A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
Spotlights seen through the steel bracing of Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of a steel beam from 116 Lichfield Street.
The damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, supported by steel bracing.
Detail of steel reinforcements on the side of a house.
The damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, supported by steel bracing.
A photograph of a concrete wall with steel reinforcement visible inside
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph taken inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the ceiling. The column on the left is damaged.
A photograph of a steel cage with rope and harness equipment inside.
The old Civic Council Chamber's west wall reinforced with heavy steel bracing.
Steel bracing supporting the broken facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
A photograph of the McKenzie & Willis building supported by steel bracing.
Steel and wooden structures protect Our City O-Tautahi from further damage.
A photograph of the McKenzie & Willis building supported by steel bracing.
A steel stand with cars attached used to advertise Victoria Street Motors.
A photograph of a mural on a wall in the former site of a building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Sections of reinforcing steel have been laid up against the mural.
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.
Workers laying steel to strengthen the foundations of a building on Victoria Street.
Detail of a steel ornament among other building rubble in an overgrown property.
A photograph of the Arts Centre with steel bracing holding up the walls.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The parapet at the tip of the front gable has come loose and is leaning towards the road. Steel bracing has been placed behind the parapet to keep it from toppling.
A photograph of the Carlton Hotel on the corner of Papanui Road and Bealey Avenue. The top storey of the building's walls have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the street below. Steel bracing has been placed against the building to the left.
A photograph of signs under the rear section of the Forsyth Barr building. The signs reads, "Danger drop zone". In the background is rubble from an earthquake-damaged building . Steel bracing has been constructed around a concrete pillar to the right.
A photograph of a mural on a wall in the former site of a building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Sections of reinforcing steel and other construction material have been laid up against the mural.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a beam inside the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. A section of the concrete beam has crumbled to reveal the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a concrete beam inside a building. The wall around the beam has been removed to access the beam. Concrete near the bottom of the beam has crumbled and the steel reinforcement inside is now exposed.
A worker laying steel to strengthen the foundations of a building on Victoria Street.