In the period 1839-1848, the city defenses were gradually demolished.

The platforms and their buildings were gradually demolished, although traces remain.

The castle was gradually demolished between 1730 and 1754.

The castle was gradually demolished between 1804 and 1883.

Old Chinatown was gradually demolished, leaving many businesses without a place to do business and forcing some to close.

The remaining walls and chimneys were gradually demolished by the youth of the area during the following ten years.

Checkpoints were abandoned in 1852, and all fortifications gradually demolished.

The area mostly developed with council housing between 1920 and 1960, though some of the older properties have been gradually demolished since the late 1990s.

The abbey suffered greatly during the Revolution, and was gradually demolished.

Over the next century, the house was gradually demolished until it was reduced to its current size.