SSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 days agoA highway in Japan after the M7.3 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. January 17, 1995.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down10
arrow-up1253arrow-down1imageA highway in Japan after the M7.3 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. January 17, 1995.lemmy.worldSSTF@lemmy.world to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 days agoThe buildings on the right side of the picture are upright. This highway must’ve been on pillars and fell sideways. Edit: here is a pic from a different angle:
minus-squareHarkMahlberg@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoWhat’s crazy is how long the toppled highway keeps its shape and direction, it just goes all the way to the horizon. Squinting at the thumbnail I thought I was looking at the wall of a brutalist building.
minus-squareNightFantom@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoThat explains why it looks so clean, thanks!
The buildings on the right side of the picture are upright.
This highway must’ve been on pillars and fell sideways.
Edit: here is a pic from a different angle:
What’s crazy is how long the toppled highway keeps its shape and direction, it just goes all the way to the horizon. Squinting at the thumbnail I thought I was looking at the wall of a brutalist building.
That explains why it looks so clean, thanks!