Carnac Stones, Brittany, France. They are megalithic sites and 3000 stones are known. Now not all of them were destroyed but a part of it was. Specifically a part of 39 stones was destroyed after being deemed of low archaeological value to make way for a store and parking.10mo ⋅ Xochipilli4567 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Detroit Museum of Art sparked Detroits fine arts when it opened in 1888 with a huge collection of paintings from all over the world. In 1960 it was demolished for a highway intersection on I-375.5yr ⋅ 10001010111001111100 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Union Carbide Building, New York City. Built 1961, currently being demolished (2019).4yr ⋅ AmnesiacGuy ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Warsaw Philharmonic Hall. Designed by local architect Karol Kozlowski in 1901, destroyed in an air raid in 1939.4yr ⋅ archineering ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Centrum Department Store at Dresden, Germany. Built in 1978 by Ferenc Simon and Ivan Fokvari, Demolished in 20071yr ⋅ Saltedline ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Cocoa Beach Glass Bank Building, 1962-2015, Cocoa Beach FL. The backstory is too long to explain in the title...4yr ⋅ volvbro ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Bustling downtown Detroit in 1917. Over the course of time its operahouses, theatres and trams have been erased and replaced with parking lots and freeways.5yr ⋅ 10001010111001111100 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Coolidge Tavern, Watertown, MA: built 1740-42 by shipwright William Williams, frequented by Minutemen during the Revolutionary war. George Washington slept here in 1789 and dissed to his diary of a very indifferent house. Demolished in 1918 for development of Watertown Yard streetcar terminal.4yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Court Street Boston, c. 1860 / the Old State House (center-right) survives but not much else remains.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The headquarters of the Austrian military located on Universitatsstraße in Vienna was constructed in between 1871-74 and escaped WW2 with only minor damage. It was nevertheless demolished in the 1950s and replaced by the university building ’Neues Institutsgebaude’.4yr ⋅ fulmaria ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Borchersche Haus in Hildesheim (~1500) - once probably the largest half-timber building in the world - gone with the rest of the city after a 15 minute bombing raid by the Royal Air Force on March 22, 19454yr ⋅ Strydwolf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Richard Neutra's 1935 house for director Josef von Sternberg, San Fernando Valley, razed for condos 1971.3yr ⋅ bolognesesauceplease ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
After a visit in this sub yesterday, I found out you dont like brutalism too much. So Im posting this photo. Library in Birmingham, built in 1974 and demolished in 2013.4yr ⋅ polaczeck ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Delville House Glasnevin Dublin, built in C.1720s, the famous poet Jonathan Swift lived here, demolished 1940 to build Bon Secours Hospital4yr ⋅ fconradvonhtzendorf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Hoffman Auto Showroom, a Frank Lloyd Wright designed showroom in 430 Park Avenue in New York City. Installed 1954, demolished 2013 for a TD Bank Branch Office.3yr ⋅ MCofPort ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
A soon to be lost 19th century building in Prague. Aimed to be replaced by the building on the bottom.2yr ⋅ Tadys ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts, and surrounding buildings on Market Street, circa 1850. Nothing in this picture, including the street name, exist to this day.4yr ⋅ BleedTheFreak_23 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Last remnants of Old Chinatown, Los Angeles (corner of Sunset Blvd. and N Los Angeles St). Demolished circa 1949 for construction of Hollywood Freeway.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Albany, NY: Thousands of buildings, around 40 square blocks covering 98 acres were demolished in the 60s to build the Empire State Plaza5yr ⋅ desert_wombat ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
[Egyptian Revival] Pearl Street Depot of the New Bedford & Taunton Railroad / built in 1840, replaced by larger station in the 1880s.4yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Koromilas mansion on Syntagma Square, Athens. Built in 1853 by architect Panagis Kalkos, it was demolished in the early '60s4yr ⋅ Juggertrout ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Berlin post WWII in 1945. 80% of the city destroyed from over five years of bombing.5yr ⋅ IhaveCripplingAngst ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis Magna - Vivant Denon 1798. It's limestone was crushed for fertilizer. [2830x1714]5yr ⋅ LouisDavout ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
A thing of beauty: Downtown Los Angeles before its hills were flattened, its victorian houses demolished and skyscrapers were built. The year of 1898.5yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Stacks in the old Cincinnati Public Library. Built 1870, demolished 1955.7yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Chateau Miranda is here to break your heart...built 1866-1907 demolished 2017. Because the owner did not want to sell it to the municipality.5yr ⋅ Remseey2907 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Old City Hall of Halle (Salle), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - built around 1350, damaged on March 31, 1945, demolished in 1948 despite the outcry.4yr ⋅ Strydwolf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Imperial Bank of Canada (1907-1950) in Edmonton, Alberta. Included a separate room for women to make deposits without their husband’s knowing, while the rest of the building was occupied by legal firms and apartments for the bank clerks. Replaced by a larger modern classicist bank in 1954.4yr ⋅ Viscount1881 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The original Kellogg Sanitarium main building in Battle Creek, MI. Built in 1878, destroyed by a fire in 1902.4yr ⋅ SuperDuperOtter ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Altmarkt Dresden circa 1880. Allegorical statue of Germania in center. Destroyed in 1945.2yr ⋅ psychdilettante ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Tuileries Palace, built 1564 was The Paris Residence of The French Monarchs from Henri IV to Napoleon III, fully finished in 1860 burnt down 1871 by the Paris Commune, fully demolished 10 years later was meant to be rebuilt but never was4yr ⋅ fconradvonhtzendorf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Half-timbering house from 1667 destroyed a few days ago in Alsace (France)3yr ⋅ Synchronyme ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The 1908 courthouse of Edmonton, Alberta. Demolished in 1972 for the City Centre Mall4yr ⋅ Viscount1881 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Tiffany stained glass dome of Christian Admiral hotel, Cape May, NJ- demolished 19964yr ⋅ Radikiyo ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Aerial view of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909. Seattle, WA, USA4yr ⋅ highcontrastgrey ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
New York World Building, 1890-1955. Demolished to expand the ramp for the Brooklyn Bridge4yr ⋅ volvbro ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Rotterdam's most beautiful canal called 'het Steiger' before 1940 and today.4yr ⋅ Remseey2907 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
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.7mo ⋅ Equivalecxzn ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Toledo was once one of the most beautiful cities in the US.5yr ⋅ 10001010111001111100 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, MI - built 1889-1929, demolished 2019-20204yr ⋅ vladimirgazelle ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Lost architecture isn't a new phenomenon. This 1860s Victorian house in Detroit was renovated in the 1890s and then that house was torn down in the early 20th century.4yr ⋅ viktor72 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Butcher Row, Coventry UK. A medieval street demolished in the 1930s4yr ⋅ eatinglettuce ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Nottingham, UK. Black Boy Hotel by local architect Fothergill Watson. Sadly knocked down in 1970 along with many other treasures. Replaced with a monotonous brick facade.4yr ⋅ partygato ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Masonic Temple at the corner of Tremont St. and Temple Place, Boston. Built 1832, designed by Isaiah Rogers, gothic revival, rough hewn granite, later used as a courthouse.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
'Hotel Polen' in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Destroyed by fire in 19774yr ⋅ JohnPlayerSpecialRed ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Villa Hallnas in Sundsvall, Sweden, was constructed in 1883 by a local dentist who named it after the town where his father was a dean. It was well-preserved and in good condition when it was acquired by eminent domain in 2015, and was ultimately demolished this month.3yr ⋅ fulmaria ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Northumberland House: Build around 1605 London, as a noble residence, was demolished in 1874 for redevelopment.3yr ⋅ jewish_tricks ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Maryland Casualty Tower Building, Baltimore, MD. Once one of the most iconic buildings in the skyline, was sadly torn down in the 80's after it was found structurally unsafe. To this day, regarded as Baltimore’s greatest architectural loss. (1912-1986)4yr ⋅ BleedTheFreak_23 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Beacon Hill reservoir, Boston; opened 1849, dismantled in the 1880s / view from State House looking north, about 1860.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
West Cincinnati- around 1959 thousands of buildings were demolished and over 25,000 residents displaced for highway construction and urban renewal4yr ⋅ desert_wombat ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Influential modernist architect Gordon Bunshaft designed this home for himself in 1962. The East Hampton, NY residence was demolished in 2004 after falling into disrepair under the ownership of Martha Stewart.5yr ⋅ Imipolex42 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The house 'Fell' in Isafjorður, Iceland. Built in 1906, burned to the ground in 19464yr ⋅ Thorhallur_Bjornsson ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Cite Gagarine housing complex at Ivry-sur-Seine, France. Built in 1963 under Communist city government, demolished in 2019.1yr ⋅ Saltedline ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Aerial of Boston showing swath razed for construction of the Central Artery freeway.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Call Building: Built in 1898, San Francisco. After being damaged during the earthquake of 1906, the Call was reduced in size and its ornamentation removed.4yr ⋅ jewish_tricks ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Pyramid Club in Thamesmead, London, UK. Built in 1970s as a community centre, demolished in 20081yr ⋅ Saltedline ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Workers Association House at Jarntorget (Iron Square) in Gothenburg, Sweden. The slightly darker part in the bottom left corner was completed in 1874, the rest in 1909. Demolished in 1955.4yr ⋅ fulmaria ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Sun Iron Building, Baltimore, MD. First Iron building completed in the USA. (1851-1904)5yr ⋅ BleedTheFreak_23 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Osborn Hall, Yale University. 1890-1926. Demolished only 36 years after opening due to its proximity to high traffic streets at a busy intersection, the noise from which made it impossible to give or receive lectures.5yr ⋅ antwoneoko ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The classic IHOP (one of the originals), in Raleigh, NC on Hillsborough Street. From 2016-now, it has been demolished, the franchisee moved down the street, & then went out of business.3yr ⋅ downhomeolnorthstate ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Drexel Building aka J.P. Morgan Building, Manhattan NYC, ca. 19134yr ⋅ dnadosanddonts ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Bratislava old town. More than half of this picture does not exist anymore2yr ⋅ TheStigsSlovakCousin ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Iroquois Theatre, shortly before it burnt down in 1903. The fire killed at least 600.4yr ⋅ thegermankaiserreich ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Old Yongsan Station in Seoul, Korea, destroyed during the Korean War. The striking building was constructed using unusual German-style timber framin. Yongsan Station still serves as Seoul's secondary railway station after Seoul Station (whose occupation-era headhouse remains standing to this day).4yr ⋅ mattok123 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Great Synagogue-Fortress of Luboml (1510), modern Ukraine - once one of the oldest synagogues in Europe - blown up by the Nazis in 19424yr ⋅ Strydwolf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
In New Orleans, the gorgeous Emporium of Transport featured both bicycle and automobile shops. Everything was razed.4yr ⋅ 10001010111001111100 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Second Masonic Temple, Boston (NE corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets); built 1865-67, neo-gothic design by architect Merrill G. Wheelock, lost to fire in 1895.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Palace of Electricity and the Water Castle at the 1900 Universal exposition in Paris, France.4yr ⋅ HeritageCarrot ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Garden palace in Sydney, Australia built in 1879 was destroyed in a fire in 18824yr ⋅ Nicoman12 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Funicular railway to Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde in Marseille, France, demolished in 19745yr ⋅ BringbackMarchais ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Y.M.C.A. Building, completed in 1895 in Springfield, Mass. In 1916 the Y.M.C.A. moved to a new building & the previous structure was remodeled and converted to the Hotel Victoria, remaining open until demolition in 1969, despite being struck by a trolley in 1921, causing the turret to collapse.4yr ⋅ antwoneoko ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Swampoodle grounds, the baseball stadium for the original Washington Nationals (1886-1889). The site close to the US capitol is now occupied by Union Station and the Postal Museum.4yr ⋅ johnny119 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Sun Tavern, Dock Square, Boston / built 1690, demolished circa 1910.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The beachfront of Atlantic City in its heyday. Everything including the hotels has been demolished.5yr ⋅ 10001010111001111100 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
David Dare/John Gay House, built 1890, designed by William Sterling Hebbard; San Diego's only cut stone mansion, demolished 1937.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Southern Hotel, Baltimore, MD. The Queen of Light Street, one of Baltimore's most popular hotels in its prime. Torn down in 1999, its site remained an empty lot until recently. (1918-1999)5yr ⋅ BleedTheFreak_23 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
New South Church, Boston (1814-1868) / Charles Bulfinch, architect; built of Chelmsford granite.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Tour Eiffel with its original decorations on the first floor, with the Palais Du Trocadero in the background, demolished in 1937.5yr ⋅ NeokratosRed ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Burnett house, Seattle WA. One of the last remaining pioneer homes, built 1865 demolished 19295yr ⋅ volvbro ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
School building in Vaxjo, Sweden, photograped a snowy day in the mid 1910s. Completed in 1889, demolished in 1966 due to the proximity to the nearby hospital. A two-story parking garage was later built on the site.4yr ⋅ fulmaria ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Main Post Office in Warsaw, Poland. Built in 1916 and destroyed in 1944. Its ruins were demolished in 1947.1yr ⋅ Snoo_90160 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The former Glasgow 'What Every Woman Wants' store and its intended replacement. French Second Empire Style. 1870 - Demolition soon.4yr ⋅ -Eckleburg ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Mummers Theater, at 400 W Sheridan Ave in Oklahoma City, OK. Built in 1970 and demolished in 2015 due to ongoing structural issues. Replaced with a generic glass building.5yr ⋅ IhaveCripplingAngst ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Classic Parisian building (rue de Rivoli, near the Louvre), destroyed in 2019.2yr ⋅ Hypattie ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Boom!! 100,000 lost members! Thanks everyone for making the sub mega!!3yr ⋅ TomRavenscroft ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Paris: a XIX century building being currently destroyed to build for a future hotel.4yr ⋅ Synchronyme ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Old Prince Edward County, Va. Jail. ca 1740-1820. Demolished in 1980s and stone walls ground into gravel by the Department of Transportation4yr ⋅ shit-shit-shit-shit- ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Crystal Palace: a huge glass-and-iron exhibition hall that housed the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London. It was virtually destroyed by fire in the winter of 1936; its water towers survived the fire, but were demolished in 1941 due to fears they were easy markers for German bombers.4yr ⋅ EugeneDubois ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Old Seoul Post Office, destroyed during the Korean War in the early 1950s. Its replacement in the exact same spot is an eyesore and widely cited as the ugliest building in Seoul. However, surviving historical colonial and protectorate-era buildings remain standing in the same neighborhood.4yr ⋅ mattok123 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Park Terrace, Duluth Minnesota. Built in 1890, demolished in 1936. Now a vacant hillside overgrown with trees, though some stairs and walls remain.5yr ⋅ RedPandaParliament ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
the Detroit boat club. Built in 1893 and burned down and replaced in 19014yr ⋅ NextMushroom ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
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 end1yr ⋅ Ok-Intention7504 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Memphis Pyramid Building next to the Nashville Parthenon Building, 18975yr ⋅ redofhair ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Blimp hangar at Naval Air Station Chatham, Massachusetts, built in 1918 to support air patrols of waters around Cape Cod. Dismantled 1933.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, built in 1881, demolished in 19535yr ⋅ NamTrees ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
North Dana Fire Station, Massachusetts / The entire town was razed in the 1930s for construction of Quabbin Reservoir / architecturally significant for innovate egress system.4yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The old Casino. Asbury Park, NJ. At top how I remember it growing up (torn down circa 2006/7) and at bottom in it's original glory (turn of the 20th century) my home town lost architecture.5yr ⋅ _Monotropa_Uniflora_ ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Bayville Farm (also known as Church Point Plantation), Princess Anne County, Virginia. Federal style, built in 1827 and enlarged in the 1840s. Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Struck by lightening and destroyed by fire, August 2007.4yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
River Plate House, London. Demolished and Replaced 8 Finsbury Circus in 20114yr ⋅ richbrook101 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Oxford Arms, built in the 17th century. Demolished in 1876. It was one of the last galleried Inns in London.5yr ⋅ goddamnitcletus ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Texas Spring Palace, Fort Worth, TX. Built 1899, burned to the ground 1900.3yr ⋅ Davis_Birdsong ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Streets surrounding Praca Osorio in 20th century and now. Curitiba, Parana - Brazil4yr ⋅ BricksHaveBeenShat ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
A street in what used to be Konigsberg and the same view today in Kaliningrad4yr ⋅ pieblaster ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
John E. Fogarty State Office Building, 111 Fountain St., Providence RI. Built in 1967, demolished in 2017 to make way for new hotel.2yr ⋅ laterbacon ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Los Angeles County Courthouse (1891-1936) and Hall of Records (1909-1973)4yr ⋅ moose098 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Wonderland Park, Beijing. A never completed amusement park. Construction began in 1998 but stopped due to funding issues. It was demolished in 2013.4yr ⋅ Pearl___ ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Versohnungskirche in Berlin Mitte, demolished in 1985 by the East German government (DDR)5yr ⋅ berlinstories ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Ford Street Union Deposit, opened to the public in 1893, demolished in 1974.4yr ⋅ -PLEASE-ELABORATE- ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Konigsberg, Prussia 1941 vs. Kaliningrad, Russia 2019 (same place)4yr ⋅ biglior ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Pacific Hotel, 1888-1889, Spokane WA. Burned down in the great fire of 18895yr ⋅ volvbro ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Mercan Palace built in 1865 in Istanbul. Burned in 1911, the ruins demolished in 1950s and replaced with a parking garage in 1980s.4yr ⋅ in-flexible ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
New York Life Insurance Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota; 1890 -19583yr ⋅ bbberg ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Noyes House, Shrewsbury, MA / vernacular architecture with annex made from a porch removed from the town's First Congregational Church in 1834 / stood near present-day intersection of South Street and Route 20.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Beard Building on King Street in Toronto. Built 1894, demolished in 1935 for a gas station.4yr ⋅ Zardiwin ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Milwaukee, Wisconsin courthouse. Constructed in 1872 by Leonard A. Schmidtner, rendered underused after the current courthouse was built in 1930. It was demolished in 1939.4yr ⋅ pistolwhip66 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
A smaller change in Philadelphia- Details lost with vinyl siding.5yr ⋅ ---saki--- ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Pellerhaus (1605) in Nuremberg, Germany - destroyed with the rest of the ancient city on January 2, 1945 during RAF raid on Old Town.5yr ⋅ Strydwolf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Modernist McKeldin fountain in downtown Baltimore, 1982-2016 (picture Jon Bilous)5yr ⋅ CitoyenEuropeen ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Woodlawn Plantation in Assumption Parish Louisiana, 1938. Demolished around the 1940s.3yr ⋅ ceaselesslyintopast ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
