A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled, and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. Windows in the tower behind are broken.
An incomplete infographic showing the proposed Transitional Cathedral.
A photograph of the damaged ChristChurch Cathedral.
A photograph of the Chalice in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of the damaged ChristChurch Cathedral.
A photograph of the damaged ChristChurch Cathedral.
A photograph of rubble from Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of a plaque in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the damaged ChristChurch Cathedral.
A graphic giving information about the Transitional Cathedral.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
Structural engineers inspecting the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
Christchurch's Blessed Sacrament Cathedral was set to be repaired following the Canterbury earthquakes, but the new Bishop Paul Martin has decided it's too expensive and has decided to rebuild closer to the city centre.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grant Thornton building in Cathedral Square being readied for deconstruction".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lowering a platform from the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building on Armagh Street at sunset, viewed from Cathedral Square".
The eastern face of Christ Church Cathedral. The damaged windows have been boarded up. A shipping container sits in the overgrown garden.
The north side of the cathedral with its boarded-up windows. Shipping containers have been placed next to the cathedral to protect the street from falling rubble. The Citizens' Memorial stands to the right.
The front of Christ Church Cathedral showing its broken tower. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to limit further damage. Security fences have been placed around the cathedral to restrict access.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Millennium Hotel, Cathedral Square, with a set of stairs from the BNZ bank under demolition being craned from the building".
An aerial photograph looking south west over the Christchurch CBD, the cathedral just visible in the centre left.
The front of Christ Church Cathedral showing its broken tower. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to limit further damage. Security fences have been placed around the cathedral to restrict access.
The front of Christ Church Cathedral showing its broken tower. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to limit further damage. Security fences have been placed around the cathedral to restrict access.
The front of Christ Church Cathedral showing its broken tower. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to limit further damage. Security fences have been placed around the cathedral to restrict access.
The front of Christ Church Cathedral showing its broken tower. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to limit further damage. Security fences have been placed around the cathedral to restrict access.
The front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Concreting work can be seen taking place at the base of the building.