Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Catholic Cathedral Detail

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Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Bus-ted Bus Depot

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Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Catholic Cathedral

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The dome of Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament will be removed amid fears it may topple after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.

Basilica dome deconstruction

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Barbadoes St.

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Catholic Cathedral's Silent Sentinel

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To those silent sentinels, the guardians of the night, who insured our peaceful homes and sheltered our children from fright. We give our thanks and praise for the sacrifice they bore, and pledge always to remember their gift of service in war. Gerard A. Geiger March 23, 1996

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Catholic Cathedral's Mother Mary

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When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. Lennon/McCartney - The Beatles

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

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Tantum Ergo Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail, Lo! oe'r ancient forms departing Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail. Note: The text of this hymn was composed by St. Thomas Aquinas and, along with O Salutaris Hostia, is strongly associated with the Benedict...

When Angels Fall

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The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christcurch, after the 6.3 magnitude quake on 22 February 2011. When The Angels Fall Take your father's cross Gently from the wall A shadow still remaining See the churches fall In mighty arcs of sound And all that they're containing Yet all the rugged souls Looking for their lost homes Shuffle to...

Madonna in Quake Damaged Basilica

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This statue of the Virgin Mary stood in the south tower of The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and had been facing inside from when she was placed there and through the September 2010 earthquake. That changed on February 22 2010 at 12.51pm when Christchurch was rocked by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. During the violent shaking motion Mary was t...

Catholic Basilica – The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

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For the first Catholics in Christchurch, the purchasing of land within the city boundaries was met with great difficulty. Their first hurdle was to secure land from the Anglican dominated hierarchy…

Catholic community faces tough decision over Cathedral

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The Catholic basilica in Christchurch was further damaged in Monday's earthquake making its demolition all but inevitable.

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

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Note the innovative use of hay bales on the left side of the image.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 25

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A photograph of a pile of rubble in front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The rubble has landed on a car and crushed it. Wire fencing has been placed around the cathedral as a cordon.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 24

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled, and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. Windows in the tower behind are broken.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 23

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The dome of the left tower has collapsed and the cross at the top of the building is on a lean.