Cracks have ripped through external columns of this 7 storey building (corner of Hereford Street / Manchester Street), and efforts are being made to shore up and strengthen it to save it from demolition after it suffered structural damage in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Cracks have ripped through external columns of this 7 storey building (corner of Hereford Street / Manchester Street), and efforts are being made to shore up and strengthen it to save it from demolition after it suffered structural damage in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
A photograph of a major crack and soil uplift through a paddock next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of a major crack and soil uplift through a paddock next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of a crack in the roof of an earthquake-damaged building at the University of Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Structural cracking in the clock tower at The Arts Centre - Worcester Street".
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Wright walks through a large crack on next to Charles Street in Kaiapoi".
Cracks in the brickwork bellow the central dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.
Cracks in the brickwork of the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Cracks in the brickwork of the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph of a major crack and soil uplift through a paddock next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Owen Trowbridge (16) walks through a deep crack in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Wright (9) explores a huge crack in the earth in Charles Street, Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Owen Trowbridge (16) walks through a deep crack in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cracking up. Roads throughout Halswell were fractured making driving a hazardous and slow process".
Damage to the Valley Inn. Sections of the walls have collapsed, and large cracks run across the building.
Large cracks on a street in Avonside barred off with police tape after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks on a street in Avonside barred off with police tape after the September 4th earthquake.
Cones marking a crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks in the parking lot in front of a store in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crack in the wall of the new Press Building, Gloucester street".
A photograph of a crack in the floor of an earthquake-damaged building at the University of Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, " Nick Wright (9) explores a huge crack in the earth in Charles Street, Kaiapoi".
Road cones mark off a large crack in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of a section of road lying on the Greendale Fault line which has cracked due to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. In the distance, police tape and cones have been used to close off the road.
A photograph of a section of road lying on the Greendale Fault line which has shifted considerably and cracked due to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. In the distance, police tape and cones have been used to close off the road.
A photograph of a fence on the Greendale Fault line which has shifted considerably due to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Police tape and cones have been placed across the road to close it off.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Slumping near the Avon River on Avonside Drive".
