Closed due to earthquake damage.
Deconstruction has been halted, but this was the front of Christchurch's most famous landmark. The tower/spire was above the nearest bit of remains.
The Christchurch Cathedral Square showing the Anglican Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. This image also shows the remains of the very heavy snow fall we had on Monday 25 July 2011. The centre of the city is still cordoned off. This image was taken from a helicopter flight over the...
Manchester Street near the corner of Gloucester Street.
Hit at 4.35am (local time) on Saturday, September 4th 2010, measuring a 7.1 and centered 40km west of the city
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12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks
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Northeast corner of Kilmore and Colombo Streets.
West side of Colombo Street looking south-ish, taken from near the corner of Armagh Street.
Armagh Street, near the corner of Durham Street North, looking east-ish towards the Canterbury Provincial Council and Supreme Court Buildings.
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Canterbury Provincial Council and Supreme Court Buildings, Durham Street North.
Manchester Street looking north-ish, towards the intersection with Armagh Street.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Colombo Street looking north through Cathedral Square, towards the Port Hills. Taken from Victoria Square.
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According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (near the small statue) to the centre and out again. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel. See next photo for more detail.
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185 pieces of Rock from Halswell Quarry to represent the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake.
Is it to "ward" off evil spirits?.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.
Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD Christchurch City CBD Cashel Street Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor...
On the day the the government and council jointly announced who will fund what, for the Christchurch rebuild, a rainbow appears over the rebuild of the Latimer Hotel. For the central city the figures are: NZ$4.9 billion with $2.9 billion coming from central government and $1.9 billion coming from the local city council (us ratepayers in Christc...