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Pictures of historic buildings, cityscapes or monuments while under construction.

  • Only submit images of structures which are still standing. The more iconic the better.

  • If you submit an image please try to find a contemporary view, from as similar a perspective as possible and link to it in the comments.

  • Please also include the city and country and original date in the post title.

  • The /r/HistoryNetwork is a hub for all history-related subreddits. Find more history subreddits to explore there, and submit your "bestof" history posts, including your favorites from HalfBuiltHisotry.

  • HalfBuilt History is also proud to be included in the wonderfulOld Photos MultiReddit which is a great resource.

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    Eiffel Tower 1888AD....!!

    2 Comments
    2021/10/23
    21:22 UTC
    47

    Iron worker waves from girder 315-feet up during construction of the Triborough Bridge (4/14/34) Photo by Bill Stahl Jr.

    1 Comment
    2021/09/20
    14:08 UTC
    40

    Up there with the riggers [Sydney Harbour Bridge construction], c. 1930-1932

    0 Comments
    2021/02/27
    03:58 UTC
    46

    Cathedral of Brasilia under construction. Brasilia, 1960's.

    0 Comments
    2020/12/02
    16:46 UTC
    56

    The Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California while under construction

    5 Comments
    2020/10/16
    04:35 UTC
    72

    FDR and sons visit Mount Rushmore, under construction - 1936

    4 Comments
    2020/08/10
    15:21 UTC
    28

    Spire of One Vanderbilt topping out on September 18, 2019 with a man standing at the tip

    0 Comments
    2019/09/19
    01:16 UTC
    59

    Seattle monorail under construction, 1961

    6 Comments
    2019/09/07
    01:14 UTC
    52

    Tower Bridge construction works, September 28th 1892

    0 Comments
    2019/08/17
    14:39 UTC
    20

    Tower Bridge construction works, September 28th 1892.

    0 Comments
    2019/08/17
    14:37 UTC
    69

    Manhattan Bridge under construction, March 23, 1909.

    0 Comments
    2019/08/15
    15:23 UTC
    47

    Christ the Redeemer statue under scaffolding prior to its unveiling, Rio de Janeiro, 1931.

    0 Comments
    2019/08/14
    14:41 UTC
    37

    Excavating for the London Underground, Great Northern and City Railway, London, c. 1903.

    0 Comments
    2019/08/13
    23:20 UTC
    42

    Sydney Harbor Bridge under construction, c. 1930. Photo by Edward Seale.

    1 Comment
    2019/08/13
    10:27 UTC
    37

    Manhattan Bridge 1912

    0 Comments
    2019/08/06
    03:22 UTC
    62

    Columns of Hoover Dam being filled with concrete, February 1934 (looking upstream from the Nevada rim)

    5 Comments
    2019/08/01
    16:52 UTC
    24

    Japanese cruiser Haguro under construction in Drydock No. 3 of the Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan, 20 Oct 1928

    0 Comments
    2019/07/29
    23:09 UTC
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    Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū undergoing fitting out in Kure, early 1937.

    1 Comment
    2019/07/28
    23:22 UTC
    83

    Members of the Boulder City Consulting Board and other officials standing in a section of pipe over the Hoover Dam, 1935.

    3 Comments
    2019/07/27
    23:00 UTC
    35

    The Bank of China Tower under construction viewed from the Peak, 1988.

    0 Comments
    2019/07/25
    20:11 UTC
    43

    The Statue of Liberty under construction in Paris in 1884.

    0 Comments
    2019/07/03
    15:33 UTC
    41

    Astrodome under construction circa 1964

    1 Comment
    2019/05/29
    09:18 UTC
    25

    Photograph of the construction of the base wall of the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

    0 Comments
    2019/05/04
    12:28 UTC
    63

    Amazing photo of the Golden Gate Bridge under construction in 1935

    0 Comments
    2019/05/03
    14:41 UTC
    40

    Queensboro Bridge under construction, viewed from the south end of Blackwell's Island

    0 Comments
    2019/04/01
    15:46 UTC
    41

    Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) under construction, Rio de Janeiro, 1931

    2 Comments
    2019/03/30
    16:56 UTC
    85

    Lincoln Memorial under construction

    5 Comments
    2019/02/21
    02:46 UTC
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