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1671 – Much of the monastery of the Escorial outside Madrid burned in a fire lasting 15 days, destroying large numbers of artworks, books and manuscripts. 1697 – The medieval "Tre Kronor" Royal Castle in Stockholm burned down and was eventually replaced by the present palace.
At least 19 buildings destroyed, 30 businesses lost, no major injuries. [62] 2014 – Valparaíso wildfire devastated several areas of Valparaíso, Chile, destroying 2,500 homes and killing at least 15 people. 2015 – 420 homes burned down in Shira, Russia during the 2015 Russian wildfires.
Mandalay Palace, former 19th century royal palace of the Burmese kings, burned down to the ground in 1945 during the Battle of Mandalay between Allied and Japanese forces. Shwedagon Paya temple complex in Yangon , built c. 6th and 10th centuries AD, was severely damaged after Cyclone Nargis passed the region in 2008, which caused the worst ...
A more than a century-old building at East Tennessee's only historically Black college burned down Monday. Here's what we know about what caused the Knoxville College fire.
Facade of St. Boniface Cathedral, Winnipeg, which burned down in 1968. Saint-Jacques Cathedral, Montreal – burned down in 1852, 1858, and 1933. Finally demolished, with the spire and south transept wall (which had survived the 1933 fire) being incorporated into the Pavillon Judith-Jasmin of the Université du Québec à Montréal.
The 25 Most Famous Buildings in the World baileystock - Getty Images ... Though part of the structure tragically burned down in 2019, the Notre Dame still lives on in architecture infamy.
One of the city's most famous fires occurred in 1908, known as "the night the churches burned," although it had started in an old opera house. ... West Ice and Cold Storage burned down the night ...
Burned buildings and structures in the United States (7 C, 129 P) B. Building and structure collapses caused by fire (1 C, 66 P) Buildings and structures destroyed by ...