Damage to the British Hotel on Oxford Street. The top of the building has crumbled bringing the roof down with it. Bricks lay along the footpath where they landed. Wire fencing has been used to create a cordon around the building.
A video of an interview with Andrew Holden, Editor of The Press, about the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Holden talks about the status of the Press Building in Cathedral Square, The Press's temporary offices in the Novotel hotel, and the importance of newspapers in a post-disaster zone.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Cathedral Square, Hereford Street, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, High Street mall, Gloucester Street, Worcester Street, Latimer Square, and AMI House.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a stairwell in the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. Large sections of the concrete wall behind the stair rail have broken away to reveal the steel reinforcement underneath.
Crack repairs on the Rendezvous Hotel in Gloucester Street. Cracks have been injected with epoxy resin using syringes. The epoxy resin leaves a peak around each hole which will be ground down to a smooth surface. The wall will then be repainted. This process actually makes the wall stronger than it was originally.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street beginning at the Copthorne on the left and ending just past the Christchurch Cathedral".
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Gloucester Street, near the intersection of Colombo Street. A Southern Demolition excavator is being used to clear the rubble away. In the background are the Forsyth Barr building, the Copthorne Hotel and the PricewaterhouseCoopers building.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph of damaged buildings on High Street, seen from the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph of damaged buildings on Cashel Street, seen from the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph of damaged buildings on High Street, seen from the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
Clarendon Towers. The old facade of the original hotel has separated during the earthquake.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor from Tuam Street".
The damaged Carlton Hotel. The parapet and part of the upper storey has collapsed.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
Deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A crane and digger are seen at work.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph showing the Glassons building with the partly deconstructed Hotel Grand Chancellor beyond.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".