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31 Before-And-After Pics Showing How Famous Cities Changed Over Time
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Believe it or not, but the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world counts its existence for 11,000 years as of today. The town, Damascus, is the Syrian capital city, and astonishingly enough, not much has changed behind this ancient city's walls. However, not many towns keep the same faces for such a long time, often changing and evolving. Sometimes the city development makes it even more beautiful, but as it is in a more often case, the alluring greenery and historical houses have to make way for skyscrapers in the ever-changing city skyline.
The world has increased over the last 100 years that it's difficult to imagine just how much things have changed during that time. Many of the world's most famous cities and country capitals - like Kuala Lumpur for example, or Hong Kong - bare little resemblance to their earlier selves, and cities such as Dubai didn't even exist at all until relatively recently.
Take a look at these before and after pictures of beautiful cities to see what we mean. Compiled by Bored Panda, they're sure to give you a fresh perspective on how you look at the world's biggest cities and settlements.
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Seoul, South Korea - 1900 And Now
Vilnius, Lithuania - 1900 And Now
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 1970 And Now
Tokyo, Japan - 1945 And Now
That's impressive. Especially since they've had to rebuild after a dozen Godzilla attacks.
Berlin, Germany - 1945 And 1990s
Melbourne, Australia - 1920 And Now
London, The Great Britain - 1920 And Now
Try to be accurate, this is basic geography. There is no "the" before "Great Britain", it's either "Great Britain" or "The United Kingdom", depending on which parts you are including in the reference.
Istanbul, Turkey - 1905 And Now
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 1920 And Now
Los Angeles, Usa - 1940 And Now
The 1940s photo of Los Angeles appears to be a view of the Fairfax district with the Park La Brea residential complex (built in 1944) highlighted in the center. And the "Now" photo is of downtown Los Angeles, several miles away, with several of the more recent buildings missing. The Now photo is at least 5 years old.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2005 And Now
Every other place has changed over a period of 40, 50, 100 years... But UAE changed drastically over a period of 10 years!
And all this at the cost and suffering of poor Mother Nature and the wildlife,what a cruel world!! :,(
In fairness, if you lived in one of those cities during the 1900's you wouldn't have been able to philosophise about Mother Nature because you would be busy stashing up on coal so you could survive the winter. Many of your friends would have died prematurely due to malnutrition, tuberculosis, war or some other disaster that that plagued the world at the beginning of 20th century. Only now, due those megapolises and the life-saving infrastructure they provide one can afford the economic security and intellectual liberty to philosophise about pollution, wildlife and mother nature.
Well said.
u r right. these photos show the peace that we lost. some idiots will tell u to live in wildlife. just ignore. the 1900 year photos show houses too. but it had a balance with nature. the 2010 photos show our greed and the killing of nature and wildlife. only reasonable brain can understand that. ignore idiots.
If you're so concerned for "poor mother nature and wildlife" go get a tent and live your life right there - in the wildlife.
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These actually make me sad...
I find the changes horrible. The older pictures have a certain peace and quiet about them but with sh1tloads of skyscrapers everywhere, it looks claustrophobic and polluted. That's no development in my opinion.
like a cancerous tumor growing out of control
And all this at the cost and suffering of poor Mother Nature and the wildlife,what a cruel world!! :,(
In fairness, if you lived in one of those cities during the 1900's you wouldn't have been able to philosophise about Mother Nature because you would be busy stashing up on coal so you could survive the winter. Many of your friends would have died prematurely due to malnutrition, tuberculosis, war or some other disaster that that plagued the world at the beginning of 20th century. Only now, due those megapolises and the life-saving infrastructure they provide one can afford the economic security and intellectual liberty to philosophise about pollution, wildlife and mother nature.
Well said.
u r right. these photos show the peace that we lost. some idiots will tell u to live in wildlife. just ignore. the 1900 year photos show houses too. but it had a balance with nature. the 2010 photos show our greed and the killing of nature and wildlife. only reasonable brain can understand that. ignore idiots.
If you're so concerned for "poor mother nature and wildlife" go get a tent and live your life right there - in the wildlife.
This comment has been deleted.
These actually make me sad...
I find the changes horrible. The older pictures have a certain peace and quiet about them but with sh1tloads of skyscrapers everywhere, it looks claustrophobic and polluted. That's no development in my opinion.
like a cancerous tumor growing out of control