A photograph of temporary artwork in front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The artworks were created by Chris Heaphy and Sarah Hughes as part of the Transitional Cathedral Square works.
A photograph of temporary artwork in front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The artworks were created by Chris Heaphy and Sarah Hughes as part of the Transitional Cathedral Square works.
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The current state of the Christchurch Cathedral can be seen in the middle. The spire collapsed as a result of the earthquake. Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011. Much of the inner city CBD is still cordoned off and will be for some time. About 900 buildings are ...
The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church want to demolish it), and this as a waste ...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Bailies Bar in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Crowds gathering in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Crowds gathering in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Crowds gathering in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Crowds gathering in Cathedral Square".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tall buildings of the central city with the Christ Church Cathedral in the middle".
An incomplete page layout for the front page of The Press, featuring a story about the proposed demolition of ChristChurch Cathedral.
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 26 February 2011.
A photograph of street art in the former site of a building on the corner of Bowhill Road and Marine Parade. On the left, a sheet of metal has been attached to the fence with a depiction of ChristChurch Cathedral. Next to the metal, "Stay strong Christchurch", has been painted on the fence.
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In 1987, Jack Perkins recorded an award-winning documentary capturing the life, the sounds and the personalities of Cathedral Square in Christchurch. Thirty years on, Deborah Nation parallels that experience with the sounds of September 2011 as engineer Gabrielle Parker escorts her Shrough the earthquake Red Zone into the square as it is today.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cathedral Square looking from the north".
A black and white historic photograph of the interior of Warner's Hotel, near the front desk, [1907].
Christchurch's Blessed Sacrament Cathedral was set to be repaired following the Canterbury earthquakes, but the new Bishop Paul Martin has decided it's too expensive and has decided to rebuild closer to the city centre.
Cathederal Square has remained largely untouched by developers since the 2011 earthquake. That is about to change, with work beginning on a series of hotels.
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".
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".