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
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#2 Lost And Rediscovered
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#3 “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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#4 Built In 1504, Demolished In 1910. What Was The Oldest House In Hamburg, Germany
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#5 Cincinnati Public Library 1871-1955
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#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
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#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
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#8 Old Detroit Library In Detroit, Mi. Opened In 1877 And Demolished In 1931
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#9 The Saltair Pavilion 1900-1925
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#10 2000 Year Old N6 Pyramid In Sudan Which Was Demolished In The 1800’s By An Italian Treasure Hunter
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#11 The Late 3rd Century Tetrapylon Of Ancient Palmyra, Syria. Deliberately Destroyed By Isis, 2017
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#12 Warsaw, Poland 1939. No Need To Say What Happened Here. Truly A Tragic Loss
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#13 Times Square (1919) Before All The Renovations And Billboards
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#14 Lost Buildings From Villages In The Pacific Northwest, Late 1800s
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#15 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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#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
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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
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#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
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#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
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#20 Colored Photograph Of Dresden, Germany (1890) Before The Bombing Of 1945
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#21 Petrikirche In Berlin | Built In 1853, Destroyed In 1945 By The Bombing Of Berlin
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#22 The Hotel Netherland (NYC) Photographed In 1905 And Later Demolished In 1927
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#23 Ludgate Hill, London. Late 1800’s. Bombed In Ww2 Replaced With Modern Architecture
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#24 “UFO” McDonald’s In Cambridgeshire, UK. (1990-2008)
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#25 Sibley Breaker, Pennsylvania, Built In 1886 And Destroyed By Fire In 1906
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#26 Ruins Of The Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
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#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
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#28 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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#29 Imperial Palace At Constantinople, 12th Century
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#30 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
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#31 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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#32 Interior Of The Ss Normandie. 1935 -1942. Destroyed In An Accidental Fire During Refurbishment For Military Service
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#33 St. Ludwig Monastery – Netherlands. Completely Demolished In 2015
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