The Neue Elbbrücke Bridge in Hamburg, Germany, was ruined in 1959 to add an additional lane.

Some building renovations go so wrong that there is no chance of even remembering the old building. Here are some of the worst building renovations ever made

The former Mappin & Webb Building in London, England
The Mappin & Webb building in 1993, which was demolished to make way for No 1 Poultry. No 1 Poultry is a building in the City of London, allocated to office and commercial use.

Château de Rentilly in Bussy-Saint-Martin, France

Lutheran Church in Yelets, Russia

Møllergata 18 in Oslo, Norway

Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Neumarkt Galerie in Cologne, Germany

The Neue Elbbrücke Bridge in Hamburg, Germany, was ruined in 1959 to add an additional lane

The horrid transformation of Times Square NYC

Penn Station in New York City was ruined in 1963

The Singer Building, New York City, USA

Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, UK