BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0353

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An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with Victoria Square in the centre and the Crowne Plaza in the distance.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 110

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A view down damaged Chancery Lane through cordon fencing. A large crack can be seen in the former Government Life building to the right.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 1981

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The basement of the Louis Vuitton Building on the corner of Colombo Street and Cathedral Square, exposed now the building has been demolished. Cathedral Square can be seen in the background".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2013 photograph 094

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An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with Armagh Street in the foreground and Christ Church Cathedral in the centre.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 056

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The former Government Life building in Cathedral Square. A couple of windows have been broken and a window on the ground floor has been boarded up.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2591

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Damage to the Cranmer Courts. Mike Hewson's art installation, 'Homage To The Lost Spaces (Government Life Building Studio Series)' can be seen on the bottom right.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0285

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An aerial photograph of the Christchurch Central City. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street and High Streets".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0303

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An aerial photograph of the Farmers car park on Gloucester Street with Victoria Park to the north and the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers to the west.

Cathedral Square with Regent Theatre in the background

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Looking south west across Cathedral Square showing the eastern side of Christchurch Cathedral (left), the Godley statue (centre left) with the (from left to right) Chief Post Office, the Regent Theatre Building (directly behind the statue on the corner of Worcester Street), the AMP Building, the Government Life Building and the Grand Theatre.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 21:59:05

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A photograph of spotlights shining on the empty Government Life building on the corner of Cathedral Square, during the Canterbury Tales event. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 622

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets, looking south down Colombo Street towards Cathedral Square. The soldiers are staffing the cordon as this is the main way through from one half of the central city red zone to the other half, which is now bisected by Gloucester Street".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 52

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A photograph looking down south down Poplar Lane from the intersection of Lichfield Street. The lane is littered with bricks from the earthquake-damaged buildings above. A car parked on the right side of the lane has also been crushed by the falling bricks. Behind the car a message reading, 'Open your eyes. Life is beautiful', has been chalked on a brick wall.