Historic Landmarks: Then and Now
51 historic landmarks in 23 countries, each shown as it was and as it looks today, with lost buildings set beside what stands on their site now.
Austria
Schönbrunn PalaceStanding · 1743
Bulgaria
Rila MonasteryStanding · AD 927
Croatia
Diocletian's PalaceRuins · AD 305
Czech Republic
Charles BridgeStanding · 1357
Denmark
Kronborg CastleStanding · 1585
Egypt
Lighthouse of AlexandriaLost · 280 BC
France
Pont du GardStanding · AD 50
Mont-Saint-MichelStanding · AD 966
Notre-Dame de ParisStanding · 1163
BastilleLost · 1370
Tuileries PalaceLost · 1564
Germany
Aachen CathedralStanding · AD 796
Cologne CathedralStanding · 1248
Berlin PalaceRebuilt · 1443
Dresden FrauenkircheRebuilt · 1743
Brandenburg GateStanding · 1791
Neuschwanstein CastleStanding · 1886
Greece
DelphiRuins · 500 BC
ParthenonRuins · 438 BC
Colossus of RhodesLost · 280 BC
MeteoraStanding · 1344
Hungary
Buda CastleRebuilt · 1265
Ireland
NewgrangeStanding · 500 BC
Italy
ColosseumRuins · AD 80
PantheonStanding · AD 125
St Mark's BasilicaStanding · 1092
Leaning Tower of PisaStanding · 1372
Florence CathedralStanding · 1436
Norway
Nidaros CathedralStanding · 1070
Poland
Malbork CastleStanding · 1309
Wawel CastleStanding · 1500
Portugal
Belém TowerStanding · 1519
Romania
Bran CastleStanding · 1388
Russia
Moscow KremlinStanding · 1495
Saint Basil's CathedralStanding · 1561
Winter PalaceStanding · 1762
Cathedral of Christ the SaviourRebuilt · 1883
Spain
Aqueduct of SegoviaStanding · AD 100
Mosque–Cathedral of CórdobaStanding · AD 785
Santiago de Compostela CathedralStanding · 1211
AlhambraStanding · 1238
Sweden
Visby City WallStanding · 1300
Turkey
Mausoleum at HalicarnassusLost · 350 BC
Great Palace of ConstantinopleLost · AD 330
Hagia SophiaStanding · AD 537
Ukraine
Saint Sophia Cathedral, KyivStanding · 1037
United Kingdom
StonehengeRuins · 500 BC
Tower of LondonStanding · 1078
Old London BridgeLost · 1209
St Paul's CathedralRebuilt · 1711
Vatican City
St. Peter's BasilicaRebuilt · 1626