ChristChurch Cathedral - it's been effected!

The Anglican cathedral of ChristChurch in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, was built in the second half of the 19th century. It is located in the centre of the city, surrounded by Cathedral Square. It is the cathedral seat of the Bishop of Christchurch in the New Zealand tikanga of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake destroyed the spire and part of the tower - and severely damaged the structure of the remaining building. The cathedral had been damaged previously by earthquakes in 1881, 1888, 1901, 1922 and 2010.

In late March 2012 work began demolishing the building.[1] A temporary replacement cathedral is being built.[2]

On 15 December 2012 demolition was halted on the cathedral, following the issuing of a judgment by the High Court of New Zealand, which granted an application for judicial review of the decision to demolish made by the church.[3]


And so says Wikipedia, accurately. It's all very tricky. Lots of politicking going on too. Three designs for a new cathedral have been made public, and much discussion is going on. You can see some of it here.

I decided to use this painting effect to portray the cathedral, as the poor old cathedral is in limbo, plans for a new one are being drawn up, and the old one has lost the substance it used to have. I had a little trial around town using this effect. See what you think :)