Cardboard Cathedral

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20130403_2908_G12-25 Cardboard Cathedral The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church ...

Cardboard Cathedral

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A temporary (5year) construction of giant cardboard tubes to be in use until the new or restored Christ Church Cathedral is back in the Square

Ruth Gardner's Blog 13/02/2013: Cardboard Cathedral

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 February 2013 entitled, "Cardboard Cathedral".

Silkannthreades 13/01/2013: I worship in cardboard

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 13 January 2013 entitled, "I worship in cardboard".

20130915_3534_1D3-24 Cardboard Cathedral

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A couple of city blocks away from the now damaged Cathedral a temporary $4million cathedral has been built using large cardboard tubes and sheeting.

20130915_3540_1D3-92 Cardboard Cathedral

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20130915_3538_1D3-47 Cardboard Cathedral

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Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 177

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The temporary "Cardboard Cathedral" under construction.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 211

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The temporary Transitional Cathedral, also known as the Cardboard Cathedral, under construction in Latimer Square.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 88-89: Christchurch Trans…

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A PDF copy of pages 88-89 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Christchurch Transitional Cathedral'. Photos with permission: The Anglican Church

Two Coffees and a Muffin to Takeaway

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Two cardboard coffee cups in a takeaway tray sit on a wooden counter. The photographer comments, "What is the story of these coffees and that sad muffin? Were these an order when the earthquake struck Christchurch on 22 February 2011? Were these a workman's and a colleague's having a quick coffee break when a later aftershock caused them to leave everything behind when they fled the red zoned building, or were they just forgotten when the building was cleared out and abandoned?".