An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
A photograph of a window of the former Woolston Post Office. The building has been braced with cable ties.
A photograph of a damaged shop front on Armagh Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the windows.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wall crushing caused this window in the Hotel Grand Chancellor to buckle".
A cliff above Redcliffs. Above it is a breeze-block building with broken windows and cracks in its masonry.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jo Kerr, where she was sitting when a plate-glass window shattered during an aftershock".
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
Cracks in the brickwork around one of the windows of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
Members of the New Zealand Police lifting a dog in a harness through the window of a damaged building.
The Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street. The windows have been boarded up and scaffolding has been placed out the front.
The iStay building viewed from Liverpool Street. A broken window and warped awning can be seen over the security fence.
Broken windows and damaged cladding on the iStay building. Security fences have been placed around the building to restrict access.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral".
A photograph of 100 Bealey Avenue. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
The Grange Guest House with scaffolding in front of the windows. Rubbish skips can be seen on the property grounds.
The west face of the damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. Steel bracing supports the wall where the Rose Window has collapsed.
Signs indicating the way to Pines Beach and Kairaki Beach, visible out the window of the Student Volunteer Army's bus.
Bricks fallen from the damaged Richmond Methodist Church are stacked alongside it. The photographer comments, "Church window. With fallen bricks neatly stacked".
Minor damage to tiles over the window of a two-storey house. A crane can be seen in the background.
Diagonal cracking between the windows of the Harbour Light Theatre in Lyttelton. This indicates that there was no vertical reinforcement provided in the walls.
A photograph of 100 Bealey Avenue. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
The back of Argosy House with broken windows and a large visible crack down the middle, seen through the cordon fence.
The interior of the octagonal corner section of the Cranmer Court building, which housed Plato Creative from March 2008 to November 2009. The photograph showcases the building's intricate wooden ceiling and high windows. A stained glass crest is visible at the bottom of one of the windows reading, "Est. 1874. The spirit of this building lives on". Although designed to house a book depot, this section was used as the principal's office while Christchurch Normal School was operating from the building.
The interior of the octagonal corner section of the Cranmer Court building, which housed Plato Creative from March 2008 to November 2009. The photograph showcases the building's intricate wooden ceiling and high windows. A stained glass design is visible at the center of the windows with a motto underneath reading, "The spirit of this building lives on". Although designed to house a book depot, this section was used as the principal's office while Christchurch Normal School was operating from the building.
A digitally manipulated image of a statue of the Virgin Mary in a broken window of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The photographer comments, "Before the February 2011 earthquake the statue above was facing into the Cathedral looking down a corridor, but after it had turned 180 degrees to point towards the window. The statue of Mary turning like this gave a sign of hope for the people of Christchurch. It was amongst one of the most photographed things after the earthquake until it was removed".
A digitally manipulated image of a broken window. The photographer comments, "There is hardly anything left of Christchurch's proud heritage buildings. Most older buildings were made of brick and though they should have had improvements to make them withstand a medium earthquake most did not. They were badly damaged when hit with a series of earthquakes that were up to 2.2g at the epicentre and 1.88g in the City".
The interior of the octagonal corner section of the Cranmer Court building, which housed Plato Creative from March 2008 to November 2009. The photograph showcases the building's intricate wooden ceiling and high windows. A stained glass design is visible at the center of the window with a motto underneath reading, "The spirit of this building lives on". Although designed to house a book depot, this room was used as the principal's office while Christchurch Normal School was operating from the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "In the window of 144 Lichfield Street (Lichfield Lanes in effect no longer exist)".