No Withdrawals From This Hole in the Wall

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Broken panelling on a building on Colombo Street has exposed the interior of the walls. The photographer comments, "Seen in the Christchurch Earthquake Red Zone. If you saw this anywhere else in the world you would have thought that it was a piece of modern art".

Umut Akguzel Photograph 163

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A photograph of a broken brick wall beside the Amuri Courts car park building on Armagh Street. USAR codes have been spray painted in yellow on the wall.

31 Kilmore Street - Normal School

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Damage to Cranmer Courts, formerly the Normal School. The tower has collapsed, exposing interior walls.

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 29

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Damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch. Leadlight windows are warped and broken, and bricks have fallen from the wall.

Close Up of the Damage

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Detail of damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks can be seen in the stonework of the walls and above the columns.

BeckerFraserPhotos May 2011 photograph 0071

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Plywood sheeting covers a broken window in the Gallery Apartments building. On the wall in front is spray-painted "All off, water".

BeckerFraserPhotos May 2011 photograph 0072

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Plywood sheeting covers a broken window in the Gallery Apartments building. On the wall in front is spray-painted "All off, water".

He's Not Heavy, He's My Brother

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A large concrete beam, still partially connected by reinforcing rods to the partially-demolished building it came from lies across an entranceway.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 126

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Canterbury Television Building. Some of the windows have broken and large cracks can be seen in the walls.

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 34

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Earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Broken furniture can be seen in a room exposed by the fallen walls.

They Tried to Put Humpty Together Again

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A damaged brick building has wooden bracing holding the walls together. The photographer comments, "This building came through the September Christchurch quake with a few band aid plasters, but the February quake means that she is now DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 100

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A house on Main Road in Redcliffs showing signs of severe damage. The walls of the house have broken in places and it has been spray painted with the words, "Danger, keep out".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1728

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The front side of the Cathedral with the rose window removed and bracing supporting the wall. The broken tower can be seen to the left and fencing placed around the outside of the building.

Back of the Princess Cinema

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Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the side view of the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just about to fall, but stayed in place after several big aftershocks. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 451

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A Civil Defence staff member completing a Level 1 Rapid Assessment inspection on a damaged house. The brickwork on the outer walls have collapsed. The window on the left hand side has been broken.

The Orange Hand of Fate

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Damage to The Bone Dude's Bone Carving Studio and Cultured Gallery on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick wall is cracked, and the guttering has fallen. The photographer comments, "This building was damaged in the September earthquake in Christchurch. It was the Bone dude's bone carving studio. The motto on the wall was 'Carve your own' and it looks like the earthquakes did just that".

Image 1 - Helping Hand for Lyttelton Museum

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An image from an Air Force News April 2011 article titled, "Helping Hand for Lyttelton Museum". The image depicts the damaged Lyttelton Museum with a broken top wall and wire fencing around the building.

Digital Photograph: Earthquake damage to a retaining wall, Lyttelton

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 30 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to a section of retaining wall in Sumner Road. Plastic sheeting installed to stabilise previous damage and protect from water erosion is visible to the right of the photograph. Also visible in the photograph is a boarded up broken window and temporary safety ...

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1722

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The front side of the Cathedral the rose window removed and bracing supporting the wall. The broken tower can be seen to the left and fencing placed around the outside of the building. In the background, the Millennium Hotel can be seen.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 694

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Forbes' Store on Norwich Quay with a broken awning and damage visible on the brick walls. Scaffolding placed around the building since the 4 September 2010 earthquake has tumbled during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 032

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Forbes' Store on Norwich Quay with a broken awning and damage visible on the brick walls. Scaffolding placed around the building since the 4 September 2010 earthquake has tumbled during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 216

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office examining earthquake damage on the outside of the Copthorne Hotel. A section of the outer wall has broken away, and pieces are scattered onto the footpath below.

What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?

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Broken stained glass in a window of the ChristChurch Cathedral. The photographer comments, "I only managed to get one picture of the badly earthquake damaged Christchurch Cathedral and I did not want to get the buttresses holding it up like some Medieval siege engine, so I thought this one was perfect. Looking through the window notice that the adjacent wall has gone and the blue windows belong to an office block across the road".

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 22

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Damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper and framing below. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. I think it's broken".

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 194

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a stairwell in the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. Large sections of the concrete wall behind the stair rail have broken away to reveal the steel reinforcement underneath.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 070

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Damage to Lyttelton following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Forbes' Store on Norwich Quay with a broken awning and damage visible on the brick walls. Scaffolding placed around the building since the 4 September 2010 earthquake has tumbled during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 069

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Damage to Lyttelton following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Forbes' Store on Norwich Quay with a broken awning and damage visible on the brick walls. Scaffolding placed around the building since the 4 September 2010 earthquake has tumbled during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 75

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building in central Christchurch. Broken glass and other rubble litters the courtyard in front of the building. There is a large crack in the brick wall to the right. A red sticker on the glass door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Back of the Old Princess Cinema in New Brighton (2)

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Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just on the edge of falling. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".

TJ's Kazbah, New Brighton After the Christchurch Earthquake

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Damage to TJ's Kazbah in New Brighton. The east and north walls and part of the upper floor have collapsed, tipping rubble and the contents of the rooms out onto the street. The photographer comments, "The occupants of the business and rooms all managed to escape alive. A digger was used to make the building safe and then used to sift through the rubble for any surviving belongings. It was a very emotional time for the ex-occupants".