12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks
Christchurch CBD New Zealand 31 August 2011
Christchurch's Cathedral
Reflection of the Christchurch Cathedral before Feb 22rd Earthquake
This winter-eve is warm, Humid the air! leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers! And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty's heightening, Lovely all times she lies, lovely to-night!— From "Thyrsis: A Monody" by Matthew Arnold 1822–1888
Christchurch Cathedral, Cathedral Square
Colombo Street, looking north from Cathedral Square
Kilmore Street looking west from Manchester Street
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Armagh Street looking west from Cranmer Square.
Canterbury Provincial Council and Supreme Court Buildings, Durham Street North.
Colombo Street looking south towards Cathedral Square, taken from Armagh Street.
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Christchurch Cathedral, Cathedral Square.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Toppled statue of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
I think all the National Banks in the country have been either closed or rebranded ANZ, but this one on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets is still inside the CBD red zone and has yet to be touched. I have heard that this building is staying so whether it becomes an ANZ or not time will tell. This was one of the top five busiest pedest...
Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand
Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand
Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand
Makes sense that the end of the detour is where the road closes, right? msh1014: 12. Dead End
Christchurch's Cathedral
The Mall is still cordoned off after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 Febraury 2011.
Colombo Street looking north towards Cathedral Square, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
The Press Building, Cathedral Square
Christchurch Cathedral, photo taken from the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.