Still standing, mostly

Old World

City halls, exposition palaces, stations, opera houses, and asylums from the same decades. Compare the stonework, the domes, and the dates.

25 buildings

AsylumTrans-Allegheny Lunatic AsylumWeston, West Virginia · USADated 1858–81 · Survives (tours)Opera housePalais GarnierParis · FranceDated 1861–75 · SurvivesCourthousePalais de JusticeBrussels · BelgiumDated 1866–83 · Survives, partly under restoration for decadesAsylumBuffalo State Asylum (Richardson Olmsted Campus)Buffalo · USADated 1870–96 · Survives (hotel and architecture center)City hallPhiladelphia City HallPhiladelphia · USADated 1871–1901 · Survives, still the city hallAsylumGreystone Park Psychiatric HospitalMorris Plains, New Jersey · USADated 1871–76 · Main building demolished 2015City hallVienna City Hall (Rathaus)Vienna · AustriaDated 1872–83 · Survives, still the city hallCourthouseRoyal Courts of JusticeLondon · United KingdomDated 1873–82 · Survives, still in useExposition palaceMemorial HallPhiladelphia · USA1874–76 · SurvivesAsylumDanvers State HospitalDanvers, Massachusetts · USADated 1874–78 · Mostly demolished 2006StationChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusMumbai · IndiaDated 1878–88 · Survives, still a working station; UNESCO World HeritageAsylumNorthern Michigan AsylumTraverse City · USADated 1883–85 · Survives, restored as shops and homesCourthouseAllegheny County CourthousePittsburgh · USADated 1884–88 · Survives, still in useParliamentHungarian Parliament BuildingBudapest · HungaryDated 1885–1904 · SurvivesCity hallOld City HallToronto · CanadaDated 1889–99 · Survives, courthouse until 2023StationSt. Louis Union StationSt. Louis · USADated 1892–94 · Survives, now a hotel and attractionsCity hallMilwaukee City HallMilwaukee · USADated 1893–95 · SurvivesExposition palaceMuseum of Science and IndustryChicago · USA1893; rebuilt in stone 1930s · Survives (rebuilt)Exposition palaceThe ParthenonNashville · USA1897; rebuilt 1920–31 · Survives (rebuilt)StationGrand Central TerminalNew York · USADated 1903–13 · Survives, still a working stationExposition palaceSaint Louis Art MuseumSt. Louis · USA1904 · SurvivesStationMichigan Central StationDetroit · USADated 1912–13 · Survives (restored 2024)City hallSan Francisco City HallSan Francisco · USADated 1913–15 · SurvivesExposition palacePalace of Fine ArtsSan Francisco · USA1915; rebuilt 1964–67 · Survives (rebuilt)City hallBuffalo City HallBuffalo · USADated 1929–31 · Survives