How The Passage of Time Has Affected Some of the World’s Most Iconic Man-Made LandMarks

Published on 08/27/2019
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The Martin Luther Statue Lives On

The statue was erected in front of the Frauenkirche in 1700, a memorial to the protestant Reformer leader. Its dome was bombed in 1945. But the statue proved indestructible. This scene makes for quite a miraculously inspiring juxtaposition, where the triumphant statue of Luther emerges out of the rubble of the Frauenkirche behind.

The Martin Luther Statue Survived WWII

The Martin Luther Statue Lives On

The city’s rubble in the background remained untouched for 45 years as a sad reminder of the 25,000 people who lost their lives.

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The Flatiron Building In New York

This iconic building, pictured in 1903, with street sweepers and horse-drawn carriages, was not named for its shape, but rather the shape of the ground it was built on.

The Flatiron Building Was Erected On A Triangular Plot Of Land

The Flatiron Building In New York

The impressive building housed the offices of the George A. Fuller Company. The triangular plot is bordered by 22nd and 23rd Streets, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway. You have probably seen this incredibly shaped building in all manner of films and television shows, and always wondered what it was used for.

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