A photograph looking south out a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. Notable landmarks include: New Regent Street and the Rendezvous Hotel on the left side of the photograph; the Novotel in the centre; the Lyttelton Times building to the right; and the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the background.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen from Cashel Street. The left side of the hotel has a noticable slump.
Damage to buildings on Manchester Street, with the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Holiday Inn in the background.
The top of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
Crowds outside Ballantynes at the opening of the Re:Start mall. The Grand Chancellor is visible in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Cashel Mall to the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Westpac Building".
A photograph of excavators clearing rubble on High Street. In the background is the partially-deconstructed Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph of a detail of 230 High Street. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the background.
A photograph of a detail of 230 High Street. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the background.
A photograph of a detail of 230 High Street. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the background.
Security checkpoint at the cordon on Manchester Street. In the background the Grand Chancellor is on a noticeable lean.
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury Earthquakes will today begin to examine the failure of the building that's come to symbolise the damage to the central city.
A view of Cashel Mall, looking east from the Bridge of Remembrance. Rubble from a collapsed store can be seen.
Passers-by looking at the damage to Cashel Mall from the cordon in front of the Bridge of Remembrance.
Passers-by looking at the damage to Cashel Mall from the cordon in front of the Bridge of Remembrance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking east down Cashel Mall from the Bridge of Remembrance".
A photograph of traffic barriers on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Street in central Christchurch.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Colombo Street, ChristChurch Cathedral, Warners Hotel, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Cashel Mall, the former Bus Exchange, Tuam Street, Manchester Street, the Mackenzie & Willis store, High Street, Plume, and The Globe café.
A panoramic photograph looking south out of a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. Notable landmarks include: New Regent Street and the Rendezvous Hotel on the left side of the photograph; the Novotel in the centre; the Lyttelton Times building and the Forsyth Barr building to the right; and the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the distance.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city near Cashel and High Streets. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The dense collection of buildings surrounding the Hotel Grand Chancellor with the two cranes being used for the demolition. What little of the street is visible running horizontally across the photograph is Hereford Street".
A video of a media tour inside the earthquake-damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor. The video includes footage of the eastern side of the ground floor of the hotel, the stairwells, some of the rooms, and the view through an opening in the side of the building. It also includes an interview with Jack Harris from Fletchers Construction about the work that is being done to support the structure.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The huge crane in action outside the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Cashel Street".
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen from Cashel Street, near Clarkson Avenue. The left side of the hotel has a noticable slump.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Two giant nibblers demolishing the last of the Hotel Grand Chancellor car park, Cashel Street".
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 Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the tops of other buildings. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the tops of other buildings. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor with the Holiday Inn to the left as well as two large cranes.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of the cordon checkpoint on Armagh Street, Oxford Terrace, Colombo Street, the Edmond's Band Rotunda, Manchester Street, Gloucester Street, Worcester Street, the Octagon Live restaurant, Hereford Street, Bedford Row, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, and High Street.