Check out 10 amazing GIFs showing the implosion of large buildings
Large buildings take months and months to complete, but when it's time to destroy them, it's a matter of seconds. And that's what we can see in this selection of amazing GIFs that show the implosions of different building types.
No matter why the building was torn down, whether it's a shabby building, the need to build something new, or the decommissioning of a building: it's always fun and curious to see how a few dozen dynamites can put big buildings on the floor in so little. time.
So, before everything becomes dust, check out some of Gizmodo's selected demolitions and by Architizer:
Athlone Power Station
Athlone's cooling towers in Cape Town, South Africa, were torn down in 2010.
New Frontier Hotel
The building was in Las Vegas, United States, and was demolished in 2007.
Cinergy field
The baseball stadium located in Cincinnati, United States, was imploded in 2002.
Asarco Chimneys
The chimneys were demolished in 2013 in Texas, USA, and two days later it was still possible to find implosion particles in the air.
Housing
This set of buildings was demolished in 2010 and showed the strength of the implosions.
Kingdome stadium
Only 24 years old, the stadium was demolished in 2010 and joined Guinness as the largest structure to be destroyed with explosives.
Akasaka Prince Hotel
Opened in 1955, the hotel located in Tokyo, Japan, is the latest building to be destroyed.
Grain elevator
Installed in Saskatchewan Province, Canada, the building was demolished in 2009 without the use of explosives.
Pruitt-Igoe
Considered one of the hallmarks of modernism in architecture, the Pruitt-Igoe housing estate, located in Missouri, United States, was toppled in 1974.
Sunshine Skyway Bridge
The bridge located in Florida, USA, took three steps to completely demolish in 1993.
