Crowne Plaza demolition: going, going ... (PHOTOS)
NBR ONLINE's Christchurch correspondent chronicles the hotel's demise.
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Christchurch's quake-hit Crowne Plaza hotel has slowly disappeared into a pile of rubble over the past five weeks
The high reach "nibbler" tackles the top section.
The Forsyth Barr building seen background in the photo below will also come down. So will the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building just visible to the left.
Work also began this week on demolishing the Anglican cathedral tower in Cathedral Square, to the dismay of heritage aficionados.
Click any image to enlarge; all photos by Chris Hutching.
Chris Hutching
Sat, 28 Apr 2012
Sat, 28 Apr 2012
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Crowne Plaza demolition: going, going ... (PHOTOS)
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