50+ Of The Most Impressive Lost Architectural Structures

There have been countless architectural gems built over centuries that people have had the chance to admire. Everything from authentic houses of worship to spectacular bridges, stations, and entire old towns, among other structures, have been a mesmerizing sight for their eyes at some point throughout history. Unfortunately, we lost many impressive architectural structures like these that couldn’t stand the test of time and can now only be admired in photographs.

We have gathered some such photographs on this list to marvel at. They were shared by the ‘Lost Architecture‘ community—”a subreddit devoted to images and discussion of interesting buildings that no longer exist,” as their description reads. It covers all sorts of impressive structures destroyed by wars and other calamities, sadly leaving us with little more than a picture of what it once was. (H/T)

01. Salzhaus And Haus Frauenstein. Built Around 1600 In Frankfurt, Germany. Both Were Destroyed In 1944 By An Raf Raid

Source

02. San Francisco’s Cliff House 1896–1907

Source

03. Skete Of All Saints, Ukraine (Largest Wooden Church In Ukraine, Burned Down 2022)

Source

04. Neue Elbbrücke Bridge From 1887-1959 In Hamburg, Germany

Source

05. St. Peter’s Hospital, Bristol, England. Built In The Late 14th Century As A Merchant’s House, Destroyed In The Bristol Blitz In 1940

Source

06. Graham House, West Vancouver, Canada, Designed By Arthur Erickson In 1962, Demolished In 2007

Source

07. The Baths Of Diocletian, 298 Ad. A Couple Of Walls Are Left, Still Impressive

Source

08. Los Angeles In 1918, Nothing Here Survived To The Present Day

Source

09. Pennsylvania Station, New York City, CA 1910

Source

10. Park Hotel Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Built In 1890 And Was Lost To A Fire In 1907

Source

11. Base Of The Spire, Seen From The Southwest, Notre-Dame De Paris, 2018

Source

12. 1905 Photo Of The Park Avenue Hotel (A.k.a. Working Women’s Hotel) At 32nd And Park Avenue In New York City. Opened In 1878, Demolished In 1925. (Partial Ai Colorization)

Source

13. A Digital Reconstruction Of Old St. Paul’s Cathedral, Which Was Located In London, England. Completed In 1314, It Was Destroyed In The 1666 Great Fire Of London. The Current Cathedral, With Its Iconic Dome, Was Built Between 1675 And 1710

Source

14. 1890 Sioux City Corn Palace, Iowa. From 1887 To 1891, Sioux Cityans Celebrated The Autumn Harvest With A Festival Featuring The Construction Of A Large Building In Downtown Called A Corn Palace Covered In Corn And Other Grains

Source

15. Ancient Egyptian Fortress Of Buhen – Lost To The Aswan Dam (Lake Nasser)

Source

16. Park Terrace, Duluth, Minnesota. Built In 1890 And Demolished In 1936

Source

17. Cathedral Of Christ The Saviour, Located In Borki, Near Kharkiv In The Russian Empire (Modern-Day Kharkiv, Ukraine). Pictured In 1894. It Was Destroyed During The Second World War

Source

18. The Old Times Square. (1904)

Source

19. Helmond, The Netherlands (Demolished In 2019 For A Big Appartement Block)

Source

20. Leaning Tower Of Zaragoza “Torre Nueva”(1504-1892)

Source

21. Galloway’s Furniture Store, Sarasota, Florida, Designed By Victor Lundy In 1959. Partially Demolished In The 1970s, Some Of The Structure Still Survives Within A Nondescript Exterior

Source

22. Steele High School, Dayton, Ohio. Built In 1894, Demolished For A Parking Garage In 1955

Source

23. Denver 1880s: None Of The Buildings In This Photo Have Survived To The Present Day

Source

24. Everything In This Photo Was Destroyed – Skopje, North Macedonia Before The 1963 Earthquake

Source

25. Old City Hall Post Office, NYC. 1880-1938

Source

26. Świnoujście/Swinemünde Pier, Poland (Formerly Germany). The Place Existed Between The 1890s And 1920s

Source

27. Pittsburgh Was Once One Of The Most Beautiful Cities Not Only In The U.S. But In The World. Most Of It Was Demolished

Source

28. New York World Building, Demolished In 1955 For A Ramp Extension Of The Brooklyn Bridge

Source

29. Mount Adams Incline, Cincinnati, Oh (1872–1948)

Source

30. The Beach Hotel, Galveston, TX. Built In 1882 And Destroyed By A Mysterious Fire In 1898

Source

31. National Palace Of Haiti, 1912-2010, Severely Damaged By The 2010 Haitian Earthquake And Demolished In 2012

Source

32. Palace Theater, Long Beach, Ca: Opened In 1916 And Demolished In The Late 1980s

Source

33. Church In La Jalca, Peru. Built In 1538, It Collapsed In An Earthquake

Source

34. Oklahoma City State Capitol Bank Built In 1962, Complete With A Conversation Pit Elevator! Since Remodeled

Source

35. Color Photo Of Penn Station In 1963 Just Before Demolition

Source

36. Venice, California Before The Canals Were Filled In And The Buildings Were Demolished, 1906

Source

37. The Chicago Federal Building (1898-1965)

Source

38. Prentice Women’s Hospital In Chicago

Source

39. Palast Der Republik, Berlin. Demolished In 2008 Due To Asbestos

Source

40. One Of Philadelphia’s Most Gorgeous Corners In The Year Of 1900, Broad Street Station. (Razed In The 50s)

Source

41. The General Motors Pavilion At The 1964 New York World’s Fair, Aka’ Futurama,’ Also The Source Of The Name Matt Groening Gave His Show From Visiting The Futuristic Attraction As A Kid. Torn Down After The Fair Ended, 1965

Source

42. Monroe Palace In Rio De Janeiro. Built In 1906 And Destroyed In 1976

Source

43. The Old Tripe House, Digbeth, Birmingham, U.K. (1533-1893)

Source

44. Paleis Voor Volksvlijt, Amsterdam. Finished Building 1864, Burned Down 1929

Source

45. Saratoga Hotel In Havana, Cuba. Destroyed By A Gas Explosion

Source

46. Culver House In St. Louis. Demolished 7/19/22 For Symphony Hall Expansion

Source

47. City Hall Of Galveston, Texas. Built In 1888 And Demolished In 1966

Source

48. Broadwater Natatorium, Helena, 1889. 100 Heated Changing Rooms, Electricity, Stained Glass Rose Windows. Demolished 1946

Source

49. Trinity Episcopal Church. Washington, Dc. (1851-1936)

Source

50. The Toy Building Was Constructed In 1913, And Anchored Milwaukee’s Small Chinatown Community, The Building Hosted A Restaurant And A Theater But Was Demolished In 1946

Source

51. Great Ape House, Kansas City Zoo 1966-2015

Source

52. Ibm Pavilion “The Egg,” 1964 World’s Fair. Charles And Ray Eames Architects

Source

53. Transgas Building, Prague (Built 1978, Demolished 2020)

Source

Like what you’re reading? Subscribe to our top stories.