Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christ Church Cathedral holds their Sunday service in the Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christ Church Cathedral holds their Sunday service in the Square".
The front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against the front wall to limit further damage. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral.
A video of busker John Higby performing his Yo Yo Guy routine in Cathedral Square. The performance was part of a special World Buskers Festival show for workers in the Christchurch central city Red Zone.
A video showing engineers removing the latticework from the top of the Press Building in Cathedral Square. The latticework is being removed after engineers discovered it was being held onto the building by only two bolts. The bolts are no bigger than a little finger.
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To those silent sentinels, the guardians of the night, who insured our peaceful homes and sheltered our children from fright. We give our thanks and praise for the sacrifice they bore, and pledge always to remember their gift of service in war. Gerard A. Geiger March 23, 1996
A page banner promoting an article about the demolition of ChristChurch Cathedral being halted.
A page banner promoting an article about a rally to save the ChristChurch Cathedral.
An infographic illustrating the results of a poll about the demolition of ChristChurch Cathedral.
A page banner promoting an article about the proposed demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
A page banner promoting an article about photographs of the interior of ChristChurch Cathedral.
A reproduction of an image of the damage to the Cathedral after the 1888 earthquake.
A statue of Mary in a window of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Chalice in Cathedral Square. The BNZ building is in the background on the right.
The bearer of a Rose Window tattoo holds it up outside the Christ Church Cathedral.
This promotional travelogue, made for the Christchurch City Council, shows off the city and its environs. Filmed at a time when New Zealand’s post-war economy was booming as it continued its role as a farmyard for the “Old Country”, it depicts Christchurch as a prosperous city, confident in its green and pleasant self-image as a “better Britain” (as James Belich coined NZ’s relationship to England), and architecturally dominated by its cathedrals, churches and schools. Many of these buildings were severely damaged or destroyed in the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
A panoramic photograph taken at the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The front of the cathedral has steel bracing against it to limit further damage. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled completely, exposing the inside space. The Chalice sculpture is to the right and the BNZ building can be seen in the background.
A photograph of a letter on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The letter was found in a time capsule in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Digitally manipulated image of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, superimposed with a seismograph trace. The photographer comments, "What we want to forget, but must remember".
The front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against it to limit further damage. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral.
A photograph of a letter on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The letter was found in a time capsule in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A close up of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
A close up of a broken window of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Collapsed Cathedral".
A close up of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. View from the side with diggers at work.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. View from the side with diggers at work.
A close up of a large crack in the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Flowers that have been woven into the fence around the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.