A photograph of a damaged building on Manchester Street. To the left, coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of a damaged building on Manchester Street. To the left, coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
Seen through the cordon fence on Tuam Street, shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing.
A photograph of window details on the Excelsior Hotel, taken after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the intersection of Lichfield Street, Manchester Street and High Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of the remains of buildings on Manchester Street. On the left, the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building is being supported by a stack of coloured shipping containers.
A photograph of the remains of buildings on Manchester Street. On the left, the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building is being supported by a stack of coloured shipping containers.
A photograph of damaged buildings on Manchester Street, taken from the intersection of High Street. On the left, stacked shipping containers are holding up the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph looking south down Manchester Street, taken from the corner of High Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
The back of the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, preserved after the demolition of the hotel. It is being supported by wooden bracing and shipping containers.
The back of the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, preserved after the demolition of the hotel. It is being supported by wooden bracing and shipping containers.
A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Excelsior Backpackers, 120 Manchester Street, with the saved facade supported by shipping containers".
A colour photograph of earthquake damage to the Excelsior Hotel on the corner of Manchester and High Streets.
A colour photograph of the west facade of the Excelsior Hotel, taken after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of the intersection of Manchester and Tuam Street, taken next to the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street. Shipping containers are stacked against the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of a removed roof on the ground on the corner of Tuam Street and Manchester Street. A stack of shipping containers can be seen in the distance, against the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph looking north down Manchester Street. Coloured shipping containers have been stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building on the right and empty building sites on the left are fenced off.
Shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing. The Two Fat Indians restaurant next door has also closed due to earthquake damage.
The damaged Excelsior Hotel. Parts of the brick facade has collapsed, and there are large cracks running through what remains.
A photograph of shipping containers protecting the facade of the Excelsior Hotel. The rest of the building has been demolished.
A photograph of the Excelsior Hotel as the north wall is rebuilt and the west-facing Manchester Street facade is restored.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of Manchester Street. Shipping containers have been stacked against the Excelsior Hotel on the right, and the kinetic sculpture, 'Nucleus', is depicted on the left.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of Manchester Street. Shipping containers have been stacked against the Excelsior Hotel on the right, and the kinetic sculpture, 'Nucleus', is depicted on the left.
A photograph of the intersection of Manchester and Tuam Street, taken next to the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street. A stack of shipping containers can be seen in the distance, against the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. Shipping containers have been stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
Workers in a cherry picker outside the the Excelsior hotel. Fencing and road cones have been placed around the footpath to keep the public away from the damaged buildings.
A photograph taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. The old Post Office building, now housing C1 Espresso, can be seen in the distance with Ronnie Van Hout's sculpture on the roof. Coloured shipping containers support the remaining front facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.