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Container protection wall
2013 Christchurch, New Zealand
A protective wall built from shipping containers in Christchurch, New Zealand, photographed in 2013. Containers were widely used across the city centre in the years after the 2011 earthquake to shore up damaged buildings and secure demolition sites.
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