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Background imageDestruction Collection: Ruins of Igreja do Carmo church in old town of Lisbon, Portugal

Ruins of Igreja do Carmo church in old town of Lisbon, Portugal
Igreja do Carmo or Carmo church, a gothic convent in central Lisbon partially destroyed by the Lisbon earthquake of 1755

Background imageDestruction Collection: Lindisfarne Castle in Northumberland with a monster supercell thunderstorm in dramatic black

Lindisfarne Castle in Northumberland with a monster supercell thunderstorm in dramatic black and white

Background imageDestruction Collection: Gate to Iran - Ancient Persepolis ruins

Gate to Iran - Ancient Persepolis ruins
The massive main entrance gateway to the 500 BC Persepolis or Takhte Jamshid complex - known as The Gate of All Nations -, the capital city of the Achaemenid dynasty Zoroastrian empire

Background imageDestruction Collection: Ancient entrance gate into old Iranian capital of Persepolis

Ancient entrance gate into old Iranian capital of Persepolis
Stone relief on entrance gates to ancient capital of Iran. The ruins of 500 BC palaces of the Achaemenid dynasty, in what was the capital of the Achaemenid empire in Takht-e Jamshid

Background imageDestruction Collection: 2, 500 years old ruins of Persepolis in Iran

2, 500 years old ruins of Persepolis in Iran
The ruins of 500 BC palaces of the Achaemenid dynasty, in what was the capital of the Achaemenid empire in Takht-e Jamshid (also known as Persepolis)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Scattered ruins of ancient Persepolis palace - Iran

Scattered ruins of ancient Persepolis palace - Iran
The ruins of 500 BC palaces of the Achaemenid dynasty, in what was the capital of the Achaemenid empire in Takht-e Jamshid (also known as Persepolis)

Background imageDestruction Collection: 6th century BC Darius palace ruins in Persepolis

6th century BC Darius palace ruins in Persepolis
The gate toward the palace of Darius in the UNESCO World Heritage Takht-e Jamshid or Persepolis in the Fars province of Iran, standing for 2

Background imageDestruction Collection: Persepolis 2, 500 years old Darius palace ruins

Persepolis 2, 500 years old Darius palace ruins
The ruins of the 500 BC palace of Darius, a ruler of the Achaemenid dynasty, in what was the capital of the Achaemenid empire in Takht-e Jamshid (also known as Persepolis)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Mysterious ancient stone ruins - Ta Prohm, Cambodia

Mysterious ancient stone ruins - Ta Prohm, Cambodia
The exotic nature of the large stone blocks of the facade of the ancient Ta Prohm temple of the Khmer Buddhist empire, collapsed with the passing of the centuries

Background imageDestruction Collection: Dying forest

Dying forest
Dead trunks covered by wandering dunes at Slowinsky National Park. Unesco biosfere reserve at Baltic coast in Poland

Background imageDestruction Collection: Four Courts Siege

Four Courts Siege
Pro-treaty Free State soldiers use British artillery to attack the anti-Treaty Republican army who established their headquarters in the Four Courts in Dublin during the Irish Civil War

Background imageDestruction Collection: Ruins and small abandoned church

Ruins and small abandoned church above Lendas, Crete, Greece

Background imageDestruction Collection: Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Background imageDestruction Collection: Abandoned rail yard

Abandoned rail yard

Background imageDestruction Collection: Old church at night

Old church at night

Background imageDestruction Collection: St Johns Orphanage Goulburn

St Johns Orphanage Goulburn
This was shot prior to the fire which all but destroyed the building in November 2016

Background imageDestruction Collection: Abandoned Rural Farmhouse

Abandoned Rural Farmhouse
An abandoned 2-story farm house at night with a dramatic cloudy sky

Background imageDestruction Collection: China new building demolition area repression

China new building demolition area repression
in the partially destroyed houses are still living people, until this building be demolished to create space for new buildings

Background imageDestruction Collection: Terrifying and abandoned house. Infrared image

Terrifying and abandoned house. Infrared image
Terrifying and abandoned house without roof. Infrared image, Spain

Background imageDestruction Collection: Winning Picture

Winning Picture
4th July 1972: An abandoned car and a ruined piece of architecture stand as relics of the past in front of a modern skyscraper. An entry in the Society 72 photography exhibition in Cologne

Background imageDestruction Collection: Doomed Theatre

Doomed Theatre
4th August 1936: Construction workers continue their task of demolishing the Adelphi Theatre in London. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Flood Damage

Flood Damage
18th August 1952: Lying crushed among the trees and rubble, is one of the many cars swept away by the flooding at Lynmouth. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Four Courts Attacked

Four Courts Attacked
1922: The Four Courts, the headquarters of the anti-Treaty Republicans is shelled by Free State forces during the Irish Civil War. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Crystal Palace Burns

Crystal Palace Burns
The night sky lights up as Londons Crystal Palace burns

Background imageDestruction Collection: Demolition

Demolition
1st December 1980: The London Brick Companys eighteen giant chimneys are demolished one by one as part of the plan to clean up Bedfordshire

Background imageDestruction Collection: Break Up

Break Up
circa 1910: Smashing up Zeiss telescopes. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Waiting For Transport

Waiting For Transport
circa 1916: German soldiers lying dead and wounded, waiting for transport on the road to Armentiers. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Torpedo Attack

Torpedo Attack
A steamer comes under attack from a torpedo during the First World War. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Under Attack

Under Attack
June 1918: French soldiers taking cover in a road near Courcelles, France, whilst a tank is hit by a German shell. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Arras Grenades

Arras Grenades
May 1917: British grenade explosions during the Battle of Arras on the Siegfried Line. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Ship Explodes

Ship Explodes
circa 1916: A ship explodes in the middle of the sea during the First World War. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Constantonople

Constantonople
1916: Constantinople (Istanbul) ablaze during the First World War. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Hangar Demolished

Hangar Demolished
circa 1920: Zeppelin hangar under demolition. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Burnt trees after a forest fire, Barriere, British Columbia, Canada

Burnt trees after a forest fire, Barriere, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageDestruction Collection: Opencast mining landscape south of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Opencast mining landscape south of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imageDestruction Collection: Debris of a destroyed building

Debris of a destroyed building

Background imageDestruction Collection: Old port of devastated Old Valdez, Valdez, Alaska, USA, North America

Old port of devastated Old Valdez, Valdez, Alaska, USA, North America

Background imageDestruction Collection: Larval tunnels, bark beetles, wood, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Larval tunnels, bark beetles, wood, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageDestruction Collection: Larval galleries in wood, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Larval galleries in wood, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageDestruction Collection: Fire damage four months after a forest fire, Nationalpark Garajonay, La Gomera, Canary Islands

Fire damage four months after a forest fire, Nationalpark Garajonay, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain

Background imageDestruction Collection: Hills eroded after deforestation and air pollution for copper mining near Queenstown

Hills eroded after deforestation and air pollution for copper mining near Queenstown, Lunar Landscape, Tasmania, Australia

Background imageDestruction Collection: Corrupted nature

Corrupted nature
A sickly leaf with the nuclear symbol on its surface

Background imageDestruction Collection: Prussian Destruction

Prussian Destruction
The remains of the town of Bazeilles, near the Battle of Sedan in France. The battle was the greatest Prussian victory during the Franco-Prussian War with the eventual capture of Emperor Napoleon III

Background imageDestruction Collection: Menacing Ghost

Menacing Ghost
circa 1865: An apparition causes havoc by menacing two people in their kitchen. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 13 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageDestruction Collection: Nuclear Bomb Explosion, Owen Test, Nevada, 23rd July 1957

Nuclear Bomb Explosion, Owen Test, Nevada, 23rd July 1957

Background imageDestruction Collection: Nuclear Bomb Explosion, Baker Day Test, Bikini, 25th July 1946

Nuclear Bomb Explosion, Baker Day Test, Bikini, 25th July 1946

Background imageDestruction Collection: Crashed car

Crashed car

Background imageDestruction Collection: Toledo Alcazar

Toledo Alcazar
The ruins of the Toledo Alcazar following the famous siege during the Spanish Civil War, 1936. Here General Francos troops held out against the Republicans for 70 days until reinforcements arrived



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