I Guarantee The Before-And-After Photos Of These 25 Historical Landmarks In The 1900s Versus Today Will Blow Your Mind
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To impart some timeless wisdom: old photos are cool. Old places are cool. So here are some side-by-sides of old and new photos of old-timey places, just because it's fun to compare. Please enjoy:
1.The Empire State Building in 1931, the year of its completion...
...versus today:
2.Flooding in St. Mark's Square, Venice in about 1910...
...versus the flooding in 2019:
3.The Eiffel Tower during the liberation of Paris in 1944...
...and on Bastille Day in 2024:
4.Not quite the 20th Century, but: Chichén Itzá in 1892 before excavation...
...versus Chichén Itzá today:
5.Downtown Shanghai in 1930...
...versus downtown Shanghai today:
6.The Casino de Monte-Carlo in Monaco in 1913...
...versus the Casino in 2013:
7.Abu Simbel in 1933...
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...versus Abu Simbel today:
8.Tokyo in the 1920s...
...and Tokyo today:
9.The Sunset Strip in 1937...
...and in 2021:
10.Mount St. Helens in 1933 and in 1980 during its eruption, and...
Historical / Corbis via Getty Images, Steve Terrill / Getty Images
...Mount St. Helens today!
11.The Flatiron Building on Fifth Avenue and Broadway in 1920 and in 1965...
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...and the Flatiron Building today:
12.People in front of the Hungarian Parliament Building during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956:
...and the Hungarian Parliament Building today:
13.Hiroshima in 1945, after the Atomic Bombing...
...versus Hiroshima today:
14.The Brandenburg Gate hung with Nazi flags in 1936 and behind the Berlin Wall in 1982, and...
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