The Kremlin towards the Place rouge, Moscow, Russia from Detroit Publishing Co., ca. 1890-1900 (LOC)
Moscow 1890-1900
The Kremlin towards the Place rouge, Moscow, Russia from Detroit Publishing Co., ca. 1890-1900 (LOC)
Paris Trocadéro 1900
The Trocadero Palace was built for 1900 Paris expo (probably the most amazing ever done). It was demolished in 1937 because of the construction of the new palais de Chaillot
Sydney 1900 ca
Sydney 1900ca(Kerry photo)
Colonial Sugar Co offices in Sydney. Photo taken from Powermuseum "amazing" collection...dig it on flickr
Nagasaki 1860 - 1870
Nagasaki Temple street 1860 - 1870 (Felice Beato)
Temple Street to Hillside covered with rows of gravestones in a Buddhist cemetery.
For more shots from the same author visit MIT visiting cultures project
Nuremberg (late 800?)
Nuremberg (late 800?)
Peterson House facade. The building was completely destroyed during WWII.
Lost cities
Cities and towns are supposed to last forever.
Or at least longer than human life. Nevertheless they are always changing. Sometime expanding, sometimes destructing.
Memories of all those revolvings were first embedded in words, then in paintings and later in photos. Beautiful buildings, charming squares and historical monuments that no longer exist, today live only in this kind of media often hidden in some dusty archive. But sometimes they find their way out....
If while you are walking around your hometown you keep asking yourself "guess how was this place 100 years ago or more" here is your place: HI-RES images of lost (i.e. disappeared) urban places from all around the world
All the images posted here are supposed to be PUBLIC DOMAIN, if sometimes they don't is not on purpose, so hereby I apologize for any mistake. If you have more details on the images posted here please share them in the comments! As well are welcome suggestions, hints and photos you found on the web (better be hi-res).
Koeln, 1945 (after bombing)
During World War II, Köln was a Military Area Command Headquarters (Militärische Bereich Befehl Hauptsitze) for Military District (Wehrkreis) VI in Münster. Cologne was under the command of Lieutenant-General Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg, who was responsible for military operations at Bonn, Siegburg, Aachen, Jülich, Düren, and Monschau. Cologne was the Home Station for the 211th Infantry Regiment and the 26th Artillery Regiment.
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