The spire of the ChristChurch cathedral, reflected in the windows of the Millennium hotel.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street looking towards Cathedral Square from Lichfield Street".
The bearer of a Rose Window tattoo holds it up outside the Christ Church Cathedral.
Colombo Street looking north through Cathedral Square, towards the Port Hills. Taken from Victoria Square.
View of The Press building, taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking north-west over the central city towards Hagley Park. Hereford Street can be seen in the foreground, as well as Worcester Street running towards the the Christ Church Cathedral. The empty site of the Press Building and Warners hotel can also be seen".
To those silent sentinels,
the guardians of the night,
who insured our peaceful homes
and sheltered our children from fright.
We give our thanks and praise
for the sacrifice they bore,
and pledge always to remember
their gift of service in war.
Gerard A. Geiger March 23, 1996
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on Worcester Street, beside the entrance to Cathedral Junction.
A close up of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
A close up of a broken window of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across the demolition site of Brannigans towards Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Collapsed Cathedral".
A close up of the damaged tiles and stonework on the roof of Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of broken glass fallen from the windows of the ANZ Bank in Cathedral Square.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Armagh Street looking towards Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the cairn of rocks in Cathedral Square".
A photograph of contractor vehicles parked in Cathedral Square. In the background is the ANZ building.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. View from the side with diggers at work.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. View from the side with diggers at work.
A close up of a large crack in the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Flowers that have been woven into the fence around the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Colombo Street looking north towards Cathedral Square, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
PGC - Pyne Gould Corporation building; photo taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
A panoramic photograph taken at the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The front of the cathedral has steel bracing against it to limit further damage. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled completely, exposing the inside space. The Chalice sculpture is to the right and the BNZ building can be seen in the background.
A photograph of a letter on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The letter was found in a time capsule in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Barbadoes Street. The Cathedral was opened in 1905, the architect was Frank Petrie, and was designed in the Italian renaissance style as a basilica. It is not certain yet whether it will be reconstructed after the 2011 earthquakes.".
A photograph of people having a go at controlling a large-scale puppet in Cathedral Square, during the Meet the Puppets event. The puppets were created by Free Theatre Christchurch, for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a child playing with a large-scale puppet titled Wife of Bath in Cathedral Square, during the Meet the Puppets event. The puppets were created by Free Theatre Christchurch, for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of children riding a large-scale puppet titled The Knight, in Cathedral Square. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013. It is on display for the Meet the Puppets event.
