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The Forsyth Barr building has stood silent and empty (except the occasional intruder and pigeons) since the February 2011 earthquake. It was sold "as is" and I understand that it is now going to be fitted out as a hotel. This is the building that had severe stairwell damage during the quake necessitating people being lowered via ropes etc on t...
One of the most beautiful pieces of wall art (added to the blank walls after buildings were demolished following the earthquakes) in Christchurch, is now being hidden by a new building in front of it. www.flickr.com/photos/johnstewartnz/15499321681/in/...
The Subway shop in the High Street Mall has not operated since lunch time on the 22nd February 2011 when the most damaging of Christchurch and Canterbury's earthquakes struck. I assume the building is still to be demolished.
Pigeons sit on the remains of one of the tallest buildings in Christchurch that was 95% demolished two or three years ago. The basement (now filled with water) and the columns remain. Demolished due to damage from the Christchurch 2011 earthquake.
A view that was impossible six years ago. There was a group of buildings including another high-rise in the vacant area in the middle ground.
Today was the first time I have been to the earthquake memorial since it was completed and opened on 22nd February 2017, six years after the devastating quake that killed the 185 that are named on this wall. I knew two of the people on the list.
17mm M42 Takumar Fisheye on a Canon 1D MkIII (1.3x crop factor) via an adaptor ring.
A photograph of street art painted on a fence at Central New Brighton School.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking into the central city from the banks of the River Avon just below the Colombo Street bridge".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 8 January 2013 entitled, "Venturing into the central city....".
A piece of decorated furniture in the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen such as "Strength" and "Let's build a Central Peoples' District not rebuild a Central Business District".
A map showing details of the Central City Plan.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Street sign in central Christchurch".
A map showing road closures in the central city.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
A photograph of damaged buildings in the central city.
Weeds growing on the roof of the central library.
A photograph of damaged buildings in the central city.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central City skyline".
A temporary tent structure outside the central fire station.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
A graphic showing proposed new buildings for central Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in Christchurch central".
An aerial photograph of the Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "When the PricewaterhouseCoopers building is demolished, the Copthorne Central Hotel will be alone on the block".
A photograph of fallen bricks in a central city carpark.
An infographic showing the status of buildings in central Christchurch.
An infographic showing the status of buildings in central Christchurch.