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Sep 16, 2024 • 21 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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Wow, they actually made it better!

Here are 20 remarkable revivals proving that breathtaking architectural restoration is possible. 🧵 Frauenkirche Dresden - 1957 and 2024
1. Dresden (1983 and 2019) Image
2. Boston before and after the "Big Dig." They took the freeway and buried it underground. Credit: ©u/StrategyOdd7170 / Via reddit.com
3. In 2010, a new Beaux Arts building in New York City replaced a 1950s shop building. Credit: ©u/NewYorkvolunteer / Via reddit.com
4. Hereford Square, London (Before and After) Credit: @Culture_Crit
5. A mall in Budapest, Hungary (Before and After the fall of communist regime) Image
6. Warsaw, Poland (1945 and Now) Credit: @Dr_TheHistories
7. ChrĂłstnik Palace 2009 vs. now. ChrĂłstnik, Lubin County, Poland Credit: @tradingMaxiSL
8. Sometimes nature takes over the beauty that existed. Revealing it is a net positive.

Chichen Itza 1892 and 2020 Image
9. Sas-Bahu Temple, Gwalior, India (1869 vs 2019) Image
10. Warsaw, Poland (Then and Now) Image
11. Harlem, New York (Then and Now) Image
12. Berlin Kreuzberg (1985 and 2018) Credit: @ThenvsNowPic1
13. Kossuth square, Budapest (Then and Now) Credit: @Arch_Revival_
14. Dubai (1990 and 2021) Image
15. Ziggaurat of Ur (Before and after excavation) Image
16. Mahabulipuram (Then and Now) Credit: @GemsOfINDOLOGY ·
17. Remodeled health clinic in Csenger (before and after) Credit: @Michael_Diamant
18. Hiroshima (1945 to 2020) Credit: ©u/Adamstowellll / Via reddit.com
19. Walkways at Ohio State University were paved based on the student's desired paths. Image
20. Tsaritsyno Palace, Moscow, Russia (Before and after 2005) Credit: @Culture_Crit

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