A digger sits on top of a pile of rubble from a demolished building on Colombo Street.
A digger on the site of a demolished building on Colombo Street. Looking south towards the Square.
An empty section where a building has been demolished on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fencing.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The statue of Captain James Cook in Victoria Square".
A photograph of a band performing at the Outdoor Music Room.
Looking east down Cashel Street from the Colombo Street intersection. On the left is the empty section where Dawsons Jewellers used to stand, and on the right is the Crossing building.
A photograph showing a relief of a lion's head on the copper trim at 690 Colombo Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the former Press Building.
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
Medlab South building seen across an empty section on Colombo Street where a damaged building has been removed.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This photograph shows nearly all of the CBD. The two streets which are prominent in this photograph are Manchester Street on the left and Colombo Street on the right of the photograph. This photograph is from the north, looking towards the southern part of the city. Cathedral Square is about half way up, towards the right. It shows the extent of demolition that has happened already close to the river and near the Manchester/Gloucester Street intersection where there is a lot of bare land surrounding Radio Network House".
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
The demolition site of the Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
A member of the public writing on Gap Filler and Poetica's "Instant Poetry" wall on Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the Lois Vuitton building at 735 Colombo Street".
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. cnr Lichfield and Colombo Streets, looking south.
A pile of rubble from the demolised Colombo Street Wesleyan Church, cordoned off with tape and road cones.
Medlab South building seen across an empty section on Colombo Street where a damaged building has been removed.
Medlab South building seen across an empty section on Colombo Street where a damaged building has been removed.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of Lichfield Street, looking east from the intersection of Colombo Street. The road has been fenced off and there are damaged buildings in the background.
A photograph of the LUXCITY project titled Silhouette Carnival, on Gloucester Street. The In Your Face installation can be seen further along the street.
A photograph of graffiti on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Peterborough Street. Originally a recruitment advertisement for the police, the image has been altered and the words, "You can paint, but we can't!" added.
A photograph of graffiti on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Peterborough Street. Originally a recruitment advertisement for the police, the image has been altered and the words, "You can paint, but we can't!" added.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to R&R Sport on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Most of the side wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. Plywood and plastic sheeting has been used to weather proof the building. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon. A cherry picker is parked on the footpath in between the building and the fence.
View down Colombo Street, to the left is a vacant lot left by the demolition of a building.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of a block of shops at 461-469 Colombo Street, Sydenham.
Detail of the 'Ark of Hope' by Wongi Wilson in Sydenham Square, corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets.
Detail of the 'Ark of Hope' by Wongi Wilson in Sydenham Square, corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets.
Detail of the 'Ark of Hope' by Wongi Wilson in Sydenham Square, corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets.