Recent pictures show the demolition of Aberdeen Market is now well under way, two years after permission was given to tear it down.
The 1970s indoor market, which welcomed generations of shoppers, was permanently closed at the start of the pandemic and has remained empty since.
In November 2020 plans were approved to demolish the market to make way for offices, shops and leisure space.
The market, once full of retail outlets and restaurants, has now been stripped down by workers.
However, Aberdeen City Council took command of the building on Market Street in 2021, alongside the former BHS store which has been empty on Union Street for several years.
The shops and restaurants have been torn down, and the building has been left as an open space for refurbishment work to take place.
Where stores used to stand and traders would busy themselves in the complex, there are now piles of rubble as the work continues.
The market, which was once a bustling hive of activity has now been left looking deserted, with the concrete flooring now being exposed and the building looking like a shell of its former self.
What will the market look like?
Aberdeen Council plans to transform the two adjoining buildings into an international market, linking Union Street and The Green.
The council’s ambitious plans to create an open-air market are estimated to cost around £75 million, with the project being backed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak with £20m in leveling up funding.
It is hoped the redevelopment will bring people and businesses back to the central stretch of Union Street.
Last October, the council released artistic impressions of plans for the building. The view from the Market Street side has been modernised with large glass windows.
The inside will be transformed into a bright, open-aired market space attracting local businesses to the building and shoppers to back to the Granite Mile.
Remembering the glory days and the lost shops of Aberdeen Market
