The Hotel Grand Chancellor was a major four-star hotel in the centre of Christchurch in New Zealand, one of eleven Hotel Grand Chancellor establishments across Australasia. Until 2010, it was the city
Hotel Grand Chancellor in 2010
A visible lean can be seen in this photo taken minutes after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake occurred
The Canterbury Museum is a museum located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand, in the city's Cultural Precinct. The museum was established in 1867 with Julius von Haast – whose collection
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch
…Chancellor became a widely published subject of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Pieces of twisted steel rod from the building have been preserved by Canterbury Museum as part of their earthquake collection. In February 2020, Prime TV debuted Help Is On The Way, a documentary about the tower and the rescue effort…
Canterbury Museum in 2017
The building was designed by Benjamin Mountfort and completed in 1882.
Historic oblique view of the building.
The sno-cat tractor, Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition (1955–1958)