There is one chair for each of the 185 people who lost their lives in the quakes
Christchurch Central City - 29 September 2013
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Photo by Valerie Livingstone.
185 pieces of Rock from Halswell Quarry to represent the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake.
A mother's message to her son Andrew, who lost his life in the 22 February 2011 earthquake, is attached to a fence on the memorial day two years later.
A photograph of a plaque dedicate to those who lost their lives in City Mall during the earthquake of 22 February 2011. The plague is located under a tree in Re:START mall.
Shows a sick and damaged Christchurch Anglican Cathedral in a hospital bed with two attendants. The Cathedral asks 'Can ya just pull the plug and let me die peacefully?'. Context refers to recent comments by Bishop Victoria Matthews that the Christchurch Cathedral is 'being left to die with no dignity' because of ongoing legal battles about its future. There has been ongoing debate and controversy over whether the Cathedral should be demolished, reconstructed or restored following damage suffered in the February 2011 Earthquake.
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Corner of Cashel and Madras streets, with the relatively new (built 2007) Inland Revenue Building and the white chair memorial to the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake. The chairs sit on the site of the now demolished St Pauls Pacific Chuch and is diagonally across the intersection from the CTV (Canterbury TV) building where ...
