Damage to the front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structures have collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean. A statue of the Virgin Mary can be seen in a window. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Catholic Cathedral, Barbadoes St".
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from Fitzgerald Avenue. The dome has been partially deconstructed, and cracking is visible in the walls. The photographer comments, "This photo was taken recently on Fitzgerald Avenue ... you can see that work has begun to remove the dome on top of the damaged Cathedral of he Blessed Sacrament".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 21 October 2012 entitled, "Back by maternal demand".
The front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against it to limit further damage. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral.
A photograph of a letter on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The letter was found in a time capsule in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on Worcester Street, beside the entrance to Cathedral Junction.
A close up of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
A close up of a broken window of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across the demolition site of Brannigans towards Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Collapsed Cathedral".
A close up of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of broken glass fallen from the windows of the ANZ Bank in Cathedral Square.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Armagh Street looking towards Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the cairn of rocks in Cathedral Square".
A photograph of contractor vehicles parked in Cathedral Square. In the background is the ANZ building.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. View from the side with diggers at work.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. View from the side with diggers at work.
A close up of a large crack in the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Flowers that have been woven into the fence around the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Colombo Street looking north towards Cathedral Square, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
PGC - Pyne Gould Corporation building; photo taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
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An architect and art historian is setting up an action group to oppose the demolition of one of the most well-known churches in Christchurch, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The church, registered as a Category 1 building with Heritage New Zealand, was damaged in the 2011 earthquakes and has sat in a state of disrepair ever since. Dr Anna Crighton is from Historic Places Aotearoa. She talks to Susie Ferguson.
The Catholic basilica in Christchurch was further damaged in Monday's earthquake making its demolition all but inevitable.
The company running the restoration of Christchurch's Anglican Cathedral is confident it will be able to raise the extra $51 million still needed to finish the job, and says potential large donors are already being approached here and overseas. The building has sat derelict since the 2011 earthquake and now the cost to fix it has soared from an original estimate of $104 million to $154 million. Some Cantabrians are finding the price hard to justify. The director of the restoration project Keith Paterson speaks to Corin Dann.
One white cotton t-shirt with black seismograph-like patterns in the shape of ChristChurch Cathedral. Produced to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Canterbury at 4.35am on 4 September 2010. This t-shirt was designed and manufactured by Auckland based t-shirt company Mr Vintage in October 2010 to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude ...
The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church want to demolish it), and this as a waste ...
Aerial image of Cathedral Square taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A close up of Christ Church Cathedral. Cracks are visible in a window sill and surrounding stonework.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble in front of the Press Building in Cathedral Square".