Crystal Palace, London
Built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace was the most ambitious glass and iron structure ever attempted. It burned to the ground in 1936.
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Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos), Alexandria
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the tallest manmade structures on earth before being turned into a ruin by earthquakes.
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Nonsuch Palace, Surrey
Henry VIII built Nonsuch to be the finest palace in the world. Within 150 years, it had vanished completely.
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Pennsylvania Station, New York
The demolition of Penn Station remains one of the greatest acts of architectural destruction in US history.
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Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School, Minab
A primary school in southern Iran, partially destroyed by a US missile attack in the 2026 Iran War.
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