Burned Down Collection

Dreamland burned, Coney Island, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Dreamland burned, Coney Island, 1911

Fire at Coney Island, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Fire at Coney Island, 1911

The courtyard of the second Royal Exchange in London, England, the building burned down in the fire of 1838. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847

View gate Amsterdamse Schouwburg Keizersgracht View
View of the gate of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on Keizersgracht View of entering into the Schouwburgs in Amsterdam / Vue de l entrance de la Come die a Amsterdam (title on object)

Jan Bikkers Goudsesingel mill Oostpoort Rotterdam
Jan Bikkers, Goudsesingel with mill at the Oostpoort, Rotterdam, cityscape painting visual material paper oil paints 31, 5 w 44, 8 The well-known windmill De Noord on the Oostplein

Old St. Pauls from the south-west, from London Pictures: Drawn with Pen and Pencil
KW330059 Old St. Pauls from the south-west, from London Pictures: Drawn with Pen and Pencil, by Rev. Richard Lovett, published 1890 (litho) by English School

Inflating a balloon with the declarations of the Commune attached to it outside the Hotel de Ville
XJF275691 Inflating a balloon with the declarations of the Commune attached to it outside the Hotel de Ville, Paris, 3rd May 1871 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

A man examines what is left behind following a cottage fire in Chelsfield, Kent. 1936

What is left behind following a cottage fire in Chelsfield, Kent. 1936

Looking through what is left behind following a cottage fire in Chelsfield, Kent. 1936

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Through the ages, fire's destructive power has left an indelible mark on history. From the Massacre of Christian Priests in the 8th Century, to the burning of the second Royal Exchange in London in 1838, the devastation wrought by flames has shaped our past. In Amsterdam, the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht was reduced to ruins, while the Goudsesingel mill in Rotterdam's Oostpoort was no match for the inferno. The tranquil countryside of Olary in South Australia was once ablaze, leaving only memories of its former beauty. In the heart of London, Old St. Paul's stood strong against the test of time, until it too succumbed to the flames. Even in more recent times, the cottages of Chelsfield, Kent were consumed by fire, leaving behind only the haunting remnants of what once was. Through it all, fire remains a constant reminder of the fragility of our world and the resilience of the human spirit.