Friday, 8 February 2013, 9:53 am Press Release: CERA
Time-lapse Photography of the Christchurch Central
Business District taken between 1 February 2012 and 31
January 2013
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Authority has released a video showing time-lapse
photography of the Christchurch Central Business District
taken between 1 February 2012 and 31 January 2013.
Shot
from the roof of HSBC Tower on Worcester Boulevard, the
video depicts changes to the CBD landscape looking out
towards Cathedral Square.
Please note that due to
equipment issues that were not immediately resolved, there
is a short period for which footage is not available.
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