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Posted: 04 Nov 2015

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Through the (rather dirty) window of our city hotel in Christchurch. All these buildings have been derelict since the earthquake and are surrounded by exclusion fencing, cleared sites, and more shipping containers. Image by my lovely wife.

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 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Great documentary shot.
8 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
A wonder there is still an old building standing! This will need quite a bit of strengthening...
8 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Phenomenal shot!

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8 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
It is very hard for them
8 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
so much work for them to undertake George ... I hope hope hope
it never happens again ... compliments to your wife for a very
interesting overview of what life is still like for them here whilst
trying to get straight again ... !
8 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to beverley
Sadly, Bev, NZ is also known as "The Shaky Isles". These were the worst quakes in 80 years, but the active geology guarantees more.
8 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
What a series. We knew of the Christchurch earthquake but it's quite a reminder of the devastation and your pictures I've not seen before.
8 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to RHH
Thanks, Ron. I think the problem is that the media attention moves along but rarely looks back. We knew of the buildings destroyed at the time, but did not realise so many were damaged beyond further use and required demolition.
8 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in ARCHITECTURE 4U
8 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
You are doing an admirable chronicling of the aftermath, George. I for one, had let the disaster slip from my mind and not appreciated there was still so much to do after almost five years!
8 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Polyrus
Thanks, Neil. That was pretty much our perspective also. We were stunned to find our (fairly new) hotel in the centre of such devastation. I thought it useful to document the situation.
8 years ago.

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