Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At the end of the day, these workers on the Hotel Grand Chancellor take a ride back to ground".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has moved sideways into the parking building at 161 Cashel Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers deconstructing the Hotel Grand Chancellor. Panels are being detached and the crane is lowering them to the ground".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Worcester Street from Cathedral Square to Manchester Street, with Gloucester Street at the bottom".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace showing Rydges Hotel (left) 170-174 Oxford Terrace, Clarendon Towers 78 Worcester Street, 152 Oxford Terrace and 79-83 Hereford Street".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Worcester Street from Latimer Square to the Christ Church Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking past Warners Hotel toward the Cathedral from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Base Backpackers".
A photograph of the front desk of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The windows behind the desk have smashed, and the glass has scattered across the courtyard and foyer.
A photograph of the remaining walls of the Copthorne Hotel, taken from beside the Avon River on Cambridge Terrace. The Forsyth Barr building and a crane can also be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the remaining walls of the Copthorne Hotel, taken from beside the Avon River on Cambridge Terrace. The Forsyth Barr building and a crane can also be seen in the distance.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office examining the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office examining the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets.
A photograph of a damaged support beam in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. A section of the concrete has crumbled, exposing the steel reinforcement underneath.
The top of the Grand Chancellor seen above other buildings. The distortion of the building is obvious. The photographer comments, "Hotel Grand Chancellor on its now typical lean. Telephoto image from Tuam Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square from the air".
The Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. Wire fencing has been placed around the building and all the way up Oxford Street as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clarendon Towers, Rydges Hotel and Municipal Chambers with the River Avon".
Aerial image of the Christchurch central city taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has moved sideways into the parking building at 161 Cashel Street".
A photograph of the remaining walls of the Copthorne Hotel, taken from beside the Avon River on Cambridge Terrace. The Forsyth Barr building and a crane can also be seen in the distance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At the end of the day, these workers on the Hotel Grand Chancellor take a ride back to the ground".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A partially-demolished building on the corner of Colombo and Gloucester Streets".
A green 'hotel' on Gap Filler's Monopoly square.
Rydges Hotel seen from across the Avon River.
A photograph of the damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A video of an interview with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Frank Delli Cicchi, the Grand Central Group Australian and New Zealand general manager, about the demolition of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The Grand Chancellor is the tallest building in Christchurch, and was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Fletcher Construction have been chosen to demolish the building.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone in January 2011. The video includes footage of the Edmond's Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace, the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Kilmore Street, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Manchester Street, the Mexican Cafe on Lichfield Street, the McKenzie & Willis Building, the Bus Exchange, the Octagon Live restaurant, the ChristChurch Cathedral, and many other buildings.
An aerial photograph of Hereford Street and Cathedral Square. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street running across the foreground of this photograph, with Cathedral Square above. The IBIS Hotel and the ANZ Bank are staying, while the BNZ is currently being soft-stripped. Christ Church Cathedral officially has a status of 'partial demolish'".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking west along Worcester Street from Cathedral Square at sunset. HSBC tower (CERA offices, centre), Clarendon Tower (left) and the old Clarendon Hotel facade (lower centre)".
A photograph of the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. The hotel has been demolished, leaving large piles of rubble which two excavators are working to clear.