We love watching cities being crushed, blown up and swept away — it happens in a lot of this summer’s biggest movies. There’s just something so viscerally thriling about structures coming down in flames. Here’s some of our favorite concept art of cites getting totally smashed.
Top image: Crysis 2 artwork by Dennis Chan
Washington DC destroyed in Devil’s Third concept art
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC: Worlds Collide Concept Art
Fallout Online concept art
Crysis 2 artwork by Dennis Chan
Crysis 2 artwork by Dennis Chan
Robot destruction by Ross Dearsley
Concept art by Eiki Iwamura
Artist unknown
Guild Wars 2 concept art
Matrix Revolutions concept art by George Hull
Concept art from Frontlines: Fuel of War
Art for the Project 8 mod for Half-Life.
Godzilla art by CheungChungTat on Deviant Art, tons more at the link.
Godzilla art by CheungChungTat on Deviant Art, tons more at the link.
Godzilla art by CheungChungTat on Deviant Art, tons more at the link.
Godzilla art by CheungChungTat on Deviant Art, tons more at the link.
Godzilla art by CheungChungTat on Deviant Art, tons more at the link.
Burning City, artist unknown, but it’s on every wallpaper site ever.
Post-Apocalyptic Disney Land by Alex Ruiz, via CoolVibe
Big Fire in Neo-Egypt by Emrah Elmasli, via CoolVibe
Tomb Raider concept art, via Digital Spy
Post-Apocalyptic Battle by Alberto Fernández, via CoolVibe
Transformers: Dark of the Moon video game concept art
Transformers: Dark of the Moon concept art by Ryan Church
Transformers: Dark of the Moon concept art by Ryan Church
Transformers: Dark of the Moon concept art by Ryan Church
After the Final Battle by Pound, via ConceptArt World EOW.
Batman: Arkham Origins art
Destroyed Land by Al Palatiner
Concept art by Adam Kuczek
Concept art for The Darkest Hour
Concept art by Tim Flattery
