Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished ta…

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished taken by Mike Gaudin, 10 January 2012.

Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished ta…

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished taken by Mike Gaudin, 10 January 2012.

Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished ta…

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished taken by Mike Gaudin, 10 January 2012.

Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.

Grand Chancellor checked for damage four times before February

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquake's Royal Commission has heard that the Hotel Grand Chancellor was checked for earthquake damage - and cleared for use four times prior to the February 22nd earthquake.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2529

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Looking down Victoria Street, demolition site on the right and the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end of the street. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2530

Images, UC QuakeStudies

View down Victoria Street with the Casino on the right having some construction working being done, and the deconsruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end of the street. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2531

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger and a pile of demolition rubble in front. Road cones and signs have been placed in front to divert traffic around the area. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2532

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger and a pile of demolition rubble in front. Road cones and signs have been placed in front to divert traffic around the area. A flag in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.