Plastic Surgery

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The top of the water slides in the QEII swimming pool, exposed by its demolition. The slides themselves have been broken off, leaving only the entry points. The photographer comments, "After assessment of the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand they decided to demolish the QEII stadium and it's swimming pool".

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 323

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A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, from the Gloucester Street bridge. The Farmers and Novotel buildings can be seen in the distance.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 052

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A close up of a partially deconstructed building. The steel frame of the building has started to rust.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0311

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A photograph showing a brick building with severe damage where the brick exterior has collapsed to show the steel framing behind.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 693

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This worker appeared to be putting gravel inside this protective frame around the light stand. Cathedral Square".

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 717

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The future of Calendar Girls is uncertain, because although it survived the earthquakes well, it is now within the zone called 'The Frame' and may not be deemed to be a suitable use for that zone".

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 714

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "IRD building, viewed from Madras Street, on the corner of Cashel Street, Madras Street and Bedford Row. The IRD building is likely to be demolished as it is within the Frame".

Tati/Playtime Photograph 3

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A photograph of the entrance to Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets. The entranceway is made of lights on a steel frame, and leads to a painted "red carpet".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2625

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In a vacant lot opposite the CTV building where a building has been demolished, is a commemoration to those who died in the earthquake. It includes a pile of demolition rubble and 185 white stones in honour of each person who lost their life on 22nd February 2011. Around it are also item such as a frame photograph and flowers left by the public.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2624

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In a vacant lot opposite the CTV building where a building has been demolished, is a commemoration to those who died in the earthquake. It includes a pile of demolition rubble and 185 white stones in honour of each person who lost their life on 22nd February 2011. Around it are also item such as a frame photograph and flowers left by the public.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2623

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In a vacant lot opposite the CTV building where a building has been demolished, is a commemoration to those who died in the earthquake. It includes a pile of demolition rubble and 185 white stones in honour of each person who lost their life on 22nd February 2011. Around it are item such as a frame photograph and flowers left by the public.

Cracks in the Veneer

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Large cracks run through the brick cladding of this house in Wainoni. The photographer comments, "During the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch the land which ran alongside the Avon river on Avonside Drive slumped towards the waterway. Houses which were wooden framed and had an external brick veneer started to sink into the liquefied soil. This caused the brick walls to crack, but the houses' occupants though shook up were saved by the wooden framework from the houses collapsing on them".