Wow, they actually made it better! Here are 20 remarkable revivals...

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Wow, they actually made it better!

Here are 20 remarkable revivals proving that breathtaking architectural restoration is possible. 🧵
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1. Dresden (1983 and 2019)
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2. Boston before and after the "Big Dig." They took the freeway and buried it underground.
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3. In 2010, a new Beaux Arts building in New York City replaced a 1950s shop building.
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4. Hereford Square, London (Before and After)
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5. A mall in Budapest, Hungary (Before and After the fall of communist regime)
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6. Warsaw, Poland (1945 and Now)
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7. Chróstnik Palace 2009 vs. now. Chróstnik, Lubin County, Poland
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8. Sometimes nature takes over the beauty that existed. Revealing it is a net positive.

Chichen Itza 1892 and 2020
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9. Sas-Bahu Temple, Gwalior, India (1869 vs 2019)
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10. Warsaw, Poland (Then and Now)
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11. Harlem, New York (Then and Now)
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12. Berlin Kreuzberg (1985 and 2018)
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13. Kossuth square, Budapest (Then and Now)
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14. Dubai (1990 and 2021)
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15. Ziggaurat of Ur (Before and after excavation)
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16. Mahabulipuram (Then and Now)
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17. Remodeled health clinic in Csenger (before and after)
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18. Hiroshima (1945 to 2020)
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19. Walkways at Ohio State University were paved based on the student's desired paths.
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20. Tsaritsyno Palace, Moscow, Russia (Before and after 2005)
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What are some other awe-inspiring examples of architectural revivals that we should add to this list?

Video: Post WWII Architecture of Dresden
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