Cardboard Cathedral

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20130403_2908_G12-25 Cardboard Cathedral The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church ...

IRD building and 185 white chairs

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20130403_2911_G12-10 IRD building and 185 white chairs Corner of Cashel and Madras streets, with the relatively new (built 2007) Inland Revenue Building and the white chair memorial to the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake. The chairs sit on the site of the now demolished St Pauls Pacific Chuch and is diagonally across the i...

20130206_0211_EOS M-55 Town Hall and Ferrier Fountain

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20130915_3524_1D3-55 The Chalice and the remains

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20130915_3540_1D3-92 Cardboard Cathedral

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20130827_2656_1D3-24 Cashel Street looking east

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20130206_0215_EOS M-47 Ferrier Fountain at the Town Hall

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Full of weeds after nearly two years of neglect. First time I have been in Victoria Square in over two years.

20130206_0195_EOS M-21 Salvation Army Citadel

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A week ago this building was intact, now partially demolished. Will be an empty site in a week or two.

20130827_2673_1D3-24 Clarendon Tower site

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20130827_2685_1D3-45 Arts Centre repairs

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20130827_2637_1D3-105 Looking up Victoria Street

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20130827_2677_1D3-95 Thanks 4 the Memories photo exhibit.

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20130206_0177_EOS M-18 The remains of the old railway station - Moorhouse …

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20130915_3538_1D3-47 Cardboard Cathedral

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Corner Colombo/Hereford Street, Christchurch

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20130827_2654_1D3-24 Corner Colombo/Hereford Street, Christchurch The same view as the previous photo. Building demolished after the earthquake of 2011! #4156

20130827_2686_1D3-28 Robert Falcon Scott

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At least two broken pieces from the Scott statue rest in the Canterbury Museum. The statue toppled in the 22nd February 2011 earthquake.

20130827_2661_1D3-24 Cashel Mall/Cashel Street

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20131231_8485_EOS M-22 Quake City exhibit

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.

20130827_2668_1D3-88 Bridge of Remembrance

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Cashel Mall/Cashel Street

20130827_2649_1D3-65 What was once the most iconic building in Christchurch

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The Cathedral

20130827_2652_1D3-24 Tower Insurance building

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More well known as the Government Life building - too be demolished.

Colombo and Armagh corner

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20130827_2645_1D3-24 Colombo and Armagh corner What was one of the busier intersection pre earthquakes! #4150

Looking towards Cathedral Square

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20130827_2621_1D3-47 Looking towards Cathedral Square Where once were buildings! From the corner of Armagh Street and Oxford Terrace. #4147

20131231_8484_EOS M-22 Quake City exhibit

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20131231_8484_EOS M-22 Quake City exhibit Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. #4502

20131231_8503_EOS M-22 From Cashel Street

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20131231_8503_EOS M-22 From Cashel Street Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. #4504

20130827_2683_1D3-28 Thanks 4 the Memories exhibit

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Worcester Blvd. Lawrence Roberts works for Photo & Video in Christchurch, suppliers of much of my photo gear in exchange for cash!

20131231_8511_EOS M-22 Forsyth Barr building for sale, under the archway

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20131231_8511_EOS M-22 Forsyth Barr building for sale, under the archway Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. #4507

20130915_3534_1D3-24 Cardboard Cathedral

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A couple of city blocks away from the now damaged Cathedral a temporary $4million cathedral has been built using large cardboard tubes and sheeting.

20130511_1535_EOS M-22 Captain Cook (Day 131/365)

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The statue of Captain Cook looks over an empty Victoria Square with autumn leaves lying around. This used to be a very tidy and busy area, but is now nearly all fenced off. Pedestrian access to this section was established about five or six months ago.

20130827_2620_1D3-32 Victoria Square Apartments

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Awaiting the demolition ball! See the hole punched in by the neighbouring building (now demolished) during the February 22 2011 earthquake. This building is leaning to the north (left) while it's now demolished neighbour was leaning to the south (right). All because the crap land gave way underneath!