Detail of a building where the brick walls have crumbled, exposing the internal fixtures.
Bricks fallen from the parapet of a two-storey building in the central city.
Damage to a commercial building. The brick parapets have collapsed, crushing the awning below.
A man holds up a brick fallen from a building in the city centre.
A empty lot left after the demolition of a building. The brick wall on the adjoining building has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
Damage to the Knox Church where bricks and building masonry have fallen from the church.
Damage to the Knox Church where bricks and building masonry have fallen from the church.
View down Poplar Lane, where the brick building on the right has been fenced off.
A faded sign reading, 'McCormic Reapers & Binders' painted onto the side of a brick building, revealed by the demolition of the adjoining building. Wooden pallets have been placed at the front of the building.
A police officer inspects a damaged building on Barbadoes street. The brick facade has collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with police tape.
A recessed sink and shelves in a brick wall, exposed by the demolition of a building.
Bricks littering the footpath, fallen from a building on the corner of Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets.
A photograph of a pile of bricks from the earthquake-damaged building at 158 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of a pile of bricks from the earthquake-damaged building at 158 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of a pile of bricks from the earthquake-damaged building at 158 Gloucester Street.
A recessed sink and shelves in a brick wall, exposed by the demolition of a building.
Extensive damage to the Caxton Press building on Victoria Street. Bricks have toppled from the facade.
A digitally manipulated image of a damaged building in Madras Street. The photographer comments, "After the 22 February earthquake in Christchurch there was a lot of damaged buildings. Sometimes there is the odd one where being unclothed or de-bricked let the world see their beauty".
The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
view to some of the damage in the distance and the building that might be demolished - brick seven storey building - i've always liked this one : ( .
A pile of brick in front a damaged building in Christchurch central. The site grounds are overgrown.
Looking through the cordon fence, a pile of brick in front a damaged building in Christchurch central.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen out.
A brick fence has been spray painted after the building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Damage to buildings down Victoria Street. Members of the public have walked inside the police tape cordon to have a look at the damaged buildings and bricks across the road.
Damage to a building on the corner of Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets. The brick side wall has collapsed.
A rubbish skip in an alleyway is full of building rubble, with piles of bricks scattered around it.
A brick fence has been spray painted after it was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked. Restricted access tape has been placed across the gates. A pile of bricks have fallen onto the footpath.
Damage to the Caxton Press building (left) and the adjoining building. In front is a pile of bricks, cordonned off with tape and road cones to keep the public away. Spray-painted codes show that the buildings have been checked by USAR.