Iconic Buildings That Have Been Demolished
By Elizabeth Jackson, Stacker News
On 1/12/21 at 7:00 PM EST
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From Notre Dame to the Taj Mahal, many of the world s most iconic buildings seem so perennially full of tourists and so universally beloved as to run no risk of ever being sold and demolished.
But is this always the case? Stacker took a look at 20 buildings around the world that were designed by some of the most important architects of their day and played host to many significant personalities and historical events. And yet, each of these was nonetheless eventually demolished.