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The landmark chimneys at Scotland's Cockenzie power station being demolished on September 26, 2015.
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Mina Zayed Plaza in Abu Dhabi is demolished on November 27, 2020. Charlotte Mayhew / The National
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Pylons 10 and 11 of the Morandi viaduct are demolished on June 28, 2019, in Genoa, north-west Italy. It had collapsed the previous year, causing 43 deaths. Getty
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The Seattle Kingdome, home of the Seattle Seahawks American football team, implodes on March 26, 2000, in Seattle, Washington. AFP
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Slowly but surely, the 40-floor luxury hotel Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, in central Tokyo, was dismantled in 2013. AFP
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The landmark chimneys at Scotland's Cockenzie power station being demolished on September 26, 2015.
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Mina Zayed Plaza in Abu Dhabi is demolished on November 27, 2020. Charlotte Mayhew / The National
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Pylons 10 and 11 of the Morandi viaduct are demolished on June 28, 2019, in Genoa, north-west Italy. It had collapsed the previous year, causing 43 deaths. Getty
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The Seattle Kingdome, home of the Seattle Seahawks American football team, implodes on March 26, 2000, in Seattle, Washington. AFP
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Slowly but surely, the 40-floor luxury hotel Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, in central Tokyo, was dismantled in 2013. AFP
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The landmark chimneys at Scotland's Cockenzie power station being demolished on September 26, 2015.
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