12 architectural masterpieces that are no more (13 photos)

24 July 2023

The architecture we have lost.





Over the millennia of its existence, man has created a huge number of architectural masterpieces. Many ancient buildings centuries later cause reverent awe. However, not all buildings stand the test of time, but they can still be admired old photographs and drawings.

One of the last photos of the ancient Egyptian fortress of Buhen, which disappeared due to the construction of a dam



Cliff house destroyed in a fire in 1907, San Francisco





Pier in the city of Swinoujscie, destroyed in the 1920s, former Germany and present-day Poland



Baths of Diocletian in Rome, built at the end of the 3rd century, of which only a few walls remain



Park hotel in Bremen, Germany, burnt down in 1907



The bridge over the Elbe in Hamburg, which is only partially preserved: the towers were dismantled



Los Angeles in 1918, of which nothing remains



Hospital in Bristol, England, destroyed in the 1940s



The capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, before the 1963 earthquake that destroyed everything



Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Borki (Kharkov province), destroyed during the Great Patriotic War



An old house in Helmond, the Netherlands, which was demolished in 2019



Leaning tower in Spanish Zaragoza: it was demolished in 1892, as it leaned too much

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