15 Before-And-After Pics Of The Iconic Cities Around The World

Published 8 years ago

It’s hard to notice your city changing when you live in it every day. But if you would leave for even one year, you’d be surprised how much cities actually change even in a short while. Now imagine how much it would change in a decade? Or a hundred years?

Actually, you don’t have to imagine that, because thanks to the guys at Bored Panda you get to see these incredible transformations in 15 of the most iconic cities around the globe. From the marvel of the Middle East Dubai, that rose to the sky in just 15 years, to Seoul, that a hundred years back was just a modest town in the South of Korea.

(h/t: boredpanda)

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#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 2000 And Now

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Image source: panoramio.com,AirPano

#2 Seoul, South Korea – 1900 And Now

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Image source: unknown.

#3 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 1970 And Now

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Image source: theculturist.com,Predrag Vuckovic

#4 Vilnius, Lithuania – 1900 And Now

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Image source: gidas.mb.vu.lt

#5 Singapore, Republic Of Singapore – 2000 And Now

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Image source: Ong Wee Jin

#6 Tokyo, Japan – 1945 And Now

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Image source: japanairraids.org

#7 Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 2005 And Now

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Image source: lovindubai.com

#8 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – 1930 And Now

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Image source: Rafael Rabello de Barros

#9 Shenzen, China – 1964 And Now

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Image source: David McLeod

#10 Fortaleza, Brazil – 1975 And Now

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Image source: unknown

#11 Sydney, Australia – 1932 And Now

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Image source: The National Library of Australia

#12 Berlin, Germany – 1945 And 1990s

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Image source: rarehistoricalphotos.com,gettyimages.com

#13 Athens, Greece – 1862 And Now

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Image source: Francis Bedford,xstaz

#14 Bangkok, Thailand – 1988 And Now

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Image source: unknown

#15 Toronto, Canada – 1930 And Now

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Image source: Special Collections Toronto Public Library

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