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Southend Pier DestroyedThe mile-long pier at Southend-on-sea is severely damaged by heavy seas
Theatre / Classical / RomanThe theatres of Rome are destroyed because they are considered to have a corrupting influence on public morals
Russian Fleet DestroyedThe Tsar, convinced that his fleet will be burnt, prefers to set fire to it himself, in imitation of his predecessors heroic act in 1812
Sodom DestroyedGod smites Sodom but spares Lot and his family : his wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt, his daughters ply him with wine and entice him to couple with them
Parry / 3Rd / Fury DestroyedParrys third expedition: the Fury destroyed by heavy seas and trecherous icebergs
Newgate / London WallNewgate, in London Wall, was destroyed and rebuilt over and over again, until its final demolition in 1767 : this is how it was rebuilt after the Great Fire of London
Barber Surgeons HallMonkwell Street : First built in the 15th century, destroyed and rebuilt at the time of the Great Fire, destroyed again in the 1940 blitz and replaced by a modern building in 1969
Sodom, Gomorrah / MartinThe Cities of the Plain are destroyed because God finds their lifestyle unacceptable
The Temple RebuiltThe Jews rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem which had been destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon
Monitor Merrimac ParsonsThe Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate Merrimac destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with Monitor, a turret ship
Monitor & Merrimac / ElsonThe Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate Merrimac destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with Monitor, a turret ship
Russia / 990 / Vladimir / KievVladimir of Novgorod, dissatisfied with pagan beliefs, adopts Orthodox Christianity in 988. Pagan icons are destroyed and people christened by force
Sinclair at RomsdalScottish mercenaries under Colonel Siclair, hired by the King of Sweden to attack Norway land at Romsdalen. They are in the end destroyed by the local peasants
Taeping / Junks DestroyedThe blowing up of the Chinese Commodores junk, and burning of others, at Toon-Chung
Reichstag FireThe Reichstag destroyed by fire
1914 / German Convoy BurntThe remains of a German convoy, destroyed while travelling through the Villiers Cotteret forest, in France
Napoleon Iii / Moloch 82NAPOLEON III with Sedan - the battle which finally destroyed him - written on his brow, and a dagger in his back
Fire at the Tower 1841Two views of the great fire which destroyed much of the Armoury - as seen from within the Tower precinct, and a more distant view from Tower Hill
Statue of Zeus, OlympiaThe giant statue was carved by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC from ivory. It was slowly destroyed by fire, floods, earthquakes and landslides
Buildings / 7 WondersBuilt by the Greeks, almost entirely from marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name
Britannia Music HallFamous music hall in Hoxton, London. Opened in 1858, built on the site of the Britannia Saloon, opened 1841. Converted to a cinema in 1923 and destroyed by bombing in 1940
SEA-DEVILSOUT OF THE DEEP come marine monsters, with evil intent, but the sea-devils are destroyed... Trafalgar Square, London, is strewn with their corpses
L77 Zeppelin DestroyedFrench soldiers inspect the wreckage of Zeppelin L77, shot down with an incendiary shell near Brabant-le-Roi
Wrotham ParkThe South West front of Wrotham Park, Barnet (the seat of the Earl of Stratford) shortly before it was destroyed by fire in 1883
2nd Eddystone LighthouseThe second (wooden) Eddystone lighthouse, near Plymouth, Devon, is built by Rudyerd : it is nearly 30 metres high but will be destroyed by fire in 1755
British War Bonds PosterBritish war loan poster with an illustration of an destroyed Belgian village and the slogan Buy National War Bonds and protect YOUR HOME
Crystal Palace BurnsThe Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by fire
Fleeing Earthquake 1750LONDON EARTHQUAKE SCARE Following an earlier quake, many Londoners believe the city will be destroyed on 4 April 1750, and flee to Windsor and such places
Hotel De LA VilleThe burning of the Hotel de la Ville, Paris, destroyed by the Communards as they are forced to abandon their designated headquarters in the face of advancing government troops
Atlantis DestroyedThe island is destroyed by a tidal wave
Fishing Fleet in StormWhen a fishing fleet is caught in a severe storm, the vessels that survive pick up the crews of those which are destroyed
Cock Tavern, Fleet StThe dining room of the Cock Tavern on Fleet St. Like other pubs in the area, the Cock was frequented by luminaries like Pepys, Johnson and Tennyson. It was destroyed in 1886
Tay Bridge Photo 4The destroyed central section of the Tay railway bridge from which a passenger train crashed into the river at night drowning between 75 and 90 passengers
Royal Exchange C17The courtyard of Thomas Greshams Royal Exchange, modelled on the bourse at Antwerp : sadly, it will be destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666
Rene De LaudonniereRENE de GOULAINE de LAUDONNIERE French seaman, founded a protestant colony in Florida but it was destroyed by the Spanish, he barely escaped
Saint PetroniusSAINT PETRONIUS Son of a Roman prefect in Gaul, he became bishop of Bologna and rebuilt churches destroyed by the Goths - thats why hes holding one
Custom House in C16The old Custom House on the banks of the Thames, at the time of Queen Elizabeth : it will be destroyed during the Great Fire of 1666
Chemical War in LondonChemical warfare will be the determining factor in the next war : London will be destroyed by chemical attacks on its inhabitants, leading to fires and other destruction
San Francisco FireImmediately after the quake : fires have started, and on the same day this photo was taken, all the buildings shown will have been destroyed !
Lisbon Quake / RuinsPart of the ruined city after the earthquake, which destroyed immense numbers of buildings besides causing the deaths of some 60, 000 people
Afghanistan / BamianTwo colossal Buddhist sculptures cut from the hillside. Known to have been there in 630, they were destroyed by order of the Taliban rulers in 2001
Looters DestroyedWhen Herods guards attempt to ransack the tomb of King David, flames burst out of his coffin and destroy two of them
Tsushima (Schon - 4BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT The sinking of the Russian battleship Navarin - almost the entire Russian fleet was destroyed or captured by the Japanese in the 2-day battle
Churches / Doncaster / 1852St. Georges Church, Doncaster, before it was destroyed by fire in 1853
John Bright as QuakerJOHN BRIGHT, statesman, depicted as a Quaker, opposing the territorial party (the landowners) and declaring that the Constitution may have to be reformulated or destroyed
Hagia Sophia, IstanbulOriginally a Byzantine church, built by emperor Justinian to replace Constantines original building (destroyed by fire) it became a Moslem mosque after the conquest of 1473
No Mans Land 1st WwUnder great difficulties, British troops carry supplies over destroyed bridges on the Yeer Canal