Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old Post Office, Cathedral Square. Note the clocks have been covered or removed".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bailies in the Warners Hotel is under demolition in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Regent Theatre, Cathedral Square with old Telecom behind".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old post office building with demolition site of Regent Theatre, Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Barbadoes Street. Removing a roof hip from the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking west from the intersection of Manchester Street and Worcester Street, towards Cathedral Square".
Damage to the side of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Above, a crane is lifting material off the roof.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Straw bales have been used as packing between the building and the shipping containers supporting its north-west corner.
A photograph of Colombo Street taken through a car window. In the distance is the earthquake-damaged tower of ChristChurch Cathedral.
Buildings seen through the cordon fence from Cathedral Square. From left to right are MFL House, the Forsyth Barr building, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building, the Camelot Hotel and the Cathedral Square Police Station.
The cross at the top of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, knocked off kilter by the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Regent Theatre, Cathedral Square with Clarendon Towers behind".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Choir boys dressed in choir gowns and high viz jackets preparing for the memorial service in Cathedral Square. Art Gallery, Montreal Street".
Earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Shipping containers support the front of the building to prevent further damage, and workers are suspended from a crane above the remains of the dome.
Detail of damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The cross on the roof is on a lean. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Catholic Cathedral, Barbadoes St".
Aerial image of Cathedral Square taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission. The damaged Press Building can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grant Thornton building in Cathedral Square. The owners and insurers are still trying to decide what is happening to it".
View of Cathedral Square, taken from the Warners Novotel.
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A crane parked on Gloucester Street, outside Cathedral Junction.
Stones fallen from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
An aerial photograph of Hereford Street near Cathedral Square.
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square. Captions added by BeckerFraserPhotos identify the demolition sites of key buildings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Aerial view of the centre of the city, with the cathedral in the centre, and the art gallery in the foreground".
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