A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The earthquake-damaged dome of the Regent Theatre sitting in Cathedral Square".
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from the north side. Large cracks are visible below the dome.
An aerial photograph of Hereford Street with Cathedral Square in the top right and the Re:Start Mall below.
The Wizard of Christchurch talks to a member of the public outside the damaged cathedral. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral. The tower and the front wall of the building have partially collapsed. Steel bracing has been added to the front wall for support.
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 Wizard of Christchurch talks to members of the public. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look.
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 Wizard of Christchurch talks to members of the public. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look.
A photograph of Ryan Reynolds demonstrating to a child how a large-scale puppet titled The Knight works. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013. It is on display for the Meet the Puppets event in Cathedral Square.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This aerial photo of the Square, taken on 13 December 2011, shows the Novotel, the Marque Hotel, the Millenium Hotel and Heritage Hotel. These hotels all have significant work to do, and mostly have an opening date of 2013".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Site of the old Press Building in Cathedral Square and from left to right, Novatel Hotel, Price Waterhouse Coopers Building, Isaac Theatre Royal (behind the crane), new Press Building, Tramway Junction with the Rendevous Hotel showing above".
A photograph of six CPIT Architectural Studies students wearing orange high-vis vests and hard hats in Cathedral Square. They are about to start installing Urban RefleXion, a large-scale sculpture for Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of six CPIT Architectural Studies students wearing orange high-vis vests and hard hats in Cathedral Square. They are about to start installing Urban RefleXion, a large-scale sculpture for Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of people gathered in Cathedral Square during the Meet the Puppets event, as part of FESTA 2013. The puppets (including The Scholar, left, 'Wife of Bath, centre, and The Knight, right) were created by Free Theatre Christchurch, for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A view of Worcester Boulevard, looking east towards Christ Church Cathedral. Bricks from the front of the building and the tower can be seen on the ground. People are making their way down the street out of the central city. Members of the Emergency Management personnel, in high-visibility vests, can be seen.
A photograph of six CPIT Architectural Studies students wearing orange high-vis vests and hard hats in Cathedral Square. They are about to start installing Urban RefleXion, a large-scale sculpture for Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of people gathered in Cathedral Square during the Meet the Puppets event, as part of FESTA 2013. The puppets (including The Scholar, left, 'Wife of Bath, centre, and The Knight, right) were created by Free Theatre Christchurch, for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 23 December 2012 entitled, "Pallets and pop-up tearooms".
A video of TVNZ's Breakfast show broadcasting live from Cathedral Square. Presenters Paul Henry and Pippa Wetzel have flown down to Christchurch to record a special show titled "Breakfast for Canterbury", which aims to celebrate the Canterbury region's resilience in the aftermath of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of The New Zealand Army, along with Police, minding the cordons. This was beside The Press building, and behind the Christchurch Cathedral. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The Anglican church is considering whether to sell Christchurch's cardboard cathedral to plug a shortfall in the budget for restoring the original descimated in the earthquakes. The church leadership will discuss the future of the cardboard building during meetings at the weekend. It opened opposite Latimer square in 2013 as a temporary place of worship, but soom became popular with tourists too. Meanwhile a 2017 estimate put the cost of restoring the actual Cathedral at just over $100 million, but that's since ballooned to north of $155 million. Harcourts real estate agent, Mark O'Loughlin, speaks to Lisa Owen from Christchurch. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336786667112
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A photograph of a detail of Mike Hewson's installation 'View from the Studio' in Re:Start Mall. An outline of the cathedral's tower is sketched on plywood, accompanied by the words, "Mike Hewson 2012. 'View From Studio'. (We should try keep some part of the cathedral rather than just demo-ing it)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Crystal Plaza building, 114 Gloucester Street".
An aerial photograph looking north-east over the Christchurch CBD. The brightly coloured roofs of the Re:Start mall can be seen in the bottom centre of the photograph.
A crane lifting workers to the upper stories of Clarendon Towers. Some of the windows and parts of the wall have been boarded up.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Base Backpackers".