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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.
The Original Neue Elbbrücke Bridge From 1887-1959 In Hamburg, Germany
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Friday11 hours ago
Stunning!11ReplyView more comments#2
“It’s Not Possible To Take Such A Photograph Anymore, As The Buildings Outside Block The Sun Rays.” Grand Central, NYC (1929)
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Anggi Santika11 hours ago
Lost And Rediscovered
Kirsten Kerkhof11 hours ago
Yay!!12ReplyView more comments
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.
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.#4
Built In 1504, Demolished In 1910. What Was The Oldest House In Hamburg, Germany
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The Cute Cat10 hours ago
Woow.. That a lot of history gone13ReplyView More Replies…View more commentshttps://8b14a6652c74b813ded5c6c8cf04c82f.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html#5
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
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Aksa9 hours 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.28ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#6
2000 Year Old N6 Pyramid In Sudan Which Was Demolished In The 1800’s By An Italian Treasure Hunter
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Friday11 hours ago
The pyramid was the biggest treasure only to be destroyed by ignorance and greed.18ReplyView More Replies…View more comments
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.
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.#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
Friday11 hours ago
It’s so unbelievably beautiful, what a shame to lose it8ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#8
Some Indian Temple Ruins And How They Looked In Their Prime
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Seabeast5 hours ago
How do they know what they looked like? Are there old drawings or paintings of them?4ReplyView More Replies…View more commentshttps://8b14a6652c74b813ded5c6c8cf04c82f.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html#9
Times Square (1919) Before All The Renovations And Billboards
Esperanza Escalante-Amador8 hours ago
Omg the amount of people gives me chills after coronavirus. How are we ever going to get back to normal?4ReplyView More Replies…View more comments
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.#10
Cincinnati Public Library 1871-1955
RadiatorAnkleSpider8 hours ago
Art Deco meets Steampunk.9ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#11
Warsaw, Poland 1939. No Need To Say What Happened Here. Truly A Tragic Loss
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Shelp9 hours 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.25ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#12
Old Detroit Library In Detroit, Mi. Opened In 1877 And Demolished In 1931
Ekaterina S10 hours ago
Why?14ReplyView More Replies…View more comments
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.#13
The Saltair Pavilion 1900-1925
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Mihai Mara11 hours 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,”8ReplyView more comments#14
The Late 3rd Century Tetrapylon Of Ancient Palmyra, Syria. Deliberately Destroyed By Isis, 2017
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Ara9 hours ago
A sickening and pointless act. What did the destruction really achieve?12ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#15
Ludgate Hill, London. Late 1800’s. Bombed In Ww2 Replaced With Modern Architecture
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ASHRFOX11 hours ago
Beautiful5ReplyView more comments#16
Sibley Breaker, Pennsylvania, Built In 1886 And Destroyed By Fire In 1906
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Kirsten Kerkhof11 hours ago
What a strange building.15ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#17
“UFO” McDonald’s In Cambridgeshire, UK. (1990-2008)
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Auntriarch6 hours ago
I would have kept this one5ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#18
Petrikirche In Berlin | Built In 1853, Destroyed In 1945 By The Bombing Of Berlin
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Kathryn Baylis5 hours ago
War is very thorough in its decimation of just everything.6Reply#19
The Old Dutch House In Bristol, England. It Was Constructed In 1676 But Was Destroyed During The Bristol Blitz Of 1940 By The Luftwaffe
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Shelp9 hours ago
Sad3ReplyView more comments#20
Lost Buildings From Villages In The Pacific Northwest, Late 1800s
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Candace Fitzpatrick9 hours ago
Totem poles are beautiful6ReplyView more comments#21
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
The Cute Cat9 hours ago
Why the govt destroy it?? What a tragedy6ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#22
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
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Raven Sheridan8 hours ago
Typical of Japan. They went big, or they went home! Sad it no longer exists.3ReplyView more comments#23
Towers Of Bologna, Italy. Built In The 12th Century. Over Time They Were Demolished And Others Collapsed. Only 2 Remain Today
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Ekaterina S10 hours ago
Medieval New York City skyscrapers.5ReplyView more comments#24
Colored Photograph Of Dresden, Germany (1890) Before The Bombing Of 1945
Akalvin11 hours ago
This view is called “The Canaletto View”. Dresden was in ruins after WW2 but it was rebuilt: Augustusbr…ac1c46.jpg8ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#25
Imperial Palace At Constantinople, 12th Century
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Brandy Grote5 hours ago
It’s Istanbul…-1ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#26
The Hotel Netherland (NYC) Photographed In 1905 And Later Demolished In 1927
Kathryn Baylis5 hours 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.4Reply#27
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
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
Shelp9 hours ago
Oh yes, I recall having seen the remains of that building2ReplyView more comments#29
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
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Marion7 hours ago
Nevertheless, Edinburgh still has beautiful very old buildings to look at, worth a visit!2Reply#30
Ruins Of The Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
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Ilsa Laszlo8 hours ago
what happened?1ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#31
The Original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel In NYC, Demolished In 1929 To Serve As The Site For The Empire State Building
Ara9 hours ago
A pretty impressive building in its own right6ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#32
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 Skinner10 hours ago
The original way the house was built was much more beautiful than the “upgrade”19ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#33
St. Ludwig Monastery – Netherlands. Completely Demolished In 2015
Saint Thomas10 hours 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.13ReplyView more comments#34
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
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Bacony Cakes4 hours ago
The modernist one looks bland.0Reply#35
Interior Of The Ss Normandie. 1935 -1942. Destroyed In An Accidental Fire During Refurbishment For Military Service
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Sarah Foster10 hours 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.15ReplyView more comments
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Jonas is a Bored Panda writer who previously worked as a world news journalist elsewhere. After getting his bachelor’s degree in Politics and International Relations at the University of Manchester, he returned home and graduated from Vilnius University with a master’s degree in Comparative Politics. Jonas enjoys writing articles ranging from serious topics like politics and social issues to more lighthearted things like art, pop culture, and nature. In his spare time, Jonas writes books and short stories and likes to draw lighthearted illustrations. A huge fan of literature, films, philosophy, and tabletop games, he also has a special place in his heart for anything related to fantasy or science fiction. Read more »
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