Famous places that have undergone noticeable changes over the years of their existence (16 photos)

Time leaves nothing eternal, and we can with interest compare photos of the same streets and cities taken in different centuries, noticing the details.





Using our favorite then/now format, we demonstrate you how globalization, urbanization, world wars and technical progress has affected the famous buildings that already exist as at least 50 years or more.

Some changes have a negative connotation, however some monuments, on the contrary, only got better. In certain places the transformation affected not the buildings themselves, but the space surrounding them.

1. St. Peter's Square in the Vatican in 1910 and now



2. Quai des Nations in Paris during the 1900 World's Fair and now





In the photo on the left you can see buildings built specifically for for the exhibition by guests from the USA, the Ottoman Empire, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Monaco. After the end of the exhibition, all of them were dismantled.

3. Taj Mahal, India - late 19th century and now



It turns out that relatively recently the mausoleum-mosque was almost invisible due to dense vegetation.

4. Kjesen railway bridge in Norway - 1927 and 2008



Trains change, but the bridge is the same!

5. Building United Methodist Church in Claremont, USA - 1960 and 2018



6. Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, Australia - 1960s and 2016



7. Pont Alexandre III with the Esplanade of the Invalids from the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and a modern photo



8. Gymnasium in Osnabrück, Germany - 1870 and 2015



9. Notre Dame de Paris, France, rear view - 1850 and 2019



As we can see, there is no Gothic spire in the middle of the 19th century. was. It was installed a little later, and in 2019 it was lost in the result of that fire.

10. The Odra River in Szczecin, Poland, and a now-defunct wooden bridge - 1900 and now



11. Hindu temple Ulun Danu on the shore of Lake Bratan, Indonesia - 1933 and now



12. Masjid Jame Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 1910 and 2016



The mosque looks like mosque layout. By the way, this is the oldest mosque in Kuala Lumpur.

13. Wat Chedi Liam, Thailand - 1948 and 2016



14. Griffith Observatory with Los Angeles in the background - 1930s and 2019



15. Central Station, Sydney, Australia - 1960s and 2017