Canterbury Earthquake - Peter Beck

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of the Christchurch cathedral thinks people visiting the church may have been killed there when the quake hit this afternoon. The Dean of Christchurch, Peter Beck, says they rushed to get as many people out of the Cathedral as they could.

Christchurch Cathedral has suffered massive damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch Cathedral has suffered massive damage, with its spire reduced to rubble and the roof caved in. There were visitors inside the building when the earthquake hit, and it is still unclear whether anyone was trapped beneath the rubble.

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Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.

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Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The central dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Cracks in the brickwork can be seen".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Packing up parts of the Cathedral for storage. Remains of Warners Hotel in the background".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking east along Worcester Street past the demolition site of the Press Building".

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Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The south-west corner of the building has collapsed, exposing the rooms inside, and the north-west corner is supported by shipping containers.

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A photograph of members of the public standing in a section of walkway opened up to allow the public a view of Cathedral Square. The BNZ building is in the background.

Fairfax Video, March 2011 (2)

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A video of a tour of the inside of the Press building in Cathedral Square which was severely damaged by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Post Office building in Cathedral Square with the Telecom Exchange building behind it".

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral. A crane and a large pile of rubble are sitting in front of the tower.

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A CERA information sign on the fence in the Cathedral, placed to provide information to the public about the buildings seen from Cathedral Square. This one says "Regent Theatre: This has been demolished (see bottom left, now vacant site in photograph".

Quake Art

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A stall selling mosaics of broken mirrors in the shape of houses, crosses and cathedrals. The photographer comments, "The Quake Art on sale at the AandP Show in Christchurch".

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Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The south-west corner of the building has collapsed, exposing the rooms inside, and the north-west corner is supported by shipping containers.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Press building in Cathedral Square. The top floor of the building collapsed during the February 22 earthquake, the debris still on the pavement in front".

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A photograph of members of the public walking a section of a walkway that was opened up to allow the public a view of Cathedral Square. The BNZ building is in the background.

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Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The south-west corner of the building has collapsed, exposing the rooms inside, and the north-west corner is supported by shipping containers.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.

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A badly-damaged building next to Cathedral Junction on Tramway Lane.

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A badly-damaged building next to Cathedral Junction on Tramway Lane.

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A photograph of a detail of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.

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A photograph of a detail of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.

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A photograph of a detail of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.

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The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from Barbadoes Street.

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A photograph of a detail of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.

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The Citizens' Memorial beside the Cathedral has also been fenced off.

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A view down Worcester Street looking east towards the damaged Cathedral.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.

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A couple standing in front of the damaged ChristChurch Cathedral.