I don't know if the structure supporting the rose window contributed to its collapse but I can see how that might have happened. I suspect it would have done so anyway.
Your questions are pretty much spot on. A building that survives one large quake might collapse in the next (as happened with the CTV building here). If restored it will need some substantial engineering. Definitely possible as they've been doing so with the Arts Centre. As for how far gone it is, that's the subject of the very argument that's keeping it in its current state :) I think the smallest number I've seen is about $70M NZD to restore. Cheers, Dave > On Dec 25, 2016, at 1:39 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Yeah, I'd like to see it restored as well, but a couple of things occur > to me. > > How far gone is it? I read that the structure that was supposed to > stabilize the rose window contributed to its destruction in subsequent > recent earthquakes. > > And what about future earthquakes? Will a restored structure stand? Or > will it have to be restored again and again? ... and at what cost? > > Maybe a new one is the best answer. > > On 12/22/2016 10:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> I have seen a number of these situations, and they always frustrate me. >> >> Personally, I would like to see a building like that preserved. I don't >> own the buiding, however, the church does, and the church shouldn't be >> forced to restore it. If the well-meaning "preservationists" was to save >> it, let them raise the money to buy the property and restore the building. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 12:57 AM, David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> We went to the cheesemongers this morning but the shop was super busy so >>> it wasn't a good idea for us to bring the baby's stroller in. While my >>> wife queued for cheese I took my darling daughter for a walk and ended up >>> in Cathedral Square. >>> >>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1033/#peso >>> >>> I shot this through a gate in the fence. >>> >>> There are a lot of politics going on behind the scenes here. The Anglican >>> church, who own the cathedral and the land it's on, want to knock it down >>> and replace it, but there's a vocal opposition who think it can be made >>> safe and restored on a reasonable budget. Meanwhile the building continues >>> to decay while all the money is being spent on lawyers. I'm actually >>> surprised the recent 7.8 quake didn't make the decision for them. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Dave > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
