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A photograph of the Hotel So building on Cashel, behind a cleared site where a large puddle has formed.

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A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on Cashel Street. Hotel So can be seen on the right.

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A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on Cashel Street. Hotel So can be seen on the right.

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A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on Cashel Street. Hotel So can be seen on the right.

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A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on Cashel Street. Hotel So can be seen on the right.

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A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on High Street, near the corner of Cashel Street.

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A photograph of sculptures by artist Miranda Parkes on an empty building site on High Street, near the corner of Cashel Street.

The Not So Grand Entrance to the Grand Plaza in Christchurch

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A view through a gap in the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel to the Forsyth Barr building.

The Sign of the Ozone

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A digitally manipulated photograph of the Ozone Hotel's sign, leaning against a cordon fence. The photographer comments, "This sign was all that remained after the demolition of the historical Ozone Hotel, which was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes. The sign disappeared so hopefully it will reappear at a later date in a museum. The bits of blue were the painted bricks of the hotel, which made it really stand out".

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A photograph taken from Manchester Street, looking across a cleared building site with temporary sculptures. Hotel So can be seen on Cashel Street in the distance.

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A photograph taken from Manchester Street, looking across a cleared building site with temporary sculptures. Hotel So can be seen on Cashel Street in the distance.

In Technicolor

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A digitally manipulated image of demolition machinery, with the Hotel So in the background. The photographer comments, "Strange things happen when you use technicolor film".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2014

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of the Press building and Warners Hotel in Cathedral Square. The site has now been filled and compressed so that it provides a much pleasanter environment. From here, there is now a marvellous view of the Heritage Apartments building, which allows us a wider perspective of the building than was possible before".

Remembering the 22nd February 2011

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Graffiti on a wooden wall depicts a child pointing at a site across the street and reads "I remember when the Kazbah was over there." The photographer comments, "A local street artist has commemorated Christchurch's deadliest earthquake. The anniversary is tomorrow. Where the photograph was taken was the site of the Ozone Hotel, which has now gone as well. For some of us who live and work in the East of Christchurch the earthquake was not what happened in the City as we were almost unaware of it. We had no water, toilets and most of all no electricity for weeks. For myself petrol was low and with tales of all the petrol stations on our side of town being damaged we could not take the chance of venturing out on severely damaged roads to find no petrol and the possibility of not getting home. We walked around and saw the damage that was local to us. TJ's Kazbah was one that stood out. A building that had a beauty with its round tower standing proud and always looked well kept - it was now collapsed. Its tower, which was once pointing towards the sky was laying on its side. It had kept its shape, but had a lightning shaped crack through it. The one thing that kept us feeling almost normal through the coming weeks was The Press our daily paper still being delivered even though the Press building and staff had suffered so badly themselves.