The Imperial Institute in London. Demolished in the 1950s despite public pressure and objection from the Royal Fine Arts Commission.

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1. [deleted] says

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2. it1345 says

   What madness made people destroy so much in the 50’s?

3. JohnPlayerSpecialRed says

   Another lost gem. Saddening. Thankfully, one of the towers (the Queen’s Tower) still stands today.

4. automatics1im says

   It doesn’t say anything about getting damaged during the war, so the assumption is that wasn’t a contributing factor.

5. RagingTyrant74 says

   Can’t have an imperial institute when you no longer have an empire.

6. nickgt1969 says

   I think a bit of it is still there isn’t it ?

7. SupWsp says

   I just don’t understand how someone comes to such a decision.

8. fordothegreat says

   The tower on the right remains as Queen’s Tower. It’s part of Imperial College London. The Royal School of Mines building nearby wasn’t demolished, and is still used as a university building (It was used as a location in Kingsman).

9. Harry_monk says

   I’ve walked past the remaining bit so many times and had absolutely no idea about what was there.

   I can’t wait to bore anyone who has the misfortune to be going that way with me about what a shame it is they tore the old building down.