What was the tallest building in Christchurch before the earthquake?

Pacific Tower
The first high-rise was Manchester Courts, which was the city’s tallest building from 1906 until 1967….Tallest buildings prior to the February 2011 earthquake.

Why did the CCTV building collapse?

The CTV building’s collapse was one of several investigated by the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission which reported in June 2012. The Royal Commission found that the building’s design relied ‘on the north wall complex and the south coupled shear wall to resist the lateral loads generated by earthquakes’.

Did anyone survive the CTV building collapse?

It became one of the symbols of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake after 115 people lost their lives when the building collapsed during the disaster; the deaths made up about 60% of the earthquake’s total fatalities….

Where was the epicenter of the Christchurch earthquake?

2011 Christchurch earthquake

What is the tallest building in Christchurch?

The Pacific Tower
Which is the tallest building in Christchurch? The Pacific Tower, home to Rendezvous Hotel building at 166 Gloucester Street has 22 storeys and stands 73 metres high.

Where was the Pyne Gould building?

233 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch
The building was located at 233 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch.

Where was the CTV headquarters in New Zealand?

The CTV Building was the headquarters of Canterbury Television (locally known as CTV) and other companies. Located on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets in Christchurch Central City, in New Zealand. It became one of the symbols of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake after 115 people lost their lives when…

When was the CTV Building built in Christchurch?

The CTV Building was designed and constructed in about 1986. Christchurch City Council gave building consent in September 1986. Building codes for earthquake design changed frequently in New Zealand following the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake (in 1935, 1965, 1976, 1984 and 1992).

When did the CTV building collapse in New Zealand?

The building collapsed in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, with only the north shear wall that included the lift shaft left still standing. One survivor was quoted as running out of the ground floor during the shaking. When she had reached the other side of the 14 meter wide road, she looked back and “the building was down.”

When did the earthquake hit Christchurch New Zealand?

On 22 February 2011 Christchurch was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake and the CTV Building collapsed killing 16 staff members and destroying all of CTV’s equipment. On 18 April 2011 CTV resumed service in a new base location at the Mainland Press building in the Christchurch suburb of Harewood.