A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre on the corner of Montreal and Armagh Streets. The front wall of the building has crumbled, and the bricks have spilt onto the pavement below.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house in Christchurch. The walls on the side of the house have crumbled and the bricks have damaged the fence. A red sticker on the front window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. The chimney of the house has pulled away from the back wall and collapsed onto the roof below. A wooden structure built up against the house has also pulled away from the wall.
Cordon fencing around the damaged Woolston Community Library. A section of the brick wall on the side has crumbled.
Detail of a building where the brick walls have crumbled, exposing the internal fixtures. Seen through the cordon fence.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the walls of Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. In the foreground, bricks and other rubble from the damaged gables can be seen.
A photograph of a badly-damaged shop on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top storey of the building has crumbled into the street, exposing the inside of the building. Steel and wooden bracing is keeping the ceiling up.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The roof of the house has collapsed, bringing the top of the front wall down with it.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The roof of the house has collapsed, bringing the top of the front wall down with it.
A damaged brick building. Walls on two sides of the upper storey have collapsed, but the roof is still standing.
A damaged brick building. Walls on two sides of the upper storey have collapsed, but the roof is still standing.
Damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch. Leadlight windows are warped and broken, and bricks have fallen from the wall.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
A photograph of a bedroom on the top storey of an earthquake-damaged house. A section of the bedroom's outside wall has collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled into the bedroom and onto the bed.
A damaged building on Lincoln Road. 'No go' has been spray-painted on the front window of the building and the brickwork of the upper front wall has collapsed onto the road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Iconic bar on the corner of Manchester and Gloucester Streets. Large sections of the outer walls have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the footpath below.
A damaged church hall in Opawa. The brick walls have partially collapsed, and cordon fences have been erected around the building.
Damage to the Knox Church following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock. More bricks have fallen from the already damaged walls.
Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, revealing the internal wooden structure and the inside of the house.
Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the hose. Seen over a garden hedge.
Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the hose. Seen over a garden hedge.
Damage to the rear of the Ballantynes building, seen from Tuam Street. Bricks along the top of the wall have collapsed.
Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just on the edge of falling. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
Damage to The Bone Dude's Bone Carving Studio and Cultured Gallery on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick wall is cracked, and the guttering has fallen. The photographer comments, "This building was damaged in the September earthquake in Christchurch. It was the Bone dude's bone carving studio. The motto on the wall was 'Carve your own' and it looks like the earthquakes did just that".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A pile of bricks which have crumbled from a wall and landed on a digger at a demolition on Lichfield Street. This is a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquake".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the former St Albans Library on Colombo Street. Parts of the walls have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the pavement. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a block of earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. The outer wall of the second storey has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the footpath. Several cars have been crushed by the falling rubble.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The wall of the gable has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the lawn below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.