Books, movies, TV, and video games of late have depicted the end of the world in a wide variety of ways. Check out these 30 global landmarks and how they might look in a post-apocalyptic world.
What is it about the end of the world that excites and fascinates us? From The Walking Dead to The Hunger Games to The Last of Us, the apocalypse has been everywhere lately. Maybe it’s because very often in literature, the end of the world turns out to not be the end after all, but a new beginning. A post-apocalyptic world is like a slate that’s been wiped clean, waiting to be reborn.
Then again, maybe it’s just the cool visuals. If that’s the case, then have fun with these catastrophic depictions of real-world landmarks that are still standing after (or during) the end of the world.
Arc de Triomphe
L’Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France [Image credit]
El Angel
El Angel, Mexico City [Image credit]
Big Ben
Big Ben, London, England [Image credit]
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge, New York [Image credit]
Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa, Dubai [Image credit]
Capitol Building
Capitol Building, Washington DC [Image credit]
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza, Mexico [Image credit]
Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Image credit]
Chrysler Building
Chrysler Building, New York [Image credit]
Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia [Image credit]
Disneyland
Disneyland California [Image credit]
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France [Image credit]
Empire State Building
Empire State Building, New York [Image credit]
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco [Image source]
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco [Image credit]
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Leaning Tower of Pisa [Image credit]
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC [Image source]
London Bridge
London Bridge [Image credit]
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus, London [Image credit]
Sears Tower
Sears Willis Tower [Image credit]
Space Needle
Seattle Space Needle [Image credit]
Staples Center
Staples Center, Los Angeles [Image credit]
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty, New York [Image source]
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty, New York [Image credit]
Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty, New York [Image credit]
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House [Image credit]
Times Square
Times Square, New York [Image source]
Times Square
Times Square, New York [Image source]
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower, Japan [Image credit]
Town Hall
Town Hall, Bolton, England [Image credit]
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