The remains of what was Christchurch Cathedral, whose shattered spire became a symbol of the New Zealand city’s quake devastation, is to be dismantled after Anglican church officials said the ...

In this Sept. 5, 2017 photo, tourists pose for a photo near the Feb. 22, 2011 earthquake damaged ChristChurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand. For more than six years since a deadly ...

The older cathedral opened in 1905 but was demolished in 2020 after irreparable damage in the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The replacement will be called the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament - Te ...

This was followed by a 6.3 magnitude quake on February 22, 2011 that was much shallower and devastated the city of Christchurch – NZ's second-largest city - resulting in the loss of 185 lives.

Since a February 2011 earthquake caused major destruction in downtown Christchurch, New Zealand, the Anglican diocese there has planned to demolish its damaged 130-year-old cathedral.

Christchurch, New Zealand, Jun 16, 2011 / 23:24 pm. The already damaged cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand was hit again by new wave of earthquakes that struck the country this week.

ChristChurch Cathedral is the city's best-known building, but its climbable spire collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake that killed 185 people and destroyed many other downtown buildings.

The Christchurch project, which Mr. Ban worked on pro bono, came about after the 2011 earthquake severely damaged Anglican Christchurch Cathedral (1864-1904), rendering it unusable for liturgical ...

Visitors from all over the world heading to New Zealand can now satisfy their curiosity about Christchurch’s famed Transitional ‘Cardboard’ Cathedral. After nearly two years of planning and ...

Anglican leaders are to replace Christchurch’s iconic cathedral with a cardboard structure after the building was last year destroyed in New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake in eight decades.