The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christcurch, after the 6.3 magnitude quake on 22 February 2011.
When The Angels Fall
Take your father's cross
Gently from the wall
A shadow still remaining
See the churches fall
In mighty arcs of sound
And all that they're containing
Yet all the rugged souls
Looking for their lost homes
Shuffle to...
Can't believe how much of this rock fell off! Its looks totally different - no longer a castle. Sad but very glad that the huge rock did not hit anything on the way down!
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton's Empire Hotel facade in danger of falling".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton's Empire Hotel facade in danger of falling".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rock fall from Castle Rock following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Geoff Rice poses with his new book "All Fall Down" at the UBS book launch.
Geoff Rice poses with the new book "All Fall Down" at the UBS book launch.
Geoff Rice poses with the new book "All Fall Down" at the UBS book launch.
The Christchurch Methodist Church van takes a hit from the falling gable end of the church.
Geoff Rice with new book We All Fall Down - Christchurch's Lost Chimneys, published by CUP Canterbury University Press.
A car damaged by falling bricks, evident by the pile of bricks still on top of the car.
A brick garage has crumbled, exposing the inside furnishings and falling onto a car parked in the driveway.
Rocks were falling from the cliff at Whitewash Head near Scarborough in Sumner following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock.
Rocks were falling from the cliff at Whitewash Head near Scarborough in Sumner following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock.
Rocks were falling from the cliff at Whitewash Head near Scarborough in Sumner following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock.
Rocks were falling from the cliff at Whitewash Head near Scarborough in Sumner following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock.
Another shop verandah taken down by falling parapet during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Another shop verandah taken down by falling parapet during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A digitally manipulated image of a fallen headstone. The photographer comments, "Since the September 2010 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand a lot of the headstones have fallen, but sadly a lot have not been resurrected to their former places".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just on the edge of falling. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St. Mary's Anglican Church in Timaru is cordoned off due to the risk of falling masonry after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake centered near Darfield".
Houses teetering on the edge of the cliff above Sumner, which collapsed, taking one house with it. Below, a line of shipping containers protect the road from falling rocks.
A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.
A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2008 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.
