The Hotel Grand Chancellor, badly damaged after the 22nd of February quake. Lean is visible on the left side.
A video of an interview with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Frank Delli Cicchi, the Grand Central Group Australian and New Zealand general manager, about the demolition of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The Grand Chancellor is the tallest building in Christchurch, and was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Fletcher Construction have been chosen to demolish the building.
The top of the Grand Chancellor seen above other buildings. The distortion of the building is obvious. The photographer comments, "Hotel Grand Chancellor on its now typical lean. Telephoto image from Tuam Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor car park with steel casing to stabilise a collapsed column".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor car park with steel casing to stabilise a collapsed column".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor car park with steel casing to stabilise a collapsed column".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of one of the collapsed columns in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wall crushing caused this window in the Hotel Grand Chancellor to buckle".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grand Chancellor Hotel viewed from Armagh Street (telephoto lens used)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grand Chancellor Hotel with its infamous lean".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor from behind Cashel Mall".
A view of the Hotel Grand Chancellor through the Bridge of Remembrance.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There was a medical training course in progress in the Hotel Grand Chancellor on February 22".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This gives some idea of the extend of the building slumping in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This gives some idea of the extend of the building slumping in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph of the partially-deconstructed Hotel Grand Chancellor viewed from Cashel Mall.
A photograph of the damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor on Cashel Street taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor car park with steel casing to stabilise a collapsed column. The window was originally rectangular".
A photograph looking south down Manchester Street. Damaged buildings on the right have been cordoned off with wire fencing. In the distance, the Hotel Grand Chancellor Hotel can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The leaning Grand Chancellor Hotel viewed over shops along Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has tilted on a lean".
The Bridge of Remembrance on Durham Street. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen through the archway.
A frontal view of the Hotel Grand Chancellor through the arc of the Bridge of Remembrance after the June aftershock.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There was a medical training course in progress in the Hotel Grand Chancellor on February 22 using mannequins and resuscitation equipment. This is one example".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There was a medical training course in progress in the Hotel Grand Chancellor on February 22 using mannequins and resuscitation equipment. This is one example".
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch.
Hotel Grand Chancellor on verge of collapse but still standing after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch on 22 February 2011 because of concrete being poured into the lower floors.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Holiday Inn. The Grand Chancellor has a noticeable lean.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Holiday Inn. The Grand Chancellor has a noticeable lean.