Earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Workers are suspended from a crane above the remains of the dome.
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.
Earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Broken furniture can be seen in a room exposed by the fallen walls.
Earthquake damage to the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Stones have fallen from the wall supporting the dome.
Earthquake damage to the front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Workers are suspended from a crane above the remains of the dome.
Earthquake damage to the former Christchurch Girls' High building. Bricks have fallen from the gable ends of the building.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping protects the building from further damage.
Detail of damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping on the parapet is protecting the building from further damage.
Souvenir shops on Colombo Street.
The spire of the ChristChurch cathedral, reflected in the windows of the Millennium hotel.
A large pile of rubble from a demolished building. In the foreground is a garden seating area.
Damage to the New Brighton Union Church. A tarpaulin weighted down with tyres protects part of the church.
The Arts Centre, taken before the 22 February earthquake.
The Bridge of Remembrance, blocked off with cordon fencing.
A view of the Christchurch CBD, taken from the Port Hills.
A view of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, taken from the Port Hills.
A view of the Christchurch CBD, taken from the Port Hills.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Damage to a building on the corner of Madras and Hereford Streets, the upper floor of which has collapsed.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the top of a house. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the top of a house. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Victoria Clock Tower, with the clock stopped at 12:51, the time of the 22 February earthquake.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. Large cracks run up the corner of the building, and the stained glass windows are broken and buckled.
Damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. The roof of the stone chamber has completely collapsed, bringing down scaffolding on the outside of the building.
Building rubble behind cordon fencing at the corner of Salisbury and Montreal Streets. In the background is the Victoria Clock Tower, with the clock stopped at 12:51, the time of the 22 February earthquake.
Cracking in the brickwork of a residential building.
Army and police personnel guard a cordon checkpoint.