Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/03

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Subject: [Leica] Archive of the Week #11
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:15:43 -0700

A little more serious subject this week:

http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/aow/11church_earthquake

Earthquake damage, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, New 
Zealand, 2011
The Latin inscription reads:
Ecce Tabernaculum Dei Cum Hominibus - Behold, Look, here God lives among us!
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, located in the city centre of 
Christchurch, New Zealand, also known as the Christchurch Basilica, is 
the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch and seat 
of the Bishop of Christchurch.
The Cathedral was closed after the 4 September 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake collapsed the two bell towers 
at the front of the building and destabilised the dome.
The dome was removed and the rear of the Cathedral was demolished.
Whether the Cathedral is to be restored or demolished is yet to be decided.

Thanks for looking, and c & c always appreciated!
-- 
Jay, Dripping on the shutter button here in Seattle Jay Burleson Gallery 
<http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/>