A panel being lowered by a crane during the deconstruction of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A panel being lowered by a crane during the deconstruction of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A panel being lowered by a crane during the deconstruction of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Novotel Hotel, Cathedral Square - such a surprise to see people in a building!".
A colour photograph of Warners Hotel following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. While the external damage does not appear extensive, the building has since been demolished.
A panel being lowered by a crane during the deconstruction of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A colour photograph of detail on the Hotel Grand Chancellor showing broken windows, exposed pipes, and the lean of the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of Grand Chancellor Hotel viewed from Manchester Street".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Durham and Kilmore Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition workers up high on the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch.
A view down Cashel Street from the Bridge of Remembrance, showing earthquake damage to several buildings along Cashel Mall. In the background the Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen, a Christchurch hotel that was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. The collapse of a key supporting shear wall caused the building to visibly lean to one side.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Hereford Street near the intersection of Manchester Street. In the background is the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The hotel has a noticeable slump on the left side.
A photograph looking into the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Rolls of carpet and chairs are sitting in a pool of water. To the left there is damage to one of the concrete beams. A section of the concrete has crumbled, exposing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor, viewed from Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Municipal Council Chambers in Worcester Street in front of Rydges Hotel in Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Car park at the Hotel Grand Chancellor under demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, Victoria Street being readied for de-construction".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from north east to south west across the CBD".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of Hotel Grand Chancellor, Westpac Building, Holiday Inn, and their cranes".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There was a medical training course in progress in the Hotel Grand Chancellor on February 22".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Hotel Grand Chancellor down Tramway Lane".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This gives some idea of the extend of the building slumping in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Junction/Quest Hotel, 111-115 Worcester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition worker up high on the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph of salvaged stained-glass windows from the demolished Warners Hotel.
An aerial photograph of High Street with the partially-deconstructed Hotel Grand Chancellor in the centre.
A photograph of a painted sign on the Excelsior Hotel , exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition crew working on the Hotel Grand Chancellor".