Six years on, Christchurch's most recognisable landmark - now in ruins - still provides an eerie reminder of the devastating earthquakes that changed the city forever.
New footage posted on the GardxnCity Youtube page shows the current state of the Christ Church Cathedral, reduced to rubble in many places, but still showing signs of life as it was when the 'big one' hit on February 22, 2011.
For many around the world, the sight of the cathedral crumbling was the first real indication this quake was different to previous ones.
Christchurch continues to rebuild from the damage suffered, and debate still rages over whether to restore the cathedral or demolish it.
This latest video, posted on Monday, contrasts the building's previous pre-quake appearance with its appearance today.
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The GardxnCity videographer has ventured onto the site and shows much of it surprisingly intact, albeit likely unstable.
Pews are strewn across the main chamber, along with piles of other debris, office equipment remains relatively undamaged and trees have grown in some of the exposed areas.
The café/souvenir shop still contains food from that fateful day and a rack of tee-shirts commemorating the previous earthquake that hit Christchurch five months earlier.
"The floors are covered in a thick layer of pigeon poo that crunches after every step we take," writes GardxnCity.
"The sound of pigeons vigorously trying to escape the rooms we walk into breaks the dead silence inside.
"This building has been barely touched for six years, left to decay and fall apart after every small shake."
The videographer insists he and his companions were there to document the damage, and did not break, alter or remove anything from the site.
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