Workers in a cherry picker outside the the Excelsior hotel. Fencing and road cones have been placed around the footpath to keep the public away from the damaged buildings.
Detail of a building on the corner of Manchester Street and Struthers Lane. A room covered in grafitti has been exposed after the wall crumbled.
The ANZ Bank Chambers on the corner of High and Lichfield Streets. WORLD, a clothing store, was housed on the ground floor.
The ANZ Bank Chambers on the corner of High and Lichfield Streets has been cordoned off from the public. WORLD, a clothing store was housed on the ground floor.
A rubbish skip in an alleyway is full of building rubble, with piles of bricks scattered around it.
Side view of the former Majestic Theatre on the corner of High, Lichfield and Manchester Streets.
The entrance to the Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
The Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
A view of Cashel Mall looking looking towards the Bridge of Remembrance, which can be seen in the background. A section of the street has been cordoned off from the public.
A damaged building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets. Cordon fencing and road cones have been placed around the footpath and road to contain the demolition rubble and to keep the public away.
A damaged building on Manchester Street. Fencing and road cones have been placed in front to keep the public away. A row of motorbikes are parked on the side of the road.
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
A worker stands in a basket hanging from a crane in a demolition site on Welles Street.
Bricks fallen from the facade of this building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets have destroyed its awning and are strewn across the footpath and road.
Bricks fallen from the facade of this building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets have destroyed its awning and are strewn across the footpath and road.
The entrance to the Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
A closed sign on shop window. Reflected in the window is building rubble across the street.
Damage in the kitchen of a house in St Albans.
Damage in the kitchen of a house in St Albans.
Damage in the kitchen of a house in St Albans.
Damage in the garage of a house in St Albans.
Damage in the bathroom of a house in St Albans.
The road, driveway and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction on Papanui Road. In the background is the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church, which has had its spire removed so restoration work can be carried out.
More damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church following the 22 February earthquake. The church already had its spire removed so restoration work can be carried out.
The road, driveway and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction in a residential area.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
Scaffolding around Satchmo Hairdressing, where sections of the brick wall have crumbled.
Detail of the exposed room on the second level of the Carlton Hotel.