BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 057

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A view over cordon fencing towards the damaged Ground Culinary Centre and cafe. Bricks have crumbled from the walls and remain piled up on the footpath.

Hundreds of engineers assess damage in Christchurch

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Hundreds of engineers are on the ground in Christchurch, assessing the damage in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake and are heading into the CBD en masse for the first time.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2045

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cupola from Our City, O-Tautahi (former Municipal Chambers), removed and braced on the ground outside".

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (327)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (329)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (324)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (321)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (319)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (335)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (326)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (320)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (322)

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A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 537

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At the end of the day, these workers on the Hotel Grand Chancellor take a ride back to ground".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 113

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Arts Centre, Hereford Street. Careful palleting of the pieces of the Arts Centre which fell to the ground".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 112

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Arts Centre, Hereford Street. Careful palleting of the pieces of the Arts Centre which fell to the ground".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 244

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A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it, and plants are growing up through the crack.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 245

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A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it, and plants are growing up through the crack.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 287

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Damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and bricks are scattered on the ground below. The building is cordoned off with security fencing.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 288

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Damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and bricks are scattered on the ground below. The building is cordoned off with security fencing.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 294

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Damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and bricks are scattered on the ground below. The building is cordoned off with security fencing.

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 992

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A photograph of the dome of the Regent Theatre building. The dome has been removed from the building and is sitting on the ground in Cathedral Square.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 274

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St John's Presbyterian Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The ground around the church is strewn with masonry that has fallen from the church's walls and collapsed tower.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 099

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A partially-demolished brick building has the word "red" painted on its wall. Liquefaction surrounds piles of bricks on the ground in front. The photographer comments, "I guess they ran out of red stickers".

Umut Akguzel Photograph 297

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A photograph of the badly-damaged Press building. The top storey of the building has collapsed into the floor below, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the ground below.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 290

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Damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and bricks are scattered on the ground below. The building is cordoned off with security fencing.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 295

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Damage to a building on Ferry Road. The side walls have partially collapsed, and bricks are scattered on the ground below. The building is cordoned off with security fencing.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0249

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers deconstructing the Hotel Grand Chancellor. Panels are being detached and the crane is lowering them to the ground".

Photograph of St John the Baptist Church, 234 Hereford Street (16)

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A photograph of a peice of masonry which has been removed from the roof of St John the Baptist Church and placed on the ground outside.

Photograph of St John the Baptist Church, 234 Hereford Street (17)

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A photograph of a peice of masonry which has been removed from the roof of St John the Baptist Church and placed on the ground outside.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 538

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At the end of the day, these workers on the Hotel Grand Chancellor take a ride back to the ground".