The Municipal Palace of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Completed in 1820, destroyed in 1908 by the earthquake that leveled the entire city.

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1. sissorbarron says

   I love Messina. I wonder when they will finally build the bridge to Calabria.

2. UltimateShame says

   Thanks for sharing. I’m going to research about the history of the city now. I’m curious, what they reconstructed and what was lost.

3. NoDrinksBefore12 says

   It’s weird seeing Italy on this sub. Even though this is a great loss, the sheer density of beautiful, historic buildings in Italy (with an architectural heritage literally spanning thousands of years) is immense. If something like this was lost in my city, it would be that much worse. At least Sicily is still beautiful.

4. Chloraflora says

   I think my mind is eased that this was destroyed by an act of nature, rather than wanton human vandalism.