Destruction Collection (page 22)

Destoyed vehicle, Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Burned out cars, Place de la Concorde, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Destroyed aircraft at Le Bourget airfield, German-occupied Paris, July 1940

Bomb damage at a Renault factory, Sevres, Paris, 4 April 1943. The factory was bombed by aircraft of the US 8th Air Force

Renault factory destroyed by Allied bombing, Sevres, near Paris, 1940-1944

The ruins of a village in Lorraine, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915

Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. Artist: Lemonier
Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. On 7 June 1915 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L

Bombardment of a windmill with Incendiary shells, Artois, France, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

French refugees return to their abandoned village, Artois, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

French soldiers fight a fire started by German incendiary bombs, Artois, World War I, 1915. During World War I the front line between the opposing German

A farm on fire from German incendiary bombs, Artois, France, World War I, 1915. During World War I the front line between the opposing German and British armies in France ran through the province

French soldiers going through a trench after a heavy German bombardment, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

An abandoned German trench around Mesnil, Champagne, France, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

Blasted tree stumps, Mesnil, Champagne, France, World War I, 1915. A print from the Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915

The ruins of Revigny, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris

The ruins of Sermaize-Les-Bains, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris

Ruined church, Huiron, France, Battle of the Marne, World War I, 1914. The Battle of the Marne (6-12 September 1914) saw the French halt the German advance and save Paris

A crater caused by the explosion of a mine, Western Front, 1917. The placing of huge explosive mines in tunnels beneath enemy trenches became a common tactic on the Western Front during World War I

The market in the ruins of Hohenstein, East Prussia, World War I, 1915. The town of Hohenstein suffered damage during the Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914

A street in Ortelsburg, Eastern Prussia, World War I, August 1915. The town of Ortelsburg was almost destroyed by the Russians early in the First World War

War, or the Ride of Discord, 1894. Artist: Henri Rousseau
War, or the Ride of Discord, 1894. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

The Meditation on the Passion, c1510. Artist: Vittore Carpaccio
The Meditation on the Passion, c1510. The Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

The Red Lightning, 1919. Artist: Ignaty Nivinsky
The Red Lightning, 1919

The Defrost, c early 20th Century. Artist: Claude Monet
The Defrost, c early 20th Century. Private collection

Ruinepublique Soeur de l An-pire!, 1871. Cartoon showing a figure representing the Paris Commune standing over a fallen France, preparing to hurl a rock at her. From a private collection

Caricature of Napoleon I watching the fall of the Colonne de Vendome, Paris Commune, 1871. The Paris Commune voted to dismantle the column erected by Napoloeon I in the Place Vendome

Paris Incendie, 1871. The ruined facade of the Palais des Tuileries after it was destroyed by fire by the Communards during the suppression of the Paris Commune in May 1871. From a private collection

Colonne de la Place Vendome, Paris Commune, 16 May 1871. View of the Place Vendome showing the ruins of the triumphal column erected by Napoleon that the Communards demolished due to its imperialist

Allegory of France of 1870, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. France, seated and surrounded by the chaos and destruction of the Franco-Prussian War. From a private collection

Paris in flames, 1871. View showing the city ablaze during its recapture by government forces from those of the Paris Commune

Ruins of the Hotel de Ville, Paris, May 1871. The headquarters of the Paris Commune from March 1871, the Hotel de Ville was destroyed by fire when the Versailles government launched its suppression

Fallen column, Place Vendome, Paris, 1871. View of the Place Vendome showing the ruins of the triumphal column erected by Napoleon that the Communards demolished due to its imperialist symbolism

La Prise de Paris, 23 May 1871. The Ministry of Finances building ablaze during the recapture of Paris from the Paris Commune. From a private collection

Fire in London, 1808. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Fire in London, 1808. Albion Mills, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, London, burning, on 3 March 1791, after the mills were set alight by arsonists

French physicist Denis Papins, steamboat being wrecked, 1707 (1870)
French physicist Denis Papin s, steamboat being wrecked, 1707 (1870). The boatmen on the river Weser saw the boat powered by Papins (1647-1712)

Eruption of Shirane-san and earthquake at Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1650. After an engraving published in Amsterdam, 1669

The Great Western Railway disaster at Thorpe near Norwich, 10 September 1874. Front page illustration taken from the Illustrated London News, (Vol 65, 19 September, 1874)

Siva destroys the demon Andhaka, Harivamsa manuscript, Mughul, c1590. In Hindu mythology, Andhaka often refer to a malevolent asura, is killed by Shiva for trying to abduct Parvati

Fresco of the destruction of Jericho, 14th century
Fresco of the destruction of Jericho, in the Collegiata in San Gimignano, 14th century

Destruction on a Moscow street after the Revolution, Russia, December 1905. The Russian Revolution of 1905 broke out after troops fired on protesters trying to deliver a petition to Tsar Nicholas II

Statuette of the genie La Balafre, Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC
Statuette of the genie La Balafre (the scarred one), Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC. The genies body is covered with snake scales. The scar symbolises a destructive ritual

Eruption of Vesuvius, 1776. Ladies and gentlemen watching a lava flow running into the valley between Mount Somma and Vesuvius

Joshua urges on his army outside the walls of Jericho, c1860. Trumpeters process around the walls carrying the Ark of the Covenant and the walls of the city crumble. From the Bible (Joshua 6)

L Automobile Pendant la Guerre, France World War I, 1914-1918. French motorised ambulances and walking wounded towards the end of the war

Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, London, 7 June 1780. A mob setting fire to Kings Bench Prison. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant, was strongly opposed to proposals for Catholic emancipation

Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Artist: Victor Fleming
Scene from Gone With The Wind, 1939. Still showing part of the burning of Atlanta sequence. MGM film based on the novel of the American Civil War by Margaret Mitchell, screenplay by Sidney Howard

Bronze figure of Shiva, Tamil Nadu, India, 950. Shiva (Siva), the third member of the Hindu Trimurti, is a god with contrasting qualities of destructive and renovating power

150-megaton thermonuclear explosion, Bikini Atoll, 1 March 1954.The unexpected spread of fallout from the test led to awareness of, and research into, radioactive pollution. Courtesy UNO

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