A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. The Catholic Basilica hasn't suffered too much damage while the building on the corner of St Asaph and Barbadoes Street is condemned".
A photograph of a visitor to Gap Filler's Inconvenience Store standing beside his favourite painting. The painting was part of the 'Present Tense' project which sought to highlight the inconvenience of the city in the present day. Visitors to the store were asked to choose five paintings they would like to see presented as a billboard installation in Auckland.
A photograph of a visitor to Gap Filler's Inconvenience Store standing beside his favourite painting. The painting was part of the 'Present Tense' project which sought to highlight the inconvenience of the city in the present day. Visitors to the store were asked to choose five paintings they would like to see presented as a billboard installation in Auckland.
Page 18 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 17 June 2011.
A video about the removal of the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The dome is being removed in order to take weight off the building and help stabilise the lower sections.
Digitally manipulated image of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, superimposed with a seismograph trace. The photographer comments, "What we want to forget, but must remember".
A photograph of a pile of rubble in front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The rubble has landed on a car and crushed it. Wire fencing has been placed around the cathedral as a cordon.
A video about engineers recovering the internal copper dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament by lifting it out in one piece. The dome was undamaged after the 22 February 2011 earthquakes, but lost most of its supporting columns. Engineers have decided to remove the dome to ensure it will not be damaged during further aftershocks.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled, and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. Windows in the tower behind are broken.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The dome of the left tower has collapsed and the cross at the top of the building is on a lean.