A photograph of a slow motion knob and shaft from the Townsend Telescope. The knob broke off the shaft during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged output shaft from the top-plate of the Townsend Telescope's clock drive. The output shaft was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the elevator shaft of the collapsed CTV Building. The shaft shows significant damage from fire.
The floors of the CTV Building hanging from the elevator shaft.
The damaged elevator shaft on the site of the CTV Building.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace. The ACC building lift shaft with strengthing".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace. The ACC building lift shaft with strengthing".
Workmen approach the elevator shaft of the CTV building - 05 March 2011 The CTV building claimed 115 lives when it collapsed in a pile of smoking rubble on 22 February 2011 during a 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch and only the lift shaft was left standing.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ACC building on Oxford Terrace, with half of the lift shaft removed".
A digger at the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can still be seen.
Two diggers at the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can still be seen.
Piles of rubble on the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can be seen.
Two diggers at the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can still be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lift shaft, Radio NZ House, 51 Chester Street West, viewed from Durham Street".
Two diggers at the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can still be seen.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams working on the CTV site with the elevator shaft still standing in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the CTV Building on Madras Street where 118 people died. All that remains is the elevator shaft and stairwell to the right".
Emergency personnel helping an injured man who was trapped in the collapsed Pyne Gould Corporation building. He can be seen descending down the shaft of a crane. This photograph shows how the building's different floors have "pancaked", collapsing on to each other.
A photograph of the elevator shaft of the CTV Building. The rubble from the rest of the collapsed building has been cleared away in front. Road cones and emergency tape have been placed around the tower as a cordon.
Damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the middle. At the bottom left is the lift shaft (now fully demolished) of the CTV building which claimed over 100 lives when it collapsed in the earthquake. Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011. Much of the inn...