A photograph looking west down Armagh Street towards the intersection with Colombo Street. In the background, a crane is parked on the road next to the Forsyth Barr Building. In the foreground, the pavement has risen near the tram tracks.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The PricewaterhouseCoopers, Building, Forsyth Barr Building, and the Copthorne Hotel viewed from Cambridge Terrace".
A panoramic photograph looking south out of a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. Notable landmarks include: New Regent Street and the Rendezvous Hotel on the left side of the photograph; the Novotel in the centre; the Lyttelton Times building and the Forsyth Barr building to the right; and the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the distance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cranes dominating the sky in the central city".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Now that the grass has been mown in Victoria Square, this view is almost the way we remember it".
A photograph of a partially-demolished building, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The partially-demolished Winnie Bagoes Building on Colombo Street".
Army personnel at a cordon checkpoint on Colombo Street, north of Cathedral Square. The Forsyth Barr building is in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "111 Gloucester Street, formerly the site of the MFL Building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets looking north".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets looking east".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across the Ferrier Fountain and Victoria Square".
An aerial photograph looking west down Armagh Street, with the Forsyth Barr Building and Victoria Apartments to the left, and Victoria Square to the right.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across the demolition site of the Press Building towards Warners and Novatel Hotels. New Press Building on the right rear".
A large crane in front of the Forsyth Barr Building on Armagh Street. In the background, the Victoria Apartments can be seen, with a noticeable lean.
An aerial photograph looking south west over Armagh Street, with the Forsyth Barr Building and Victoria Apartments to the left, and Victoria Park to the right.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Badly damaged buildings viewed from yard behind 746 - 750 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Badly damaged buildings viewed from yard behind 746 - 750 Colombo Street".
The Forsyth Barr building stands alone, the buildings around it demolished. The photographer comments, "High-rise buildings look totally out of proportion when there's nothing around them to give them context. The jutting out part of this one makes it look unbalanced".
A truck for carrying demolition rubble parked on Colombo Street, with the Forsyth Barr building visible in the background. Decorations from Christmas 2010 are still hanging from lamp posts.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets looking south-east".
An aerial photograph of Victoria Square and the surrounding area.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "121-125 Gloucester Street (the former site of State Theatre - later DFS Souvenirs)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Colombo Street towards the CBD".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Gloucester and Manchester Streets (west view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Gloucester and Manchester Streets (north-west view)".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD, New Regent Street (lower left), Cathedral Square (left centre) and Provincial Council Chambers (right centre)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD from Armagh Street to Cashel Street with the cathedral in the centre".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with the Farmers car park in the centre and Victoria Square in the background.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with Victoria Square in the centre and the Crowne Plaza in the distance.