Then and now: have the cities of Europe changed much in a hundred years?
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By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/then-and-now-have-the-cities-of-europe-changed-much-in-a-hundred-years.htmlA hundred years ago, in the 1920s, the German photographer Kurt Hilscher actively traveled around Europe, releasing several albums with beautiful views of cities and countries. In the early 2010s, Kasper Molenaar, a Dutch student studying the history of Eastern Europe at the University of Amsterdam, found these books and visited the same places that are depicted in Hilscher's photographs. by comparing the photos, we will see how much Europe has changed over the century.
Kasper Molenaar took Kurt Hilscher's photo from the same angles 100 years later for several years.
City Gate, Trogir, Croatia, 1926-2019
Bled. Slovenia, 1926-2018
Forum. Rome, 1925-2016
Dubrovnik, 1926-2019
Venice. bridge of sighs, 1925-2018
Perast. Montenegro, 1926-2018
New Bridge, Ronda, Spain, 1926-2018
Limburg An der Lahn, 1924-2019
Charles Bridge, Prague, 1941-2020
Alcala de Guadaira Castle, Spain, 1914-2019
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1926-2018
Quedlinburg, Germany, 1924-2020
San Sebastian, Spain, 1914-2019
Litomerzyce, Czech Republic, 1941-2020
Camerlengo Castle, Trogir, Croatia, 1926-2019
Grovchansky Bridge, Kratovo, Macedonia, 1926-2018
Potes, Spain, 1914-2018
Sinan Pasha Mosque, Prizren, Kosovo, 1926-2018
Sibenik, Croatia, 1926-2019
Keywords: Cities | Comparison | Then and now | Photo archives
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