Arch of Triumph
Disappointed Tourist: Arch of Triumph, Palmyra, Syria
Blown-up 2015
Christchurch Greyfriars
London, England, UK Bombed 1940 The Disappointed Tourist: Christchurch Greyfriars, Ellen Harvey, 2021. Oil and acrylic on Gessoboard, 24 x 18″ (61 x 46 cm). Photograph: Etienne Frossard. Christchurch Greyfriars, also known as Christchurch Newgate Street, located in London opposite St. Paul’s Cathedral, was a church built to the design of Sir Christopher Wren to […]
Dar Mar Elia Monastery
Mosul, Iraq
Demolished 2014
Frauenkirche
Dresden, Germany
Bombed 1945
Great Mosque of Aleppo
Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria
Partially destroyed 2013
Great Synagogue
Warsaw, Poland
Blown-up 1943
Holy Trinity Church
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Bombed 1943
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima, Japan
Atomic Bomb 1945
Lakenhal
Ypres, Belgium
Shelled 1914-1918
Lion of Al-lāt
Disappointed Tourist: Lion of Al-Lat, Palmyra, Syria
Damaged / destroyed / moved 2015
Maras Farmagusta
Farmagusta, Cyprus
Abandoned 1974
Mashki Gate
Nineveh, Iraq
Bulldozed 2016
Nelson’s Pillar
Dublin, Ireland
Blown-up 1966
St. Michael’s
Coventry, England, UK
Bombed 1940
Old Summer Palace
Beijing, China
Arson 1860
Temple of Bel
Disappointed Tourist: Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria
Destroyed 2015
Temple of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Destroyed 70
Troy
Hisarlik, Turkey
Abandoned circa 1180 BC
Ujazdowski Castle
Warsaw, Poland
Partially destroyed 1944, demolished 1975
Ukraine
Ukraine Invaded 2014 and 2022 Requested by so many people verbally. Ukraine is the second-largest European country after Russia which it borders to the east and northeast, covering approximately 600,000 square kilometres (230,000 sq mi). Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion it was the eighth most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million […]
Great Walls of Benin
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria Destroyed 1897 I was born and raised in southern Nigeria in a town called Warri, Bendel State; the capital was Benin City. I always knew about the Benin people and culture as I had family, friends, classmates, and neighbors who were from the Benin tribe. I was even more fascinated by […]
Yongmyong Temple
Pyongyang, North Korea
Bombed 1952