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35 Interesting Buildings That Got Lost As The World Changed, Posted On ‘Lost Architecture’
Interview
Architecture, history, and archeology lovers, you’re in for a treat! One man’s passion for architecture helped develop a massive community of like-minded people. Welcome to the ‘Lost Architecture’ project, a cozy niche on Reddit carved out by architectural historian Tom Ravenscroft.
The r/Lost_Architecture subreddit has over 133k members following the latest posts that are all about showing some love to interesting buildings that (sadly!) no longer exist. The community is dedicated to documenting how much time changes the world and how even the buildings that we think will seemingly stand forever eventually crumble and wither away. It’s a dive into the past and a journey you don’t want to resurface from any time soon.
To show you just how awesome of an online community it is and how easy it is to fall in love with it, we’ve picked out some of the best photos shared by its members. As you’re scrolling down, going deeper, flipping back through the pages of history, remember to upvote the pics that you liked the most. We’d also love to hear all about which buildings caught your eye and why, so be sure to write us a comment (or two!) at the very bottom of this list.
Tom, the founder of the subreddit and the editor of Dezeen, the world's largest architect and design site, was kind enough to walk Bored Panda through the inspiration behind r/Lost_Architecture, how the community has changed over the years, and what keeps him fascinated with architectural history. Read on for the full interview, dear Pandas!
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#1
The Original Neue Elbbrücke Bridge From 1887-1959 In Hamburg, Germany
Fred L. 4 years ago
It still exists, however the tower structures were deconstructed when they widened the bridge.
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Fatih Cetinkaya 4 years ago
The steel construction is still there and the bridge is still an important part in the port of Hamburg. Just the brick constructions are gone.
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
You mean they took this down, demolished it? How could they, it is so unusual
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#2
Lost And Rediscovered
Judy Wenzel Schwartz 4 years ago
This building is in Bay City Michigan. Most of the other downtown buildings have been maintained as they were when built. This bank building stuck out like a sore thumb. I watched from my office across the street as each panel was removed to reveal the beautiful building underneath.
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
Wow! You hardly ever see something like this happen. Just awesome.
#3
“It’s Not Possible To Take Such A Photograph Anymore, As The Buildings Outside Block The Sun Rays.” Grand Central, NYC (1929)
Vicky Z 4 years ago
I think you need a lot of cats to cover all these sunny spots!!
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Carl Watson 4 years ago (edited)
Just taken from the other end, so looks reversed
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Matthew Barncord 4 years ago
steam powered locomotives. they produce soot and ash from the burning of coal and the trains did this inside the station.
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Robert Levinson 1 year ago
I go to Grand Central TERMINAL just to feel its Karma. Vanderbilt, though a “robber baron” was also most generous to the city. Sooooooooo many libraries.
Just last week, on May 25, the ‘Lost Architecture’ project celebrated its 4th birthday. Founded back in 2017, the subreddit has, since then, become a staple for architecture and history lovers who are redditors or simply passing through alike.
'Lost Architecture's' founder, Tom, revealed to Bored Panda that he founded the subreddit because of one specific event that occurred in 2014. "The sub was born as a direct response to the sad demolition of Bertrand Goldberg's Brutalist Prentice Hospital in Chicago, which featured in the sub's first post and is still the sub's icon," he said.
After posting a picture of the hospital before it was demolished on Reddit, he then realized that there was no subreddit dedicated exclusively to lost architecture. And that's what drove him to create r/Lost_Architecture.
#4
Built In 1504, Demolished In 1910. What Was The Oldest House In Hamburg, Germany
Maria 4 years ago
I love you Cute Cat because my first thought was the exact opposite "Oh, so not that old then" ! :'D
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C Hypercube 4 years ago
Imagine living in 1910, owning a car and talking to a telephone installed in a house build when Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were alive, 100 years before the musketeers were even founded and just a couple of decades after the death of Vlad the Impaler. So many tales between those walls.
#5
Cincinnati Public Library 1871-1955
Janet Bird 4 years ago
:'( The old building was sold to Leyman Corp for just under the equivalent of $100,000 today, and by June that year, this magnificent library was lost forever. The three busts that once guarded the main entrance were the only original features of the building that were saved and placed in the new library's garden.
Vetus Vespertilio 4 years ago
Imagine the pleasure of sitting in that room, breathing in the scents of old leather and paper, listening to the creak of old floors and older memories, and losing yourself in the whisper of some forgotten story... what a loss.
#6
Buddhas Of Bamiyan 6th-Century,the Statues Were Blown Up And Destroyed In March 2001 By The Taliban, On Orders From Leader Mullah Mohammed Omar
Aksa 4 years ago
I remember the news on tv about the destruction of these statues. I was a child and I was shocked by thoughtlessness and lack of respect for cultural relics.
Random Panda 4 years ago
It's not thoughtlessness at all, it is very deliberate erasure of the culture that existed before.
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sofacushionfort 4 years ago
I’m not anti-Muslim, but historically there was a great deal of destruction justified as anti-idolatry committed when the Turkic people conquered northern India.
Barbara Vandewalle 4 years ago
Idolatry - take down every picture of family and friends. No more photos. Forget what your ancestors looked, it is idolatry to know what they looked like
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"The community was started, and remains, a place to celebrate the breadth of lost architecture, highlighting buildings that are no longer with us from the significant to the bizarre, or even mundane. As it has grown so too has the breadth of the lost architecture featured, allowing me and the community to learn both about long disappeared buildings and recently demolished buildings," Tom praised the community that has grown immensely since 2017.
Tom also opened up about his love for architecture and how this passion has woven itself into his life. "Architecture has fascinated me for a very long time and I'm lucky enough to have studied it and now worked near it for an age. My masters are in architectural history and I have worked as an architecture journalist for years—currently, I am the editor of the world's largest architect and design site Dezeen—so I get to enjoy architecture a lot! Lost Architecture is another place to reveal buildings I was not aware of and then jump down rabbit holes of researching them. I hope others enjoy it too," he detailed.
#7
Medieval Town Of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. Once One Of The Most Picturesque And Pristine Late Medieval Towns In Europe. Destroyed On March 22nd, 1945, One Month Before The War's End
J. F. 4 years ago (edited)
There's still a lot of pretty medival architecture there
Load More Replies... Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
If you want to see a German medieval town that survived, go to Goslar. It's stunning!
Stevie 4 years ago
Well I would argue about Braunschweig. It's just to grey and too many buildings from the seventies – just look at the train station. No bombs hit Wolfenbüttel during ww2 so all the old building are still intact. A very boring city to grow up in but a beautiful one.
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Still an exquisite medieval city, thanks to brilliant reconstruction.
#8
Old Detroit Library In Detroit, Mi. Opened In 1877 And Demolished In 1931
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
Too small almost immediately, so they built a replacement
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#9
The Saltair Pavilion 1900-1925
Mihai Mara 4 years ago
from Wikipedia: "The first Saltair pavilion and a few other buildings were destroyed by fire on April 22, 1925.[3] A new pavilion was built, and the resort was expanded at the same location by new investors,"
Joseph Dien 4 years ago
the same wikipedia entry said that the Saltair 2 pavilion also burned down. There is a Saltair pavilion 3 there now, but it looks nothing like this marvelous picture. So it really is lost. I can't believe Mihai Mara objected without reading the rest of the wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltair_(Utah)
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RandomBeing 4 years ago
Huh. Seems less salty then from what I've seen of the salt lake. But then again I haven't seen much.
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"Lost Architecture has showcased lost buildings of all styles from all around the world. Although I enjoy the sub, there are many many buildings I never want to see in it. Right now there are numerous examples of both historical and more contemporary modernist, Brutalist and PoMo buildings that are under threat from demolition. I hope we won't be seeing any of them in Lost Architecture any time soon," he shared that as much as he enjoys the subreddit, protecting the historic buildings themselves is more important than a quality photo that would fit the community's theme.
#10
2000 Year Old N6 Pyramid In Sudan Which Was Demolished In The 1800’s By An Italian Treasure Hunter
Friday 4 years ago
The pyramid was the biggest treasure only to be destroyed by ignorance and greed.
Mihai Mara 4 years ago
and on his tombstone it is written that he was an archeologist and that he was the one to explore those pyramids. never knew |exploring" meant bombing the sh*t out of them....
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Mihai Mara 4 years ago
What a barbarian: "In the 1830s Giuseppe Ferlini came to Meroe seeking treasure and raided and demolished a number of pyramids which had been found “in good conditions” by Frédéric Cailliaud just a few years earlier. At Wad ban Naqa, he leveled the pyramid N6 of the kandake Amanishakheto starting from the top, and finally found her treasure composed of dozens of gold and silver jewelry pieces. Overall, he is considered responsible for the destruction of over 40 pyramids."
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
I'm gonna travel back in time and beat him into spaghetti sauce.
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eddy edward 4 years ago
He only discovered treasure in the first one, but fruitlessly decapitated 40 more. Arsehole!
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago (edited)
How did that happen? Human cruelty and stupidity are indestructible
#11
The Late 3rd Century Tetrapylon Of Ancient Palmyra, Syria. Deliberately Destroyed By Isis, 2017
Mohammad Ammar 4 years ago
If they can kill children do you really think building and monuments mean anything to them? Terrorists are just hollow shells running about with bitterness and hate, no point in even getting angry at them tbh.
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Seabeast 4 years ago
Religious fanatics are some of the most destructive people on the planet.
Vicki Perizzolo 4 years ago
ISIS is truly a blight on this planet... with the Taliban and frankly China... they're systematically destroying every where they go
Zara PIROTTA 4 years ago
sad, they were really pretty. i agree with Ara. what was the point in destroying it?
Annie Goodsell 2 years ago
And sadly, ISIS also murdered the caretaker of the site, who was a dear friend of my goddaughter :(
Jennifer Brown 4 years ago
Isis and the Taliban have been reponsible for more destruction of ancient relics and artifacts than any other war on this planet. Worse than both World Wars put together
#12
Warsaw, Poland 1939. No Need To Say What Happened Here. Truly A Tragic Loss
Shelp 4 years ago
This wasn't in 1939, because the big church you see in the background has been destroyed during WW1. Anyways, the complete demolition of Warsaw during WW2 was terrible.
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
True, you can also see from the horse-drawn carts, which date back to an earlier time than the 1930s.
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Aksa 4 years ago
Warsaw was a great city, comparable in its beauty to Vienna. the craftsmanship of architects and builders has been irretrievably lost. So you have to talk about what happened that had consequences. The enormity of the losses suffered is overwhelming to this day. See Warsaw 1939 or pre war Warsaw
Nick Kwan 4 years ago
The Warsaw Uprising Museum has a wonderful animated flyover which shows what the city looks like from the air after it was destroyed, and combines it with modern footage of the city as it stands now. Warsaw Old Town has been rebuilt as it was before the war using old techniques and materials - worth a visit! I lived there for 7 years and Poland is wonderful!
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Poland is such a great country. I've only met fantastic people, too, and I fear for the whole of the country the way things are going right now.
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Jarek Mazurek 4 years ago
bottom picture, this is how the city looks today warsaw-60b...f62f70.jpg 
riley_is_not_your_friend 4 years ago
I watched a movie about Warsaw during ww2. It was called the zookeepers wife on Netflix. Watch It if you have a chance.
The subreddit is pretty much straightforward and only has a tiny handful of rules (which, considering Reddit’s love for long lists of rules as a whole, is fairly surprising yet refreshing). So anyone thinking about posting on r/Lost_Architecture should focus on posting buildings that have been lost (duh!) and avoid before-and-after images. There’s plenty of room on Reddit for B&A’s, but r/Lost_Architecture is not one of them.
Architectural history itself is the study of buildings in their historical context. What the historian focuses on depends on their interests: some put all of their energy into the conservation and preservation of buildings while others see education—whether at university or through other means like traditional, digital, or social media—to be their calling.
#13
Times Square (1919) Before All The Renovations And Billboards
Esperanza Escalante-Amador 4 years ago
Omg the amount of people gives me chills after coronavirus. How are we ever going to get back to normal?
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
If this is 1919, then it is right in the middle of the spanish flu outbreak.
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Royer Potts 4 years ago
To think, if all the gaudy billboards were pulled down, it would probably look like this again.
Karin Gibson 4 years ago
That was when the Spanish flu was going about 40 million worldwide died.
Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
I’m wondering if this is a normal commuter day or is something special drawing such a huge crowd.
Joanne Hudson 4 years ago
They are all standing still, not a flow of foot traffic. Odd.
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#14
Lost Buildings From Villages In The Pacific Northwest, Late 1800s
Randolph Croft 4 years ago
Fun Fact: The lowest creature on the totem pole was the most powerful and held the most honoured position in the family/tribe. So, the adage - "Low man on the totem pole' is inverted if used as a pejorative.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
It's a pretty thought. The strongest, most powerful carries the weight of the others, while in European-centric belief-system, the strongest sits on top of the others and crushes them. Kinda... telling.
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Planetamy 4 years ago
90% of Native Americans were killed. Diseases & outright slaughter. Makes every other genocide look like a food fight.
Aeon Flux 4 years ago
Smallpox was used intentionally as biological warfare but at least some of the European settlers. Lord Jeffrey Amherst is among the jerks who promoted this strategy.
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Hermione 4 years ago
Very different. Similarity is that that both have carvings?
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Colleen Garland 4 years ago
So, so sad. Chances are someone would try to plow it down now anyway.
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
Anything really historic and beautiful would be removed because it showed what taste was, lacking in the USA
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
Then they should start getting to work on the Chrysler building, then.
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Bowhead House, Edinburgh, Scotland. Built In The Early 1500s, It Was Demolished In 1878. Many Locals Mourned The Loss, Having Regarded The House As One Of The Most Distinctive Relics Of The Old City
Marion 4 years ago
Nevertheless, Edinburgh still has beautiful very old buildings to look at, worth a visit!
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
Absolutely, in fact the one they replaced this with is beautiful too.
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Hugo A-niro 4 years ago
I am sorry because it was historic but it looked to be in poor condition
RandomBeing 4 years ago
Imagine how awesome it would have been to explore around!
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Richard Henderson 4 years ago
This is what I imagine New Crobuzon would look like. But with fewer people and strange creatures.
These architectural historians are people of many, many talents. They have to know a bit about a wide range of subjects, ranging from architecture and history (obviously) to archaeology, art history, engineering, sustainability, and building design.
Studying architectural trends and styles, placing building innovations into their proper context, and determining how everything changes over time and in different geographical locations are all an architectural historian’s bread and butter.
After all, the way in which buildings are built, what materials are used, what the aesthetics are, and how quickly they’re replaced by different styles altogether can tell us a lot about the particular time period, as well as the mentality and philosophy of the locals.
#16
I Took An 1898 Edition Of The California Architect And Building News And Found As Many Of The Houses In San Francisco As I Could On Google Maps
Erin Skinner 4 years ago
The original way the house was built was much more beautiful than the "upgrade"
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Not to mention it had natural light on four sides, because back then it didn’t have other houses built an inch away from both of its side walls—-and probably almost right in its back yard to boot.
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Seabeast 4 years ago
It's sad that the "painted ladies" are now drab and monotone. There were a series of books about the exuberant multicolour paint jobs that they had in the 1970s.
riley_is_not_your_friend 4 years ago
I live in San Francisco and that's not true. A lot of painted ladies are still painted.
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#17
The Original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel In NYC, Demolished In 1929 To Serve As The Site For The Empire State Building
kathoco 4 years ago
Yes, good point. Some of the buildings that have replaced those torn down will be considered beautiful masterpieces in the future.
Load More Replies... Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
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surprised pikachu 4 years ago
Judging from what i've read, early 1900s NY was always on fire. You had buildings burning down left and right.
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Michael Hogan 3 years ago
I presume the tunnel construction in the lower right corner was for the subway?
#18
The Old Dutch House In Bristol, England. It Was Constructed In 1676 But Was Destroyed During The Bristol Blitz Of 1940 By The Luftwaffe
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
I am always amazed how people really dressed up just to run errands. Looks like the 20's by the fashion. In the US people look like they just woke up and went to dump the trash.
The founder of the subreddit, Tom, currently lives in London and works as the editor of Dezeen. He got his master’s degrees in architectural history from both the University of Edinburgh, as well as The Bartlett. In other words, architecture and design are his lifeblood. And his passion is evident in the ‘Lost Architecture’ project.
#19
The Armenian Cemetery Of Julfa Had Around 10,000 Elaborate Funerary Monuments Called "Khachkars," Dating From The 9th To 17th Centuries. In 1998 And 2006 The Azerbaijani Government Destroyed Them All
Vorknkx 4 years ago
Simply put - Armenians and Azeri are not exactly on good terms. In fact, you could say they hate each other with a passion.
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Lucky2BAlive 4 years ago
It’s one thing to dislike each other, it’s another thing entire to try to rewrite history by destroying the past. It’s really not all that different than what is happening here in the US.
Kelli Lindsay 4 years ago
When you find the statues of Hitler in Germany, you let us know, okay? What am I saying, there are no statues of Hitler bc Germans are f*****g smart enough to know the difference between “history” and “glorification”. Americans haven’t figured that out yet (and as an American, I can say that). Downvote me all you want, I stand by it.
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Greg Carden 4 years ago
There is a small sect in India that does not believe in hell, and forbids followers from converting to other religions. If they do, this sect believes they will then go to the hell of their adopted faith! Nice workaround.
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RandomBeing 4 years ago
The designs on that remind me somewhat of celtic designs. Fascinating!
#20
Colored Photograph Of Dresden, Germany (1890) Before The Bombing Of 1945
Akalvin 4 years ago
This view is called "The Canaletto View". Dresden was in ruins after WW2 but it was rebuilt: Augustusbr...ac1c46.jpg 
Shelp 4 years ago
Interesting that Warsaw and Dresden, two cities that have been widely covered by Canaletto, are also the two cities that are the most known for having been totally destroyed during the war
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Tim Fountain 4 years ago
Dresden is an amazing city and the attention paid to the rebuilding effort is monumental.
#21
Petrikirche In Berlin | Built In 1853, Destroyed In 1945 By The Bombing Of Berlin
Lotus Flower 4 years ago
The goal is a complete destruction of the enemy. Wonder how different things would have been with women rulers?
Load More Replies... Vicki Perizzolo 4 years ago
Hitler caused all of this... hopefully we will NEVER experience anything like that again..
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
Read up on gothic church building, not much had really changed when this was built. In fact by comparison this was easy.
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The Hotel Netherland (NYC) Photographed In 1905 And Later Demolished In 1927
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
And combined with another hotel to make the exclusive Sherry-Netherland. Did you know Louis Sherry was an immigrant who started out as a confectioner and caterer? You can still buy his chocolates.
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
America has so much space why do they insist on building sky scrapers?
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
The rest of it needs to be farms and national parks and superfund sites.
Load More Replies... Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
Look at that beautiful detailing; compared to modern, contemporary architecture.
#23
Ludgate Hill, London. Late 1800’s. Bombed In Ww2 Replaced With Modern Architecture
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Eh... debatable. Not saying the newer version is better, but this must have been terribly smogged up and dirty and smelly.
Load More Replies... CGZ 2 years ago (edited)
Well it IS a painting, but a modern one. We all see that, right?
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Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
Sadly there is a lot of ugly mid century stuff that replaced this beautiful stuff.
Matthew Smith 4 years ago
I never knew there was a railway bridge there, learn something new every day.
#24
"UFO" McDonald's In Cambridgeshire, UK. (1990-2008)
Jenni Howard 4 years ago
It was originally another space/robot themed restaurant, I believe it was called Megatron or something, then Maccy Ds bought it after it shut. It was down the road from me
Helena R 4 years ago
Where exactly was it? I vaguely remember passing this in the car as a kid and thinking it was weird (I had family in Cambridgeshire at the time)
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Lorna Morley-Medd 4 years ago
It was a great landmark - as you drove up the A14 that turned into the A1 you would give people directions by it.
#25
Sibley Breaker, Pennsylvania, Built In 1886 And Destroyed By Fire In 1906
Janet C 4 years ago
For those who are wondering: http://blueandgoldblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/sibley-breaker.html
Mark Brown 4 years ago
It was a coal processing plant -- used to break up large chunks of anthracite coal into smaller bits, and sort them by size with screens.
Sandy Farley 4 years ago
Growing up in the 1950s and '60s in the Southern WV coal fields, seeing these structures was almost an everyday occurrence.
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
What industry worked here ? Could it be a brickworks or pottery manufacturing ?
#26
Ruins Of The Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
ProfessionalTimeWaster 4 years ago
Abandoned after multiple Mughal invasions. This is the place where 13000+ women and children killed themselves after they lost the war to avoid being taken as sex slaves and avoid brutal fate.
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Bernadette Mills 2 years ago
My Goodness,Such a lot of work & Artistry gone forever, such a Shame
emily pace (emmy) 3 years ago
real quick: "chittorgarh" means "chittor fort" so calling it "chittorgarh fort" is basically calling it "chittor fort fort" lolol
#27
Izumo-Taisha Honden, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Though The True Appearance Of This Shrine Is Not Known, These Artistic Renderings Are Based On Archaeological Evidence Of Giant Pillars And Historic Records Stating That The Building Was Raised On A 48 Meter Tall Platform. Stood C. 900-1200
Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
Typical of Japan. They went big, or they went home! Sad it no longer exists.
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
When I lived in Japan we had earthquakes almost every day.
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Towers Of Bologna, Italy. Built In The 12th Century. Over Time They Were Demolished And Others Collapsed. Only 2 Remain Today
Adam Jeff 4 years ago
I've seen a few similar towers in Pavia and other Italian cities. They are two narrow to be inhabited, and were built purely to show off the wealth of the owner.
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago (edited)
Oh, couldn't the wealthy find better, more useful things to built? This only shows their egocentric stupidity, if they couldn't be inhabited.
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KatHat 4 years ago
More than two remain though. From Wiki: "Only fewer than twenty towers can still be seen in today's Bologna. Among the remaining ones are the Azzoguidi Tower, also called Altabella (with a height of 61 m), the Prendiparte Tower, called Coronata (60 m), the Scappi Tower (39 m), Uguzzoni Tower (32 m), Guidozagni Tower, Galluzzi Tower, and the famous Two Towers: the Asinelli Tower (97 m) and the Garisenda Tower (48 m)."
Auntriarch 4 years ago
Also the best ice cream (sorry if that sounds shallow!)
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Benjamin Sussman 4 years ago
If this is anything like Pàdova, it makes perfect sense that these towers were demolished. Most of them were probably built by architects with more pride than structural sense to compete for their patrons' favor.
Enrico Righetti 4 years ago
Two are the most famous, Garisenda and Asinelli, but the remaining towers are, in fact, 22.
#29
Imperial Palace At Constantinople, 12th Century
Mathew Aaberg 4 years ago
Please stop the Istanbul/Constantinople war. The name Istanbul can be traced to the meaning "The city" so stop the petty bickering. Its like arguing over calling Paris Lutetia because that's what is was called several centuries ago.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
What you claim was Lutetia was in antiquity, "Lutetia Parisorium." "Lutetia" may have simply meant "swamp," and hence, "Lutetia Parisorium" meant "Swamp of the Parisii." During antiquity, the Parisii abandoned the swamp of the Left Bank of the Seine for the island of Orleans. None of Lutetia stands today, OTOH, the name Istanbul was given to erase the city's Christian foundation from history. A more apt comparison would be calling St. Petersburg, "Leningrad."
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Tracy Costa 4 years ago
I can't be the only one singing Istanbul Not Constantinople by They Might Be Giants.
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
There are still remnants to be seen. Istanbul is a wonderful and fascinating place.
Barbara Vandewalle 4 years ago
Constantinople was the gate way between east and west. When the Muslim's conquered Turkey they named the city Istanbul.
joe iwannou 4 years ago (edited)
It's Constantinopolis ! Istambul is the translate of greek Εις την πολιν.
Athoz 4 years ago
Istanbul is the shortcut name of Constantinople. Origins from the expression "Εις την πολη" (is tin poli) as the locals were saying when heading to the City. It means "towards the City", and it was called The City because it was the largest city of it's era back in its glory.
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The Royal Opera House In Valletta, Malta (1911). Built In 1866, It Was Destroyed In World War II From A Direct Hit By Luftwaffe Bombers
Hugo A-niro 4 years ago
When you look at all these beautiful pieces of architecture and history and you think of all the live lost or injured its a wonder men don't feel ashamed
#31
St. Nikolai Church / Hamburg (Germany), Gothic Revival, Tallest Construction In The World Until 1877, Bombed In Summer 1943 By Royal Air Force. The Ruins Continue To Serve As A Memorial For The Victims Of War And Nazi Terror
#32
The Elisabeth Bridge Built In 1903 Budapest, Hungary. It Was The Longest Single-Span Bridge In The World At The Time And An Engineering Marvel. Following The Retreat Of German Forces From The City In Ww2, It Was Blown Up In The Morning Of January 18, 1945. Replaced In 1964 By A Modernist Bridge
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Yeah. Modernist isn't always boring: I think the Verazanno Bridge (which, oddly, you likely would travel through Elizabeth, NJ to go on), for instance, is beautiful in its elegance. But the old Elizabeth bridge was quite ornate.
Load More Replies... Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Actually, it's very common for retreating armies to blow up bridges to hinder enemies from following them.
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Interior Of The Ss Normandie. 1935 -1942. Destroyed In An Accidental Fire During Refurbishment For Military Service
Sarah Foster 4 years ago
Luckily, much of the beautiful Art Deco interiors still remain! Because it was being converted into a war ship, they removed a lot of the art and decoration and put it into storage before the fire broke out. The interiors are now in various museum collections such as the V&A in London.
#34
St. Ludwig Monastery - Netherlands. Completely Demolished In 2015
Saint Thomas 4 years ago
Yes, but it was built in 1909, and it's not a very exceptionnal building. It wasn't anymore up to norms and safety standards. And its renovation would have cost far more than what its real architectural value was. I know it looks all fancy what with the bricks and turrets and all, but there are a lot of similar buildings across Northern Europe. Old (boarding) schools, monasteries, you name it. Yes, it would have been nice to renovate it. But I think it hardly is on the same level as other examples in this list, with building hundredS of years old demolished for stupid reasons.
Pan Narrans 4 years ago
It was from 1984 the world headquarters of the TM (Transcendental Meditation) movement from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. After years of legal battles and illegal modifications and demolition and after the death of the Yogi the movement left and the building was finally deemed uninhabitable and not economically feasible to renovate.
#35
Palais Du Trocadéro 1878-1936
#36
Grand Entrance, Exposition Universal, Paris, France. 1900 Paris World's Fair
Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
I'm not too sad about that being gone since it was undoubtedly never intended to be permanent.
#37
Old Warehouses Of Holländischer Brook In Hamburg, Germany - Once Part Of The Largest Concentration Of Mixed Commercial-Residential Houses In Europe
#38
Krestovsky Water Towers, Moscow, Russia. Designed By Maxim Geppener In The Late 19th Century, Demolished In 1939 During The Expansion Of The Motorway
#40
Zabłudów Synagogue: Built In The 17th Century, Poland. The Wooden Synagogue Was Burned In 1941 By The Nazis
#41
Castelinho De Ipanema, Rio De Janeiro. Built In 1904 And Demolished In The 60's Due To Urban Speculation. One Of The Few Buildings In Moorish Style In Rio
#42
Nahavand Castle In Nahavand, Iran. Built During The Sassanian Era (224–651 Ad), It Was Demolished In The Late 1800s Because The Shah Believed There Was Treasure Hidden Underneath
Dave P 4 years ago
There is a reason that Dynasty was overthrown in the early 1900's for the last dynasty of Iran
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Lara Verne 4 years ago
Let me guess: there was no treasure, they destroyed building for nothing.
#43
1800s Painting Of Vienna. The City Would Dramatically Change Its Appearance Later In The Last Part Of The 19th Century
Shelp 4 years ago
Vienna nowadays is beautiful, I don't think the early XXth century buildings are a bad thing
Aunt Messy 4 years ago
The art nouveau and deco buildings are wonderful. There's always been a LOT of money in Vienna, and it shows.
Load More Replies... sofacushionfort 4 years ago
When Beethoven saw the pigeons suddenly take flight from that herringbone roof but didn’t hear the bells, he realized he had gone deaf.
#44
These "Unknown" Photos Of Pre War Dresden Really Show Off How Beautiful The City Was. All Structures In These Photos No Longer Exist
#45
The Old Prussian City Of Konigsberg, Germany (Now Kaliningrad, Russia) Before It Was Destroyed In The Second World War (Colorized). Look At What The City Looks Like Now And Its Depressing. Nothing Much Except The Main Church Remains From These Photos, The Rest Is Lost To History
#46
This Crane Stood Atop The Unfinished Cologne Cathedral From 1511 Until 1868
Martha Hubbs 4 years ago
The Greeks developed them in the 6th century BC. So yeah, they had them.
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Kowloon Walled City: This Former Military Base Turned Into China’s Tightest City, It Was Demolished In 1994
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
I don't know what happened to the residents, but that is no way to store humans
Paul Mitchell 4 years ago
The people built it themselves. It was impenetrable to those who didn't know their way around.
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Susanne Müller 4 years ago
Im not sure if this is really an architectural loss... it was super interesting but living conditions were extremely unsafe!!! There are a few very good documentaries about it though - highly recommended.
#49
The Palace Of Coudenberg In Brussels, Belgium. Built 1100 - Demolished 1774
Saint Thomas 4 years ago (edited)
The palace was demolished because most of it was destroyed in a fire in 1733. 40 years later it was decided to get rid of the ruins and what was left to develop a new square with buildings in neo-classical style : the "Place Royale". They're are still standing to this day. You can visit what's left of the Coudenberg, and it's very interesting. The ruins are underground, since the new square was built above them. I highly recommend it if you come to Brussels : https://coudenberg.brussels/en
#50
"Moskva" Swimming Pool. Built In Place Of Demolished Church Of Christ The Savior In 1960, Demolished In 1994, Replaced With Restored Christ The Savior Church
#51
Loew's 72nd Street Theater: 1932-1960; A Far Eastern Extravaganza, And Possible The Last Truly Grand Movie Palace To Be Built
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
The 1960s saw the creation of the National Register-National Trust of Historic Places (1966), because the rate of destruction of such properties had accelerated, and we were getting ugly concrete box buildings—-or parking lots—-in their places. One of the best known cases was when Pennsylvania Station in New York was slated for demolition in 1963. Lots of uproar against it, and efforts to save it. But it still met the wrecking ball.
Vetus Vespertilio 4 years ago
The Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan, built in 1927, is even more beautiful. It was built in 1927 and restored by the Iilitch family in 1988. It operates today as a premium venue for live entertainment.
Royer Potts 4 years ago
There is a stunning theater in Detroit (The Michigan Building) that is slowly decaying in its current role of parking garage.
#52
Oceanfront Mansions In Sea Bright, Nj. Color Pictures Taken By Steve Brown In 1968. Years Of Demolition Unknown
Uncommon Boston 4 years ago
The houses were beautiful, but expensive to buy and own. So sad to watch them age.
#53
The Last Image Of The Centuries-Old Jain Temple Being Demolished In 1992 In Lahore, Pakistan
Shelp 4 years ago
probably because a Jain temple doesn't fit well in a near-Islamic country
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Apartment Building At Humlegårdsgatan In Stockholm, Sweden. New Zoning Plans Prohibited Apartments At The Street, Which Forced The Tenants Out And The Demolition Of The Building In 1966. It Was Replaced By A Seven-Story Office Building
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
What do you want to bet the 1966 replacement was a fugly concrete box?
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
Of course it was, because brutalism was the "NExt biGgEST thING"
Load More Replies... Lucky2BAlive 4 years ago
You can’t even find those windows anymore - now they have to be created. And I looked *L*
#55
Federal Coffee Palace: Built In 1888, Melbourne Australia. A Coffee Palace Was A Hotel That Did Not Serve Alcohol. The Melbourne Location Was Demolished In 1973
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
And again, probably replaced by a fugly modernistic concrete box. The sixties were good for those abominations.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
There were only two buildings in the 60s: Cheesy gas station bowling alley, and THE OBLONG.
Load More Replies... KatHat 4 years ago
Yeah, because people hate coffee. There are no coffee shops and it's a dying industry. Yeah.
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Old Post Office Building In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built In 1892, Demolished In 1966 For A Parking Lot
#57
Old San Francisco City Hall Completed In 1899. It Was Destroyed In The Infamous 1906 Earthquake Which Destroyed Most Of The City
Sharon Collier 4 years ago
My great aunt's birth certificate was destroyed when this fell/burned. She would tell people she was 10 years younger than she really was, and they couldn't prove her wrong.
sofacushionfort 4 years ago
Its collapse revealed the building materials were cheaper than what had been budgeted and billed. Rampant graft back then.
#58
Chicago Town And Tennis Club. Built 1924. Demolished 2020, Despite A Private Offer To Move The Building To A Chicago Park. Future Site Of A Dormitory
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
How infuriating. Wonder why the offer was declined. Greed most likely.
Aunt Messy 4 years ago
It would have crumbled if it had been moved, parks in Chicago don't have the space for it - there are laws that prohibit buildings in public parks. We love our green space here. The building was rotten. If you walked inside, it stank of mildew and rotten wood. It had never been properly maintained.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
A dormitory? So they couldn’t have repurposed the original building, then built additions (hopefully in a complementary style) elsewhere on the property?
#59
Dr. Saidman's Solarium, Aix-Le-Bans, France. Built In 1930 As An Experiment In Heliotherapy, The Building Consisted Of A Rotating Platform Of Cabins Which Turned To Face The Sun. It Was Destroyed In Ww2
#60
Casino Theatre, New York City, Designed By Francis Kimball And Thomas Wisedell In 1882 And Demolished In 1930. The Theatre Was The First In New York To Be Lit Entirely By Electricity, Popularized The Chorus Line And Introduced White Audiences To African-American Shows
#61
Times Square During The Postwar Boom. Very Little Remains
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
What do you mean “very little remains”? While some buildings have been added, replaced, or obscured by advertising, the theatres, the Flatiron Building, as well as many of the other older buildings, and the square itself are still there. It’s also now a hell of a lot safer for pedestrians.
Lucky2BAlive 4 years ago
This is the original 5 points area. Home to a vast majority of the Irish (pre Woodhaven) and it still looks quite similar and yup the traffic is just as “interesting” to navigate.
#62
Not Lost Just Yet But 417 Park Avenue In NYC Is About To Be Demolished To Be Replaced With A Towering Glass Office Building. It’s Not A Super Well Known Or Notable Building But It’s Always Caught My Eye. It’s One Of The Last Brick And Mortar Apartment Buildings That Far Down On Park Ave In NYC
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I hate this. Why not repurpose the building, and replace some older, shitty, modernistic, gray concrete box monstrosity with their new, equally shitty, all too common, blue glass architecture monstrosity?
ProfessionalTimeWaster 4 years ago
You are purely going by exterior...maybe the interior is really bad and dangerous.
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Sir Paul Pindar's House, London, England. Built In 1599, Demolished In 1890 To Make Way For A Train Station- Though Part Of Its Facade Was Preserved By The V&a Museum
#64
First Point Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built In 1877, The Structure Proved Costly To Maintain Due To Unstable Foundations; It Was Replaced By A Larger Bridge In 1925
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I see a reasonable justification for this one. Safety is more important than aesthetics—-though it’s nice when you can have both. Even though we now have ways to preserve most structures while shoring them up and making them safe, back in 1890 the tech wasn’t as sophisticated. So they did what they had to, in order to keep the bridge from collapsing and killing untold numbers of people.
Katy McMouse 4 years ago
DYK? Pittsburgh has more bridges than Venice? I want to say that they have more bridges than any city in the world.
#66
Victorian Downtown San Francisco C.1880's, Before The 1906 Great Earthquake & Fire
#67
Original Mayan Revival Interior Of Detroit’s Fisher Theater, Located In The Iconic Fisher Building. Built In 1928, The Interior Was Sadly Gutted In The 1960’s And “Modernized”
Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
Yes, the 1960s have some serious explaining to do! In my city one over-zealous mayor destroyed so many old buildings (he barely stopped short of razing a royal palace that had nothing against it except that it wasn't modern; and he wanted to remove a historic cemetary because he believed the city needed a highway. The population revolted and it was saved), and replaced it with concrete monstrosities that are already suffering from rot.
#68
Medieval City Wall Of Kano, Modern-Day Nigeria, West Africa. Majority Of It Is Gone Due To Population Increase, Erosion And Insufficient Conservation Efforts
#69
Raleigh House, North Carolina, USA, Designed By Eduardo Catalano In 1954. Demolished In 2001 After Several Years Of Disuse
#70
Sir Walter Raleigh's House In London, Demolished To Make Way For The Blackwall Tunnel In 1890
#71
Gillender Building, New York City. Completed In 1897 And Razed In 1910
Seabeast 4 years ago
Mostly it was sheer greed that led to the demolition, but it was constructed very fast. So, probably great.
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Horticultural Hall, Boston (1865-1901): Neoclassical Design, Top Floor Was A Grand Exhibition Hall With 27' Ceilings
#73
The Singer Building In 1965, Lower Manhattan, New York, Just Three Years Before Its Demolition. Built In 1900, It Was The Tallest Building In The World For A Short Period Of Time At 205 Meters (674 Ft)
#74
Rossiya Hotel In Moscow, Russia. Built In 1967 Demolished In 2006
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Can’t say I’m sorry about this one. It was typical fugly Soviet concrete box architecture—-probably made with defective materials to boot.
#75
Hannover, Germany Water Works. Almost Untouched By The Ww II Bombing Raids. Demolished 1963/4
#76
Scale Models Of Four London City Gates (Moorgate, Newgate, Aldgate, Cripplegate). All Demolished Between 1761 - 1770
#77
Chicago’s Illinois Theater: 1900-1932 One Of The City’s Most Prestigious Theaters, It Was Closed For The Depression And Never Reopened. Demolished For A Parking Lot, A Commercial Skyscraper Now Stands In Its Place
#78
Temples Of Bacchus And Jupiter In Baalbek, Lebanon - Once One Of The Largest Classical Ancient Roman Structures Built Outside Of Rome Itself
#79
Being Demolished At The Moment: Chapelle De Saint Joseph, Lille, France
Laugh or not 4 years ago
It was unused for years and the university it belongs to needed the place to build new buildings for its students. It was not classified as an historical building and therefore not protected.
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A Miniature Replica Of The Old Thai Royal Palace... The Palace And The Entire City Of Ayutthaya Burned Down During The Burmese Invasion Of 1767
#82
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. The Only Non Wtc Building Destroyed On 9/11. The Building Was Constructed In 1832 As A Private Dwelling But Was Then Converted Into A Tavern. In 1919 It Was Converted Again Into A Greek Church. After The Collapse Of The South Tower, It Was Completely Buried
Ekaterina S 4 years ago
Surrounded by a parking lot, it looked pretty much like it was lost there. The angle of the picture is misleading though.
#83
Anz Bank Chambers, Christchurch, New Zealand. Designed By Clarkson And Ballantyne In 1907, Severely Damaged In The 2011 Earthquake And Subsequently Demolished
#84
Florenz Ziegfeld Built, Financed By William Randolph Hearst. Designed By Joseph Urban And Thomas A. Lamb. It Became A Movie House In 1933 Until 1944 And Returned To Legit Theatre. In 1955, Nbc Used As Television Studio Until 1963
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Another one razed in 1966, despite massive public protests, and part of the reason for the establishment of the National Register of Historic Places.
#85
World Trade Center. New York City, USA. Built In 1973, Destroyed In 2001
Mohammad Ammar 4 years ago
Yes I agree. that and all those other metal sky scrapers, Soo ugly idk who thinks they look good.
Load More Replies... Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
While it's tragic what happened and the innocent lives lost, I've honestly always thought that they were aesthetically hideous and that their absence improves the city skyline.
I I 4 years ago
i'll never ever forget that day , i'm in the UK and a friend called to say a plane had crashed , i thought they said York , missed the New bit as they where really rambling , put the news on and watched the second plane hit , made me go white , didn't know what to do or say just stood watching , unable to look away , talk , cry , just didn't know what the hell to do and im a Brit , lord knows how Americans coped
Katy McMouse 4 years ago
We didn't, at first. I heard on the radio of the first plane hitting just as I arrived to work. We turned on a television and a few minutes later watched as the second plane hit. Then it was hit after hit for the next few hours. The shock of it all was unlike anything I have ever experienced. The few people who came in for their prescriptions openly cried right along with many of my co-workers. I live in a city with a fairly busy airport and to not hear or see any planes for what seemed like an eternity was surreal. That night, after hours of watching too many clips of those moments on the tv, my friend and I went for a drink at our bar and it was packed with the regulars sitting and sipping drinks in utter silence with their faces glued to the televisions. To this day I sometimes still tear up thinking of it, especially when I watch the anniversary memorial in NYC. To say we, as a nation, were in shock is almost a complete understatement.
Load More Replies... RadiatorAnkleSpider 4 years ago
I can’t look at the twin towers without feeling like the wind is being knocked out of me.
Lucky2BAlive 4 years ago
As just it should be included. As someone who had been to the tippy top several times - the view was spectacular and the interior was fun and amazing at the same time.
#86
Ever Wondered What The Flatiron Building In NY Replaced?
#87
Old Town Of Nuremberg, Germany - Once Perhaps The Largest Preserved Medieval Urban Ensemble North Of Alps - Completely Annihilated In Just 25 Minutes By The Raf Air Raid On January 2, 1945
Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
German Tourist: "We did not start it!" Basil Fawlty: "Yes you did! You invaded Poland!"
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The Original Light Court Of The Rookery Building, Chicago. 1886-1905. Parts Of This Are Still There, But Hiding Beneath The Renovation By Frank Lloyd Wright, Where They May Remain Hidden
#91
This Playground Equipment
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Which was wicked unsafe, and made of metal that would burn several layers of skin off you in summer to boot. So, tearing it down is completely justified.
Saint Thomas 4 years ago
On a swing (you can spot the mountings above him). But for how long... :-)
Load More Replies... Lucky2BAlive 4 years ago
Swinging. And look a place where and when scraped their knees, it was no biggie. If you stare at this hard enough, you ca hear the squeals and laughter. A place where muscle and stamina were built, and character began to take shape. (Not like today)
#93
Waterworks Park Water Tower, Detroit Mi, Built In 1876, Closed In 1941 And Demolished In 1945
Lucky2BAlive 4 years ago
When ladies wore hats and it was common place for gentlemen to open doors.
#94
Gardo House, Salt Lake City, Demolished 1921
#95
Pretty Much The Entire Neighbourhood Of Pocitos In Montevideo Was Slowly Bulldozed To Make Way For Mid And High Rises, Luckily There Are Tons Of Photo Archives From Its Golden Age, Here's Some Photos
Shreeky 4 years ago
I think it's cause it was built too close to the ocean Hense em saying to "make way for mid and high rise" the same problem that alot of coastal areas are having to day... That neighborhood was right at the ocean almost touching the water.
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Can't Even Fathom What This Once Was
Mark Howell 4 years ago
Nearby is a head in the sand near some feet and an inscription, 'Behold the wonders of my reign, and despair'
Seabeast 4 years ago
No, Petra is carved into a cliff. This looks like a freestanding temple out in a desert somewhere.
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Nanepashemet Hotel, Marblehead, Massachusetts: Shingle Style, Opened In 1881, Lost To Fire In 1914
#99
Pennsylvania Station, New York City (1910-1963). Demolished To Make Way For Madison Square Garden
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
New Madison Square Garden, to be precise. There was an older, but smaller, MSG elsewhere. So it’s not like this is what gave birth to that venue.
#100
120 William Street, The Last Building Extant From When New York City Was A Dutch Colony Called New Amsterdam. Built In The 1600s, It Was Finally Demolished In The Mid-1800s
Wonderful 4 years ago
Or slag for a nice butt. “Look at the Doty Bergen on that dude!.. wow”
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#102
An Unusual Citibank That Existed During The '80s. Demolished By '94, Now A Parking Lot
#103
A Street In St. Louis That Doesn’t Exist Anymore
#104
Sir John Soane's Bank Of England, A Maze Of Ruin-Inspired Spaces Designed In 1788. It Was Replaced By A Larger Structure In The 1920s, And Is Today Considered By Many To Be London's Most Architecturally Significant Lost Building
#105
Los Angeles C. 1928, Nothing In This Picture Still Stands
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Yeah, LA’s really shamefully bad about tearing down older buildings, no matter how historically significant.
#106
St. Louis In The 1870s. Blue Indicates The Only Buildings Still Standing
Elwood Schwartz 4 years ago
That one only appears on a full moon night. In leap year. If you squint and turn your head a bit.
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None Of The Buildings In The Foreground Exist Today
Christian Fuchs 4 years ago
Could be Berlin before the war, the large dome is the cathedral.
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Speculative Rendering Of The Temple Of Jupiter Capitolinus, The Oldest And Most Important Large Temple In Rome. Built In 509 Bc In An Etruscan-Influenced Style, Destroyed By Fire In 83 Bc
#110
Leaning Tower Of Zaragoza, Spain (1504-1892). Demolition Justification: Ruinous State And Inclination. A Statue Of A Child Looking Up To Where It Stood Stands Near The Site Today
#111
The Short-Lived Chapel Of Margaret Island In Budapest, Hungary. Built In 1905, Damaged In Ww2, Later Demolished Despite Suffering Relatively Minor Damages
#112
Old Trinity College, Toronto. Build 1852. Expanded 1877, 1882, 1894. Abandoned 1925. Fire Damage 1929. Demolished 1956
#113
Rivergate In New Orleans (1968-1995), Designed By Curtis & Davis
#114
Stockholm, Sweden Has Far Too Many Of These. During The 60's Whole Blocks Were Demolished To Give Place To Modernized Building (Even Though There Were Absolutely Nothing Wrong With Them). Here's An Example From The World Fair Expo 1897.
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#117
Athens Municipal Theatre, Greece. Built In 1888 And Demolished In 1940
Ekaterina S 4 years ago
Architect: Ernst Ziller, the creator of modern-day Athens. The place where the theatre was located is named after the major who had it demolished.
#118
Sacred Heart Church, Vernon Ct. Built 1971 And Was Condemned Then Demolished In March 2019
#119
Knox County Poorhouse - Burned In 2015 And Demolished A Year Later
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Can’t say I’m too unhappy about a poorhouse coming down—-though we should never forget about them, they were horrible places of extreme and completely unnecessary, misery and suffering.
#120
Gold Pyramid House, Wadsworth, Illinois. Built By The Onan Family In 1980, Heavily Damaged By Fire In 2018. The Property Also Has A 50-Foot Statue Of King Tut, A Metal Palm Tree, And A Four Car Garage Topped By Three Smaller Pyramids
Sarcastic Cow 4 years ago
Do these people know that the pyramids in ancient Egypt were not used by the living?
#122
Nothing, I Repeat, Nothing In This Photo Of Midland Beach In Staten Island, New York Remains. Torn Down Probably Before Wwi, Any Building That Did Survive Was Severely Affected By The 1938 Hurricane, Economic Hardship, Or General Stagnation Of The Area When The Borough Became Residential
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Pervinca 4 years ago
I know it doesn't sound good, but I think that some of the revolutions and ideas that came after that period wouldn't have been possible without the atrocity of the WWII, or at least they would have take more times.
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Shelp 4 years ago
I understand better now why all US cities seem to look the same. Because every single building that stood out has been actively demolished.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
No, America never had old buildings. In 1900, there was really only New York, Boston, Philly and Chicago. Cities like Dallas, Los Angeles, Houston, Pheonix, and San Diego all pretty much didn't exist. And Philly and Boston pretty much preserved anything.
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RoseTheMad 4 years ago
I hate most modern architecture, I really do. It mostly has no character to me, no beauty compared to older buildings. :/
Ivy la Sangrienta 4 years ago
"Modern" is my least favourite word when it comes to architecture.
Dahlia Delgado 4 years ago (edited)
There was a unique Barroc style church in Mexico city that was destroyed to build a market. Now the cloister that was next to it is the only building remaining, yet abandoned.
Łukasz Bocheński 4 years ago
Now imagine all the buildings and houses lost in history we would never even know they existed!
Pervinca 4 years ago
I know it doesn't sound good, but I think that some of the revolutions and ideas that came after that period wouldn't have been possible without the atrocity of the WWII, or at least they would have take more times.
Load More Replies... Shelp 4 years ago
I understand better now why all US cities seem to look the same. Because every single building that stood out has been actively demolished.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
No, America never had old buildings. In 1900, there was really only New York, Boston, Philly and Chicago. Cities like Dallas, Los Angeles, Houston, Pheonix, and San Diego all pretty much didn't exist. And Philly and Boston pretty much preserved anything.
Load More Replies... RoseTheMad 4 years ago
I hate most modern architecture, I really do. It mostly has no character to me, no beauty compared to older buildings. :/
Ivy la Sangrienta 4 years ago
"Modern" is my least favourite word when it comes to architecture.
Dahlia Delgado 4 years ago (edited)
There was a unique Barroc style church in Mexico city that was destroyed to build a market. Now the cloister that was next to it is the only building remaining, yet abandoned.
Łukasz Bocheński 4 years ago
Now imagine all the buildings and houses lost in history we would never even know they existed!
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