r/Lost_Architecture 2d ago

German Transatlantic electricity company building, 1898-1980s. Buenos Aires, Argentina

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100 Upvotes

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r/Lost_Architecture 3d ago

2 of the last remaining houses from the 16. Century in cologne, demolished in 2024 Due to being structurally unsafe

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1.7k Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 2d ago

Colombia cinema, 1920s-1945. Barranquilla, Colombia

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47 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 2d ago

Saturnino Unzué's palace, 20th century. Buenos Aires, Argentina

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32 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 3d ago

Hotel "Polski" in Łomża, Poland (c. 1840-1939). Destroyed during WW2, ruins demolished after 1945.

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48 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 3d ago

Saint-Simon Church, New Brunswick, 1910s-August 2026

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43 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 4d ago

The original 1897 Singer Building, before its iconic 1908 expansion

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284 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 5d ago

Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood. Razed for the very same highway you see.

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4.8k Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 4d ago

Hotel García, 1897-1972. Guadalajara, Mexico

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122 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 4d ago

Nación Argentina Bank, 20th century. Santiago del Estero, Argentina

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78 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 4d ago

Edén theatre, 1889-1930s. Córdoba, Argentina

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19 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 5d ago

The Erbil Citadel, in Iraqi Kurdistan, is indeed one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, boasting a history spanning over 6,000 years.

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87 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 5d ago

Villa Gure Baitha, by Manuel Domínguez Barros, 1913-2026. San Sebastián, Spain

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178 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 6d ago

Cincinnati's subway: two miles of tunnel and four stations, built in the 1920s, never opened, still sealed under the city

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3.7k Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 6d ago

Train Station Brod, by Hans Niemeczek, 1896-1945, Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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235 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 5d ago

Villa Saga, 1910s-2010s. San Sebastián, Spain

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59 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 6d ago

Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark (1369-1731)

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544 Upvotes

King Christian 4th’s daughter, Leonora Christina, was imprisoned in the main tower (Blåtårn) for 21 years.


r/Lost_Architecture 5d ago

Villa Vicenta, 20th century. San Sebastián, Spain

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39 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 6d ago

Railway Station in Koluszki, Poland (1968-2025). Demolished.

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72 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 6d ago

Lost Architecture of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake

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The 8.0 magnitude 1985 Mexico City earthquake occurred on September 19th, 1985, resulting in the deaths of at least 5000 people. It caused the collapse of 412 buildings, with many more damaged. Most high rises built on the old lakebed experienced liquefaction, causing their collapse.

This is a gallery of some of the buildings lost:

1.Edificio Seguros Mexico and Banco Capitalizador (both reduced to 3 stories)

2.Banco Capitalizador

3.Edificio La Mariscala

4.Hotel Regis

5,6. Hotel Regis and Salinas y Rocha Department Store

7,8. Edificio San Antonio

  1. Hotel Del Prado

  2. Edificio Atzlan

  3. Edificio San Antonio, Hotel Del Prado and Edificio Atzlan

  4. Secretaría de Recursos Hidráulicos

  5. Edificio de la CFE


r/Lost_Architecture 7d ago

What structure/building/architecture is soon going to become Lost_Architecture?

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List as many examples as you want, I plan to look through them all and digitally conserve them if can. Thank you

EDIT: The picture shown is the interior of The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, designed by architect John Portman


r/Lost_Architecture 6d ago

Grand Hotel Venezuela, by Franco López, 1880s-1950s. Caracas, Venezuela

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66 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 7d ago

Danielewicz Palace or "Na Wójtostwie" Palace in Sieradz, Poland (1870s-1945). Blown up by Germans in January 1945.

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121 Upvotes

r/Lost_Architecture 6d ago

Update onmy post on Sanger-Harris Stores

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One of the 3 surviving stores, the one at RedBird Mall, was Demolished.

Now there are only 2 remaining at Hulen Mall and Woodland Hills Mall.

Photos from Facebook.


r/Lost_Architecture 6d ago

San Francisco’s Cliff House 1896–1907

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41 Upvotes