Lost cities

Berlin Reichstag 1890

2008-12-22T15:25:00.001-08:00

Berlin Reichstag 1890
The Reichstag building has been, and is nowdays, the home of German Pairlament. It was built in 1871. During Nazism and WW2 it has been almost destroyed (Nazi set it on fire before and allies bomb almost tore it down).
In 1991 it has been restructured and the dome (the old one collapsed) was redesigned by norman Foster

Philadelphia broad street station 1894

2008-12-07T16:25:00.001-08:00

Philadelphia broad street station 1894
Philadelphia Front view of the Philadelphia broad street station. The terminal was one of the biggest in the world when it was expanded in 1891. The huge arched train shed burned in 1923 and the building was demolished in 1953. For more info check the wikipedia page

Cairo Citadel and tombs 1870-1890

2008-11-25T03:06:00.001-08:00

Cairo Citadel and tombs 1870-1890
View of Mohamed Ali Citadel (build in XII sec) and part of the old city

Montreal 1884

2008-11-07T02:43:00.001-08:00

Montreal 1884
Bonsecours Church, St. Paul Street, Montreal, QC, about 1884
Wm. Notman & Son, About 1884, 19th century. From notman photographic Archives - McCord Museum (visit museum homepage on flickr for more)

Moscow 1890-1900

2008-10-15T04:13:00.001-07:00

Moscow 1890-1900
The Kremlin towards the Place rouge, Moscow, Russia from Detroit Publishing Co., ca. 1890-1900 (LOC)

Paris Trocadéro 1900

2008-10-10T14:45:00.001-07:00

Palais de Trocadéro (unknown)
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

2008-10-07T15:25:00.001-07:00

Sydney 1900ca(Kerry photo)

Colonial Sugar Co offices in Sydney. Photo taken from Powermuseum "amazing" collection...dig it on flickr

Nagasaki 1860 - 1870

2008-10-05T16:23:00.001-07:00

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?)

2008-10-03T11:09:00.001-07:00

Nuremberg (late 800?)

Peterson House facade. The building was completely destroyed during WWII.

Lost cities

2008-10-02T09:27:00.000-07:00

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).

Wall Street East 1911

2008-10-02T05:44:00.001-07:00

New York, 1911 (Irving Underhill)
Wall street east view from Massu St.

Koeln, 1945 (after bombing)

2008-10-01T10:11:00.001-07:00

Koeln, (Cologne),1945 , Germany - Aerial view of Koln Cathedral
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.

Flickr

2008-10-01T10:09:00.001-07:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.