Detail of hay stacks and demolition rubble that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.
Damage to an apartment complex on Durham Street. The building has collapsed on the ground floor level, and the concrete block fence collapsed.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings on Durham Street North. Large sections of the Chamber have collapsed and the masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath in front. To the left scaffolding constructed up the side of the building has also collapsed and twisted out of shape. Wire fences have been placed along the side of the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a sign giving details of road closures. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Corner Kilmore and Durham Streets".
A photograph of the front desk of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The windows behind the desk have smashed, and the glass has scattered across the courtyard and foyer.
A photograph looking into the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Rolls of carpet and chairs are sitting in a pool of water.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Provincial Council Chambers, viewed from across the Avon River".
USAR codes and notices of restricted use and power removal can be seen on the door of the Guardian Trust building, Durham Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large pile of concrete rubble on the site of Copthorne Hotel on Durham Street".
Detail of building rubble and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.
Detail of building rubble and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.
A photograph of a sitting area on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A plate and magazines has fallen off the coffee table and a chair has toppled over. In the background, a piece of the ceiling under the stairs is hanging loose.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office walking down Kilmore Street near the intersection with Durham Street. To the left "no go" has been spray-painted on the Copthorne Hotel. A red sticker has been placed above this, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
The site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Durham and Kilmore Streets. The construction of the Pallet Pavilion is underway.
A photograph of the damaged Canterbury Provincial Council buildings supported by steel bracing and shipping containers.
A graphic showing damage to the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The old next to the new in Durham Street near Bealey Avenue".
A view through a gap in the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel to the Forsyth Barr building.
Building rubble from a partially-demolished building is piled behind and partly against a large display window.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office entering the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Debris from above is scattered over the floor around them.
A photograph of a cabinet which has toppled on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The ground and furniture is also covered in plaster from above.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office entering the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Debris from above is scattered over the floor around them.
A photograph of flooding in the car park in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Several cars parked in the car park are submerged in the water.
Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.
Damage to the Durham Street Methodist Church. The windows have been boarded up, and the wall is reinforced with steel bracing to prevent any future damage.
A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.
The Canterbury Provincial Council buildings on Durham Street. The word "Clear" has been spray painted on one section of the building in pink spray paint.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Heritage materials from the Provincial Council Chambers, removed from the building, and stored in a shipping container".
A PDF copy of pages 152-153 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Arcades Project'. Drawings and Photos: Andrew Just, F3 Design, LIVS
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People at the cordon on the corner of Durham and St Asaph Street, soldiers watching by. In the background is the Environment Court building at 83 Armagh Street, formerly the Canterbury Society of Arts. This building was added to the CERA demolitions list on 5 March 2012".