Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has moved sideways into the parking building at 161 Cashel Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers deconstructing the Hotel Grand Chancellor. Panels are being detached and the crane is lowering them to the ground".
Damaged buildings on Manchester Street, the facades of which have fallen into the street. The Grand Chancellor can be seen in the background. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Central city, Grand Chancellor at back".
Aerial image of the Christchurch central city taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has moved sideways into the parking building at 161 Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At the end of the day, these workers on the Hotel Grand Chancellor take a ride back to the ground".
The steps from Cambridge Terrace up to the Bridge of Remembrance. The terracotta tiles on the highest step have chipped off. The gaps that can be seen on the concrete wall to the right shows how far the steps have moved from their original position.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorative flowers on the Bridge of Rembrance cordon with the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Westpac building in the distance".
People look through the cordon fencing on the Bridge of Remembrance. The Grand Chancellor can be seen through the arch of the bridge. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Grand Chancellor Hotel through the Bridge of Remembrance".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view from Armagh Street looking south down New Regent Street. The partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the distance".
A photograph of a crane working on the demolition of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph was taken from the car park of PAK'nSAVE on Moorhouse Avenue.
A photograph of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, visible over the roof of a tent in Latimer Square. There is a noticeable slump in the left side of the hotel.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor viewed from Hereford Street. It is now hard to recognise with many of its exterior panels removed during the deconstruction process".
A view of the Hotel Grand Chancellor through the Bridge of Remembrance.
The damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor, with a noticeable slump to one side.
The damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor, with a noticeable slump to one side.
A view of Cashel Mall, looking east from the Bridge of Remembrance. Rubble from a collapsed store can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking along Cashel Mall from the Bridge of Remembrance".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "'The Strip' in Oxford Terrace between Hereford and Cashel Streets".
As for the demolition of the building, The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority deconstruction manager, Warwick Isaacs, says while it will be managed carefully, it is still risky.
A photograph looking south down Manchester Street from the intersection with Armagh Street. The buildings along the left side of the street have been cordoned off with wire fencing. In the distance, the Rendezvous Hotel and Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen.
An aerial photograph the Christchurch Central City. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor closely surrounded by the Westpac Building and the Holiday Inn".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Tattersalls Lane from Hereford Street with a concrete truck and pump delivering concrete to the 1st floor of the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Tuam Street which is being used as a car park. The Inland Revenue Department Building, the Grand Chancellor and the Holiday Inn can all be seen in the distance.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph looking west down Cashel Street towards the intersection with Manchester. On the right is a severely damaged building. Rubble from the top storey has fallen onto the street. In the distance, the Grand Chancellor can be seen, with the slump in the left side noticeable.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Tramway Lane and Tattersalls Lane with the Hotel Grand Chancellor at the end (note the concrete truck delivering concrete being pumped into the ground floor of the hotel)".
A photograph looking west down Cashel Street towards the intersection with Manchester. On the right is a severely damaged building. Rubble from the top storey has fallen onto the street. In the distance, the Grand Chancellor can be seen, with the slump in the left side noticeable.