Workers entering the Claredon Tower on Oxford Street by climbing from a crane-raised platform into one of the windows.
A photograph of the 'Thinking Outside the Square' installation in the window of the Beggs Music building on Colombo Street.
Tape and glue has been used to repair a window on the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.
The window that was hanging precariously finally fell when the Boxing Day 4.9 shock hit at 10.30am
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.
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 19 November 2011 showing the flyers in the window of the Lyttelton Information Centre on Oxford Street. The building was closed from 22 February 2011 until April 2013 due to the danger posed by the neighbouring building and then while repairs were scheduled and carried out. The flyers provided a sn...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 19 November 2011 showing posters for the outdoor theatre production 'The Pirates of Corsair Bay' and the 2011 Lyttelton Summer Festival events scheduled for February and March 2011. The posters remained in the window of the red stickered building until it was demolished in early September 2012. A...
A photograph of a crack that runs between two windows of the earthquake-damaged Wheki Building at the University of Canterbury.
A man sits in front of two stained-glass windows inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A cross scratched in the glass of a window in St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Kaiapoi".
A photograph of a building with a boarded up window. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "162 Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sand volcano outside the window of the home at 22 Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
Crumbled wall above the window of a brick house on Centaurus Road. Cracks can also be seen diagonally between the bricks.
A photograph of damage to the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. A sign in the window reads, "For rent".
A sign reading "Keep calm and carry on" inside the window of a house on St Albans Street in St Albans.
An abandoned house on Avonside Drive. A red sign taped to the window states that the house is "Unsafe" to enter.
A colour photograph of detail on the Hotel Grand Chancellor showing broken windows, exposed pipes, and the lean of the building.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal and Hereford Streets. There are large cracks between the windows.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal and Hereford Streets. There are large cracks between the windows.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office in a van. Out the window is an earthquake-damaged building.
A photograph of a damaged building next to Tony's Tyre Service on Armagh Street. Glass from the top window is missing.
A photograph of a crack that runs between two windows of the earthquake-damaged Wheki Building at the University of Canterbury.
A view looking from Cathedral Square tram stop towards Oxford Terrace. The Clarendon Towers building has been damaged and the windows boarded up.
Security fences surround the Santorini Greek Ouzeri restaurant and bar on Gloucester Street. Some of the windows have been broken and left open.
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Shop window, London St, Lyttelton. 25 Feb 2012.".
Looking over some traffic, a property across the street is getting some remediation work done. Some of the windows are boarded up.