's Department Store on the corner of Williams Street and Raven Quay in Kaiapoi. The department store was rebuilt after the previous building was damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
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Winnie Bagoes on Gloucester Street. The top storey of the building has collapsed, bringing the roof down with it. Bricks and rubble lie in a pile on Gloucester Street where they fell.
Forbes' Store on Norwich Quay with a broken awning and damage visible on the brick walls. Scaffolding placed around the building since the 4 September 2010 earthquake has tumbled during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Forbes' Store on Norwich Quay with a broken awning and damage visible on the brick walls. Scaffolding placed around the building since the 4 September 2010 earthquake has tumbled during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a cordon made from wire fencing, road cones and tape on the intersection of Manchester and Welles Streets. In the background, bricks from a earthquake-damaged building are piled on the footpath.
A photograph of emergency management personnel inspecting the earthquake damage to a concrete beam inside a building. The concrete near the bottom of the beam has crumbled and the steel reinforcement inside is now exposed.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings, taken from Oxford Terrace, across the Avon River. One of the chimneys has fallen onto the roof, knocking off tiles and pieces of masonry.
A photograph of a cordon made from wire fencing, road cones and tape on the intersection of Manchester and Welles Streets. In the background, bricks from a earthquake-damaged building are piled on the footpath.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team working on Tuam Street near the intersection of High Street. In the background are several piles of rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings.
This building at the corner of Barbadoes Street / St Asaph Street was so badly damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010 that it had to be demolished
A digitally manipulated image of Michael Parekowhai's scuplture 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' on Madras Street. The photographer comments, "One of the two bulls on pianos by Michael Parekowhai called 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'. They have been placed on the site of a building that was demolished after earthquake damage.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork in the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath. Spray-painted USAR codes can be seen on the brick wall.
Damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the middle. At the bottom left is the lift shaft (now fully demolished) of the CTV building which claimed over 100 lives when it collapsed in the earthquake.
Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011.
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The roof of this collapsed building on Atlas Lane has fallen almost intact on top of the rubble. The photographer comments, "Whenever I go past this place it reminds me of a sinking ship".
Broken windows on Leicester House. Broken filing cabinets and other fittings lie on the ground in front of the building. The photographer comments, "As you can see the game did not last very long".
Construction workers examining the damaged top of the facade of the Lyttelton Coffee Company building on London Street in the basket from a crane. In the foreground, a pile of scrapped corrugated iron can be seen.
Construction workers examining the damaged top of the facade of the Lyttelton Coffee Company building on London Street in the basket from a crane. In the foreground, a pile of scrapped corrugated iron can be seen.
