The stone cross on the roof of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
The damaged slate tiles on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
A close up of Christ Church Cathedral's stonework and slate-tiled roof.
Earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A stone cross has fallen onto the roof, and broken windows and cracked stonework can be seen below the dome.
A close up of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
A close up of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
A close up of the peaked roof of Christ Church Cathedral. The capping stones of the gable end have been damaged. Steel reinforcing wire can be seen protruding from the stone.
A close up of the peaked roof of Christ Church Cathedral. The capping stones of the gable end have been damaged. Steel reinforcing wire can be seen protruding from the stone.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Manchester Street, Gloucester Street, Hereford Street, Lichfield Street, High Street, Worcester Street, and Cashel Mall. It also includes footage of Cathedral Square and the surrounding buildings, taken from the roof of the new Press Building on Gloucester Street.
The damaged TimeZone games arcade on Colombo Street. The roof has collapsed, batts from the ceiling are piled in the window, and the door is boarded up. Taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
The damaged TimeZone games arcade on Colombo Street. The roof has collapsed, batts from the ceiling are piled in the window, and the door is boarded up. Taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused to the builder's store in the basement of The Press building by a neighbouring brick wall falling into the roof".