A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'Catholic Basilica'.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph of Julia Holden's painting 'Catholic Basilica'.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. On the fence is a photograph of what the cathedral looked like before the earthquake.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Extensive damage can be seen on the north-west and south-west corners of the building.
Parish priest of St Anne's Woolston, Christchurch, and Administrator of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament which was partially destroyed during the February earthquake.
A photograph of a postcard depicting Julia Holden's painting 'Catholic Basilica'.
People viewing the badly-damaged Catholic Cathedral from behind a wire fence.
A photograph of the damaged Music Centre of Christchurch.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The dome of the left tower has collapsed and the cross at the top of the building is on a lean.
Damaged workshops in the Red Bus depot on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick walls have partially crumbled. In the background is the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, with its dome partly deconstructed. The photographer comments, "This photo was taken recently on Fitzgerald Avenue. Again, it's amazing how close you can get to buildings that look like they are about to collapse. In the background, you can see that work has begun to remove the dome on top of the damaged Cathedral of he Blessed Sacrament".
Damaged workshops in the Red Bus depot on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick walls have partially crumbled. In the background is the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, with its dome partly deconstructed. The photographer comments, "This photo was taken recently on Fitzgerald Avenue. Again, it's amazing how close you can get to buildings that look like they are about to collapse. In the background, you can see that work has begun to remove the dome on top of the damaged Cathedral of he Blessed Sacrament".
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