Behind the facade of the Excelsior

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A colour photograph taken behind the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, showing the demolition of the building.

West facade of the Press Building

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A colour photograph of the west facade of the Press Building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

West facade of 120 Manchester Street

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A colour photograph of the west facade of the Excelsior Hotel, taken after the September 4th earthquake.

Damage to the facade on the Clarendon Towers

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A colour photograph showing details of the damage to the facade of the Clarendon Hotel following the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

North facade of Odeon Theatre after 4 September 2010 earthquake

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A colour photograph of the north facade of the former Odeon Theatre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

North facade of Odeon Theatre

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A colour photograph of the Odeon Theatre after the 22 Feburary 2011 earthquake.

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The facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal, protected by shipping containers, awaits restoration.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The reverse side of the facade of the New Excelsior Backpackers. The facade will be retained - you can see how it is tied to the containers".

Facade of Excelsior protected by stack of containers

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A colour photograph of shipping containers stacked in front of the Excelsior Hotel.

Damage to the Press Building after 22 Feburary 2011 earthquake

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A colour photograph of the west facade of the Press Building after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Damaged Regent Theatre dome

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The Regent Theatre with its broken dome still attached, with half of the facade of the dome fallen away.

Regent Theatre dome damaged on June 13

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The broken Regent Theatre dome still attached to the building, but with most of its facade fallen away after the June earthquake.

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Damage to the facade of the Cashfields Arcade building, seen above the cordon fencing at the east end of the Re:Start mall.

Fallen down facades and caved-in buildings at 141-149 Manchester Street af…

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Colour photograph showing the destroyed shop fronts of tobacconists and barbers on Manchester Street.

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Seen through the cordon fence on Tuam Street, shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing.

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An old advertising sign for Polson's decorators and signwriters exposed on the side of a building on Manchester Street. Behind is the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, protected by shipping containers.

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Scaffolding around MSC House on Lichfield Street. Part of the building's facade has fallen away.

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A photograph of shipping containers supporting the facade of the Excelsior Hotel on Manchester Street.

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A photograph of shipping containers supporting the facade of the Excelsior Hotel on Manchester Street.

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Heavy steel bracing holding up the front facade of the Our City O-Tautahi Building on Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Provincial Council Chambers on Durham Street. Shipping containers have been used to brace the facade of the building while more permanent solutions are put in place".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Provincial Council Chambers on Durham Street. Shipping containers have been used to brace the facade of the building while more permanent solutions are put in place".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This stack of containers protect the facade of New Excelsior Backpackers. Corner of Manchester and Lichfield Streets".

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A photograph submitted by Alastair to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "ChristChurch Cathedral with scaffolding stabilising the facade. Sunday 11/12/11".

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A photograph submitted by Sam Langley to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Rubble from the Quinns facade in Merivale. The lights and alarms stayed on for days after the quake. Nobody dared go in to switch them off.".