There is nothing more telling for illustrate the passage of time than taking a look at old photos from the past and comparing them with what they would have looked like in our time. As we have already set out to do in a previous article, we are going to reveal to you today new before/after comparisons, to make you realize how much some things may (or may not) change over time.
#1 Kowloon Citadel, Hong Kong (1989/now)
#2 The Great Arch of Ctesiphon, Baghdad, Iraq (600/2021)
#3 Ooth Kadal Bridge, Kashmir, India (1891/2019/2021)
#4 Bhitargaon Temple, Kampur, India (1875/2011)
#5 The Chróstnik Palace, located in Poland (2009/2014)
#6 Manufaktura, Łódź, Poland (1980s/now)
#7 The first McDonald’s in Worcester, UK (1964/Now)
#8 The Washington Square Arch, USA (1997/now)
#9 The borough of Manhattan, New York, United States (1931/2018)
#10 The city of Borodyanka before and after the war
#11 Newcastle Castle, UK (1895/2022)
#12 The City of Athens, Greece (1862/now)
#13 Times Square, New York, United States (1900/2021)
#14 Mont Saint-Michel, France (1908/2016)
#15 The Lincoln Memorial before the installation of the reflecting pool, Washington DC, USA (1920/Now)
#16 Manhattan Street, New York, USA (1970s/now)
#17 Elisabeth Bridge, Budapest, Hungary (1903/2003)
#18 The village of Rysstad, Norway (1888/2013)
#19 Tunnel Rock at Sequoia National Park, California, USA (1952/2020)
#20 The City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1930/now)
#21 The City of Boston, USA (1888/2015)
#22 Newcastle Central Station, UK (1920s/now)
#23 Chernobyl Power Plant Control Room, Ukraine (1986/now)
#24 Saltwell Park, Gateshead, UK (1900s/now)
#25 The Mycenaean Bridge at Kazarma, Greece (c.1300 BC/present)
#26 Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, UK (19th-21st century)
#27 Clifton Rocks Railway, Bristol, UK (1905/now)
#28 The Five Rathas, Mahabalipuram, India (1825/Now)
#29 Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, USA (1909/2020)
#30 The Big Dig of Boston, USA (1980s/now)
#31 Noorabad Bridge, India (1829-2018)
#32 Sas Bahu Temple, Gwalior, India (1986/2019)
#33 Tbilisi Street, Georgia (1916/now)
#34 Manchester Old Town Hall, UK (1878/now)
#35 Moore Hall, Ireland (1800s/now)
#36 Crawford Notch Pass, USA (1839/now)
#37 The Bok Tower, Florida, USA (1929/now)
#38 Eden Park Reservoir, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (1904 (colorized)/now)
#39 The Town of Warcłow, Poland (1945/now)
#40 Nickelodeon studios building (90s/now)
Continue your dive into the heart of history, with this article bringing together 24 historical photos as rare as they are amazing.