Romeo, Get Off That Balcony!

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A two-storey house in Avonside Drive with a warped upper balcony. The photographer comments, "This house is on Avonside Drive opposite the Avon River. The land in this area spread laterally and had bad liquefaction of the soil. This caused some houses to sink into the ground, but as the balcony supports did not sink as much the balcony came to rest at a crazy angle".

Balconies on New Regent Street

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Balconies on New Regent Street strung with Christmas lights and bows.

Byron Williams WEMO Photograph 09

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A photograph of the balcony of the Treehouse Bar on Manchester Street with a mannequin still outside.

Close-up of windows and balconies of Crowne Plaza hotel after the earthqua…

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Colour close up photograph of windows and balconies on the Crowne Plaza; it can be seen that they are no longer perfectly aligned.

Terry Binding WEMO Photograph 26

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A photograph of the Treehouse Bar on Manchester Street with a mannequin still on the balcony. The street has been closed off with wire fencing topped with barbed wire.

Central Library clean up 9 September 2010 - staff on balcony

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File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries

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Fallen bricks litter a balcony behind a bar on The Strip.

Photograph of Ironside House, 381 Montreal Street (21)

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A photograph of a balcony of Ironside House on Montreal Street.

Photograph of McLean's Mansion, 387 Manchester Street (22)

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A photograph of a balcony of McLean's Mansion on Manchester Street.

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Dead potplants abandoned on the balconies of a building in Victoria Square.

Photograph of Piko Wholefoods, 359 Barbadoes Street (17)

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A photograph of a balcony rail of Piko Wholefoods on Barbadoes Street.

Photograph of City Council Civic Offices, 194-198 Manchester Street (8)

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A photograph of the balcony of the earthquake-damaged City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street.

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A photograph of shattered glass from balconies of the damaged Wheki Building at the University of Canterbury.

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Detail of the Bridge Tavern in Kaiapoi, showing how the building has moved away from its balcony.

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A photograph of shattered glass from a balcony of the damaged Wheki Building at the University of Canterbury.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 16

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A photograph of students on the balcony of the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

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The Crowne Plaza has a noticeable split down the middle, where windows and balconies don't quite line up. Photograph taken from Victoria Street.

Re:START Architecture Tour Photograph 14

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A photograph of Anton Tritt from the Buchan Group on the balcony of the Crafted Coffee Company during an architecture tour at Re:START mall. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The balcony of a resident's house hanging precariously over the edge of a cliff in Sumner after rocks at the top were dislodged during the February 22 earthquake".

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a property in the Christchurch central city. Part of the roof of the property has collapsed, spilling material onto the balcony below. A sign in the foreground reads, "Wots your councillor doing for your water?".

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Reconstruction work on Terrace on the Park Apartments. Two of the building required urgent demolition, while the others in the complex are being cleared out for demolition. Some furniture from the apartments can been seen on the balcony, whereas in other apartments, deconstructed furnishings can be seen.

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Damage to the Visitors Centre in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. The foundations have lifted at the back of the building, giving it a forward lean. Cables have been attached to the balcony over the walkway and braced to posts cemented into the ground. This is to stop the building from slumping further.

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Damage to the Visitors Centre in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. The foundations have lifted at the back of the building, giving it a forward lean. Cables have been attached to the balcony over the walkway and braced to posts cemented into the ground. This is to stop the building from slumping further.

So that's what an earthquake feels like.

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Here's Prarie, outside our flat, the day after the 7.1 earthquake hit Christchurch. You see the damage to the street, which continued through our flat. We were forced to move out once an engineer examined the cracks in our balcony, walls, floors, and ceilings, and told us the building was unsafe for living. One crack ran from the street, pres...

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A view across Wakefield Avenue in Sumner to several local businesses, including Sumner Asian Restaurant, KB's Bakery, Harcourt's and The Ruptured Duck Pizzeria and Bar. Metal pipes can be seen bracing the balcony and walls of the building housing Harcourt's and The Ruptured Duck. The building has been cordoned off by a safety fence, and large cracks are visible in its walls and cornice.