A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large pile of concrete rubble on the site of Copthorne Hotel on Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lots of verticals from this viewpoint in Gasson Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Public Trust Building at 152 Oxford Terrace".
A man walks past a bus shelter beside the Carlton Hotel. In the background a news crew has set up a temporary studio in a tent.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square".
A photograph of traffic barriers on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Street in central Christchurch.
A fire engine parked behind the cordon fencing and road cones on Victoria Street. In the background is Christchurch Casino and the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the middle. At the bottom left is the lift shaft (now fully demolished) of the CTV building which claimed over 100 lives when it collapsed in the earthquake. Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011. Much of the inn...
Hotel Grand Chancellor - Leaning 1m to the east, demolition will start about mid June and is expected to take 10 months to complete at a cost of approx NZ$10m. It will be the biggest & tallest demolition project in New Zealand. Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, ...
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor viewed from Worcester Street, the lean on the left still visible".
A colour photograph of a digger beside the rubble of the former Union Centre Building, with the Colombo Street Copthorne Hotel in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "On the footpath in Worcester Street near Radio Network House. Pacific Tower (Marque Hotel) is at centre rear".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of the Canterbury Hotel, viewed from Oxford Street looking towards Norwich Quay in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of the Canterbury Hotel, viewed from Oxford Street looking towards Norwich Quay in Lyttelton".
In June, the Hororata hotel in Canterbury closed after it became clear there was no economic way to repair damage caused by the September earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking east along Cashel Street from Colombo Street".
A long-reach excavator on a demolition site in the central city.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tramway Lane from Worcester Street".
A photograph of damaged buildings on High Street, seen from the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "235-239 High Street".
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square.
1884 Outside the City Hotel, a stream of Hackney and Hansom cabs wait for fares at ‘Cabstand Corner’ (later known as the ‘Triangle’.) The year is 1884 and it appears t…
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Cashel Mall to the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Westpac Building, seen through the Bridge of Remembrance".
An aerial photograph of Victoria Square and the surrounding area.
High-rise buildings in the CBD seen over a concrete wall. From the left are the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Westpac building and the Holiday Inn City Centre.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen through the arch of the Bridge of Remembrance. In the foreground is a One News vehicle, and a film crew are filming from the bridge.
A photograph of traffic barriers on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Street in central Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The plaque on the Heritage Apartments, 28 Cathedral Square".