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The current Fischertor city gate was built in 1924, after demolishing the remains of a gate in this place dating to 1609.
The 1609 gate was actually a modification of a 1328 gate. The 1609 gate was nearly completely destroyed in 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession, slowly rebuilt, but closed in 1770 due to lack of traffic.
As you can see from my middle-of-the-road point of view, there is still not too much traffic in 2022... 😁
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When the former Isar weir in Ismaning was demolished (converted to artificial river rapids), many rocks were left for a more "natural" appearance.
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A big part of the Babberspolder quarter in Vlaardingen is renewed. Older apartment blocks and houses from the 50s are demolished and new ones erected. Although it is now a nice place to live I find the renewal a bit to much. In my opinion it was nicer that they had kept some of the old buildings as a historic layer. Now it looks as a standerd new housing estate. The church in the centre of the picture is one of the few things they have kept.
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The ruins of Château de Domfront - which are situated in a park nowadays.
The fortification began as a fort built of wood built on this hill - which has quite a stunning view over the surrounding area - in the 11th century. It belonged to William the Conqueror and his family, and as such went to several later English kings. King John (Lackland) lost Normandy to the French, but this castle was his personal property - it was given to Philip I, Count of Boulogne, and then left to his daughter Jeanne, but she died without issue and the castle went to the French crown. The place saw continuous fighting throughout the Middle Ages (including being besieged during the Hundred Years' War by the English). The castle was ordered to be demolished in 1608 by Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully.
The place has been labelled as a "Monument historique" since 1875.
Dormition Cathedral in Kolomna. Three-domed Assumption Cathedral was founded in 1379 by Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy after the first victory of Russian troops over the Golden Horde in the Battle of the River Vozha. Construction of the cathedral lasted one year, presumably in his paintings participated Pheophan Grek. Cathedral stood until 1672, when it was demolished due to dilapidation. On the place of the demolished church for 10 years was built new, preserved to this day (architect Meletios Alekseev).
Udny Castle is a tower house in the parish of Udny, southwest of the village of Pitmedden and northeast of the hamlet of Udny Green, Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland. The area is generally flat but the castle is sited on the highest ground and can be seen for a considerable distance. Its exact construction date is unknown, but its foundations probably date from the late 14th or early 15th century. Additional storeys were added and a later extension, described as a "modern mansion", was incorporated but subsequently demolished. It is a Category A listed building.
Sited on the highest area in a generally flat terrain, the castle can be seen from a considerable distance. The exact construction date is not known but it was probably initially constructed by the Udny family in the 14th or 15th century. The property is first recorded when it is shown on a charter for David II instigated by Ronald of Uldney.
MacGibbon and Ross suggested a construction date of the turn of the 16–17th centuries, but the indentation of the upper floors and thickness of the foundation walls suggest a much earlier date. The main construction work of the keep is believed to have spanned over 100 years and been undertaken by three consecutive lairds; it is reported to have "ruined them all".
The Udny family also owned Knockhall Castle and lived there until 1734 when Knockhall was destroyed by fire; they then returned to Udny. Jamie Fleeman, the Laird's fool, was responsible for saving the family papers from being destroyed in the fire.
The castle was abandoned sometime around 1775 then repair work was undertaken in 1801.
Colonel John Robert Fullerton Udny inherited the estate in 1802. He had been an army officer since 1797 but retired after his marriage to Emily Fitzhugh in 1812. Thereafter he only visited the estate occasionally as his main residence was in London. The couple had one son, John Augustus Udny, but he died a bachelor in 1859. The Colonel's wife died in 1846 after which he had an affair with Ann Allat whom he married on 2 January 1854. However, the couple had a son, John Henry Udny, born out of wedlock on 9 May 1853. A legal case was heard by the House of Lords as to whether John Henry was entitled to inherit the estate as his parents had been unmarried when he was born. The legal arguments describe how the Colonel had wished to do restoration work on the castle but could not afford to do so "owing chiefly to his connection with the turf".
The Colonel died in 1861. The House of Lords had decided in favour of John Henry and he inherited the estate as "though illegitimate at his birth, [he] was legitimated by the subsequent marriage of his parents".
In 1887, it is recorded as owned by John Hay Udny and had been in the family's ownership for several centuries.
Bartizans were included when an extra storey was added in the 17th century.
A mansion house in the baronial style was added in 1874–75 to the design of architect James Maitland Wardrop (of the Wardrop and Anderson company) but was subsequently demolished during the 1960s. Wardrop's son, Hew, was also an architect and undertook some of the decorative work at the castle. He died suddenly of appendicitis while working at the castle on 4 November 1887.
In 1964, restoration work was begun on the original tower house and the mansion house was demolished. Historic Scotland listed the castle as a Category A listed building in April 1971.
Both of those grain elevators are gone now.
(damaged by storm-winds, then demolished)
Dankin, Saskatchewan. 2010
Found in an abandoned hotel somewhere in Germany. Since the roof is completely demolished there is water all over the place. The building is literally covered in mold and all types of funghi. Even the doorframes are dripping wet. An amazing experience for man and machine (the air moisture is a trial for your camera and lenses).
British boxer Kelly Morgan demolishing her opponent Claudia Vigh in the first round.
New bw edit for Dec 2022
Small forest of hardwoods keeps watch over Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area in Chanhassen/Chaska, Minnesota.
This was originally the site of the Mudcura Sanitarium, a world-famous spa that was opened in 1909 and operated until 1951.
Per MNOpedia, in 1951, the sanitarium was sold to the Black Franciscans, Order of Friars Minor Conventual, from Louisville, Kentucky. They named it Assumption Seminary and the site became linked with both the Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas in St. Paul.
The Seminary remained in operation until 1970 and then sat vacant for many years, becoming a popular hangout for teens and other thrill seekers. The main building burned and was demolished in 1997.
The land is now home to the Minnesota DNR Seminary Fen Scientific & Natural Area that protects the rare calcareous fen that is now the star of the show here.
Explored on Flickr, October 24, 2020
I believe these were the last two surviving buildings in downtown Ponta. (Pronounced pon-TAY) The small town town flourished as a shipping center in the early 1900s and into the 1920s. During and after the great depression they gradually lost all of their industry and commercial businesses. Their post office closed in 1972. These commercial buildings were demolished not long after this photo was taken in 2010-2011.
The remains of a stable wall of the former Hawkwood House (long demolished) and now part of Epping Forest.
A 15 minute drive from our caravan and with the delightful name of Wolla Bank. Our caravan site opens on the 15th of this month but we will be delayed for a couple of reasons but have pencilled in the 17th which may or may not get altered but i can still daydream...incidentally I traded this particular camera in because I didn't get on with it at all but came across a few that I actually liked including this one :)
Just a reminder that the sun sets inland so is setting behind me but out of site over the reed beds…..and to further demolish any romanticism the red colour in the waves is mud which gets churned up and is there somedays but not others.
One of the very few abandoned places you can find around here. This farm house burned down recently. I'm sure it will be demolished soon. Probably replaced by condos or a shopping center.
The New Brighton Pier was officially opened on 1 November 1997, on the site of the original New Brighton Pier which had been demolished more than 30 years previously. It is the biggest ocean pier in Australasia at 300m long.
March 1984.
Liverpool Ice Rink is at the left.
The building's history was quite interesting.
It opened in 1928 as a dance hall called the Palais de Danse, but it closed just after a year, to reopen in 1929 as the Casino Roller Skating Rink.
The Casino being the name of the cinema next door.
See: www.flickr.com/photos/44435674@N00/227163139/in/set-72157...
Roller Skating only lasted until 1930.
After being closed for just over a year it reopened in 1931 as the Casino Ice Rink, and closed just two years later.
The building was again closed for a year and reopened in 1934 as a Mission Hall for a short while.
Renamed the Liverpool Palace Ice Rink it reopened in 1935, to be renamed Silver Blades Ice Rink in 1960, and finally Liverpool Ice Rink in 1978.
The final owner wanted Liverpool City Council to take it over, which didn't happen, so it was closed in 1986 and demolished in 1990.
All three buildings in this photo have been demolished.
Origin of The White Castle. For the origin of The White Castle we have to go back in time to the late Middle Ages.
In 1383 the castle was issued by duchess Johanna van Brabant to knight Pauwels van Haestrecht. This knight had big plans, because in the same year he spoke in The Hague about a house and yard.
This 'borch' consisted of a simple brick residential tower of approximately 11 by 13 meters with a wall thickness of 2 meters. The foundations of the current castle date from this period. The beautiful ribless cellar vault may also be from this time.
Loon op ’t Sant village, was close to Pauwels van Heastrecht's heart. When sand drifts increasingly threatened the village ofLoon op ’t Sant , he had a new village church built 'six steps' to the west, near the castle. This became the core of today's Loon op Zand.
A LARGE CASTLE In the course of the 15th and 16th centuries, the residential tower was extended into a grand castle. Where the English garden is now, an outer bailey was connected to the residential tower by means of an overbuilt access bridge.
This explains the extensive canal system around the castle and gardens. On the north side, earthen walls were erected for defense. The remnants of it are still clearly visible.
Persons such as the Spanish Emperor Charles V, Frederik Hendrik accompanied by the poet Constantijn Huygens (then secretary of Frederik Hendrik) visited the castle. The Sun King Louis XIV stayed there for some time, during the campaign in 1672, the disaster year, against the Republic of the Seven United Provinces. Napoleon also visited the White Castle during the French rule.
The present appearance of Het Witte Kasteel was determined by a renovation around 1777. The Van Salm tot Salm family, then in possession of the manor, gave the castle back the original shape of the residential tower. The outer bailey and the overbuilt access bridge were demolished.
The entrance to the tower was moved from the east side to the north side, where a new forecourt with outbuildings (coach house and lower house) arose. The interior was also adapted to the wishes of the 18th century with regard to comfort. This pleasant peace was rudely disrupted in the Second World War when Het Witte Kasteel was badly damaged after shelling. An impressive restoration, completed in 1950, gave Het Witte Kasteel back its former appearance.
After demolishing a Goldfinch, the Sparrowhawk had a little look around to see if there was anything else to eat.
I'm pretty sure that terminator look says ' I'll be back '.
East Kent’s famous Guyitt House is no more, following its recent demolition.
Dubbed by some as the most photographed house in Canada, the house was ordered to be torn down by the municipality of Chatham-Kent due to safety concerns.
The house, more than 150 years old, was owned by Pete Anderson.
His grandparents Roy and Ethel Guyitt purchased the once grand old dame located near Muirkirk, in 1908.
Craig Tara is a holiday camp located near Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is run by Haven Holidays, who took over and renamed the former Butlin's Ayr camp in 1999.
The site was built just before the Second World War by Butlins but was then requisitioned becoming in 1941 a Navy training camp associated with HMS Scotia. After the Second World was over, it opened as a Butlins camp in 1947.
In 1987, the park was updated following a £25 million investment to improve the park. In 1988, the park was relaunched as "Butlin's Wonderwest World". The camp operated as a popular Scottish Butlins holiday resort until the 1990s though the resort suffered from events related to alcohol and drug consumption as well as violence in the 80s and 90s. To improve security in the park, security guards were recruited and CCTV added. The park also had a church facility and provided religious services. By 1998, the camp could hold up to 4,500 visitors and 1,500 daytrippers. In 1998, parts of Butlin's Wonderwest World were demolished.
In 1999, the camp became part of Haven Holidays, along with the Pwllheli camp, as part of an internal reorganisation within Bourne Leisure, which owned both Butlins and Haven. Haven Holidays renamed the site Craig Tara and replaced the chalet accommodation with static caravans. A £2.5 million development plan was announced at this time. The park was reopened by Kenny Dalglish. It included new luxury caravans and had some 40 to 50 permanent staff, with up to 300 seasonal workers in employment at Craig Tara.
Another Steve, not me. This auto upholstery shop is a landmark in Albany, Georgia. It has been here for as long as I can remember. It was always surrounded by an interesting collection of "classic" cars, many of them I shot and posted here through the years. It's now closed and being slowly demolished.
Update: This building actually burned down on September 10, 2021. Good thing I captured it pre-fire.
This barn was a very recognizable landmark along busy SR 19 where it intersects with CR 36. It appeared to be in good shape but suddenly was demolished around 2007. The design of the painted arches on the doors was the most common way barns looked for many years here in Indiana.
Scanned from a film print taken in 1988
The motorway crossing Regensburg will be widened from 4 to 6 lanes during the next years. This is why several bridges have to be demolished. For that, the Autobahn gets blocked from Saturday night to Sunday noon. This image was made early on Sunday morning. Eight dredges have already destroyed the bridge.
Rochor Centre was a public housing in Singapore that was built in 1977. It was originally home to 183 shops and 567 households. However, at the end of 2016, it will be demolished to make way for the construction of an expressway.
The village and coast at Cullen, historically in Banffshire, but now in Moray. Although this former royal burgh has a history at least back to the 10th century, the old town was almost completely demolished in 1822, being moved half a mile or so.
This was partly at the whim of the local landowner, but it did provide the residents with better housing that was also away from the flooding that was a recurring feature of the previous location.
Fishing was a substantial part of Cullen's life from the 1880s, but this industry died away as the boats got bigger and could no longer use the tidal harbour here.
A dominant feature of the town is the viaduct that carried the May 1968 closed railway from Elgin to Keith (Cairnie Junction). The viaduct is now part of the footpath westward to Portknockie. This view looks through one of the arches that carried the railway across the main road through the village.
Cullen is world renowned for Cullen Skink, a soup made from smoked haddock, potatoes, onions and milk. Rather appropriately the village hosts the Cullen Skink World Championships.
I spotted this derelict building and thought it would be a great grungy photo backdrop. But I didn’t get in quick enough and it’s fully fenced and mostly demolished now. Photo for posterity.
Named after a ruler in Asia Minor in 120bc called Mithradates Eupatorium who discovered its medicinal uses. It was used a a purge, an emetic and a cure for dropsy and jaundice. Its effects were violent so was used with caution but it is a good wound-healer. I grow it because it is loved by butterflies and pollinating insects. It grew easily in my last garden and the small blue butterflies in particular would flock to it. I've had great difficulty in getting it to establish in my present garden. As it was getting demolished by slugs and snails. I bought this one as a young plant. It is more compact than the wild one. I kept it in a large pot into its 2nd year and planted it into the garden this summer. Now it is seeding away. It looks as if it may survive. It is not a true Agrimony but was wrongly named in England due to its hemplike leaves.
The fortifications of the town were built after the Mongol Invasion. It had four gates, which opened to the south, west, north and northeast. The plain of the town slightly slopes north, so the southern gate, which was located on the highest point, was called Upper Gate, while the northeastern gate, which was located on the lowest point, was called Lower Gate. The walls were defended by wide moats.
The trade road coming from the central regions of Hungary left the town towards Poland through the Lower Gate. From the town gate a little wooden bridge led to a half-round barbican, which still stands, surrounded by moats. From the barbican a drawbridge led across the moat. After the fortifications of the town lost their significance, the wooden bridges over the moats were demolished and a new stone bridge was raised with two 5-metres wide arches in 1821. A similar stone bridge was built to connect the barbican with the town but it had only one arch.
49 Huqiu Rd., Shanghai
This is a patch of buildings to be demolished in the heart of Shanghai. All the residents and merchants have been moved out. The original shops along the street have been replaced with walls made of concrete blocks. The local government has hired a group of painters to paint murals on the concrete walls where the shops have been removed. This painter is depicting a view of Shanghai near the buildings to be demolished. The idea of sealing off real but old buildings and replacing them with beautiful landscapes murals to show the beauty of the city is one that has been practised in many parts of Shanghai.
By the way, civil servants working for the district where these buildings are located have not been paid their full salaries for several months now. Yet projects like this still go on.
Chor Minor (Char Minar, Uzbek: Chor minor), alternatively known as the Madrasah of Khalif Niyaz-kul, is a historic mosque in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is located in a lane northeast of the Lyab-i Hauz complex. It is protected as a cultural heritage monument, and also it is a part of the World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Bukhara. In Persian, the name of the monument means "Four minarets", and the building indeed has four towers.
The structure was built by Khalif Niyaz-kul, a wealthy Bukharan of Turkmen origin in the 19th century under the rule of the Janid dynasty. The four towered structure is sometimes mistaken for a gate to the madras that once existed behind the structure, however, the Char-Minar is actually a complex of buildings with two functions, ritual and shelter. Originally, it was a part of a complex of a madrasa, which was demolished. The building has no analogs in the architecture of Bukhara, and the inspiration and motives of Niyazkul are unclear.
The towers of Chor Minor are not minarets. Three of them were used for storage, and one has a staircase leading to the top floor. All of them are topped by domes covered by blue ceramic tiles. Each of four towers have different deco rational motifs. Some say that elements of decoration reflect the four religions known to Central Asians. One can find elements reminiscent of a cross, a Christian fish motif, and a Buddhist praying-wheel, in addition to Zoroastrian and Islamic motifs.
Vielleicht erinnert ihr euch an den Wintergarten, dieses Hauses, den ich mal hier hochgeladen hatte.
Das Haus ist abgerissen.
Meine Urlaubspläne sind auch zertrümmert.
Vielleicht sollte ich doch zum Mond fiegen?
Maybe you remember the conservatory of this house that I uploaded here.
The house has been demolished.
My vacation plans are smashed too.
Perhaps I should fly to the moon nevertheless?
Originally built in 1637 by Guillaume Bautru, Comte de Serrant, the building was a private mansion designed by the architect Louis le Vau. In 1652, it was sold to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's famous minister, and then to Philippe d'Orléans in 1719.
In 1806, it was occupied by the State Debt Fund, until it was sold in 1825. The mansion was then demolished to make way for the current building and the opening of the Galerie Colbert in 1828, which was to compete with the Galerie Vivienne.
Under Louis-Philippe, a novelty shop called ‘Au Grand Colbert’ opened its doors.
The name was retained until 1900, when it was converted into a restaurant.
A scene in "Something's Gotta Give" was filmed here.