It’s interesting to see how places and landscapes change as the year passes by. Over the decades, endless photos have been snapped from around our world.
So, if you have ever thought about what your country looked like many years ago, you are in luck. A group of people who are also fascinated by a similar topic has shared 35 before and after images to show how the world has changed around us.
Honestly, there wasn’t a central hub for this kind of art so we got to work and built re.photos. It’s actually a website that enables people to browse hundreds of pictures or upload and align their own.
Today we would like to share our excitement with you and show you some of the best pictures (in our opinion) our users contributed. Hopefully, these comparisons are as exciting for you as they are for us!
From these photos, you can get a good idea of what features are left in our environment due to urbanization, globalization and global warming over time. Scroll down to see and vote for the best photo.
Rysstad, Norway, 1888 – 2013
Seljestadjuvet, Odda, Norway, 1887 – 2014
Martin Luther Statue, Dresden, Germany, 1958 – 2014
Hofbräuhaus München, Germany, 1910 – 2017
Quai Des Nations, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Corner Of Ratajczaka And Św. Marcin Streets, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Pripyat, Ukraine, 1986 – 2016
Chaney Glacier, USA, 1911 – 2005
Engabreen Glacier, Norway, 1889 – 2010
Axel Lindahl’s picture of Engabreen from 1889 shows the foot of the glacier, where there was only ice, glacial gravel, water and bare mountainsides in a seemingly cold and hostile landscape. Now, more than 120 years later, the valley has become far more fertile. Birch forest, shore meadows, willow thickets and marshland have established themselves, while the glacier arm has retreated far back up the mountainside.
Moulin Rouge, Paris, France, 1900 – 2016
Horse Cart And Steam Locomotive, Mont Saint-Michel, France, 1908 – 2016
Reichstag, Germany, 1945 – 2012
Hammerfest, Norway, 1889 – 2004
Frauenkirche Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 1897 – 2010
Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 1910 – 2016
Marcin Street, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Osnabrück, Germany, 1904 – 2016
The Karlstor, Munich, Germany, 1946 – 2017
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017 
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Quai Des Nations, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Corner Of Ratajczaka And Św. Marcin Streets, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Pripyat, Ukraine, 1986 – 2016
Chaney Glacier, USA, 1911 – 2005
Engabreen Glacier, Norway, 1889 – 2010
Axel Lindahl’s picture of Engabreen from 1889 shows the foot of the glacier, where there was only ice, glacial gravel, water and bare mountainsides in a seemingly cold and hostile landscape. Now, more than 120 years later, the valley has become far more fertile. Birch forest, shore meadows, willow thickets and marshland have established themselves, while the glacier arm has retreated far back up the mountainside.
Moulin Rouge, Paris, France, 1900 – 2016
Horse Cart And Steam Locomotive, Mont Saint-Michel, France, 1908 – 2016
Reichstag, Germany, 1945 – 2012
Hammerfest, Norway, 1889 – 2004
Frauenkirche Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 1897 – 2010
Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 1910 – 2016
Marcin Street, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Osnabrück, Germany, 1904 – 2016
The Karlstor, Munich, Germany, 1946 – 2017
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Pripyat, Ukraine, 1986 – 2016
Chaney Glacier, USA, 1911 – 2005
Engabreen Glacier, Norway, 1889 – 2010
Axel Lindahl’s picture of Engabreen from 1889 shows the foot of the glacier, where there was only ice, glacial gravel, water and bare mountainsides in a seemingly cold and hostile landscape. Now, more than 120 years later, the valley has become far more fertile. Birch forest, shore meadows, willow thickets and marshland have established themselves, while the glacier arm has retreated far back up the mountainside.
Moulin Rouge, Paris, France, 1900 – 2016
Horse Cart And Steam Locomotive, Mont Saint-Michel, France, 1908 – 2016
Reichstag, Germany, 1945 – 2012
Hammerfest, Norway, 1889 – 2004
Frauenkirche Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 1897 – 2010
Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 1910 – 2016
Marcin Street, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Osnabrück, Germany, 1904 – 2016
The Karlstor, Munich, Germany, 1946 – 2017
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Engabreen Glacier, Norway, 1889 – 2010
Axel Lindahl’s picture of Engabreen from 1889 shows the foot of the glacier, where there was only ice, glacial gravel, water and bare mountainsides in a seemingly cold and hostile landscape. Now, more than 120 years later, the valley has become far more fertile. Birch forest, shore meadows, willow thickets and marshland have established themselves, while the glacier arm has retreated far back up the mountainside.
Moulin Rouge, Paris, France, 1900 – 2016
Horse Cart And Steam Locomotive, Mont Saint-Michel, France, 1908 – 2016
Reichstag, Germany, 1945 – 2012
Hammerfest, Norway, 1889 – 2004
Frauenkirche Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 1897 – 2010
Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 1910 – 2016
Marcin Street, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Osnabrück, Germany, 1904 – 2016
The Karlstor, Munich, Germany, 1946 – 2017
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Axel Lindahl’s picture of Engabreen from 1889 shows the foot of the glacier, where there was only ice, glacial gravel, water and bare mountainsides in a seemingly cold and hostile landscape. Now, more than 120 years later, the valley has become far more fertile. Birch forest, shore meadows, willow thickets and marshland have established themselves, while the glacier arm has retreated far back up the mountainside.
Horse Cart And Steam Locomotive, Mont Saint-Michel, France, 1908 – 2016
Reichstag, Germany, 1945 – 2012
Hammerfest, Norway, 1889 – 2004
Frauenkirche Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 1897 – 2010
Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 1910 – 2016
Marcin Street, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Osnabrück, Germany, 1904 – 2016
The Karlstor, Munich, Germany, 1946 – 2017
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Hammerfest, Norway, 1889 – 2004
Frauenkirche Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 1897 – 2010
Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 1910 – 2016
Marcin Street, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Osnabrück, Germany, 1904 – 2016
The Karlstor, Munich, Germany, 1946 – 2017
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Tour Eiffel, Paris, France, 1910 – 2016
Marcin Street, Poznań, Poland, 1945 – 2017
Osnabrück, Germany, 1904 – 2016
The Karlstor, Munich, Germany, 1946 – 2017
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Osnabrück, Germany, 1904 – 2016
The Karlstor, Munich, Germany, 1946 – 2017
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Osnabrück Central Railway Station, Germany, 1965 – 2015
Nowomiejska Street, Łódź, Poland, 1874 – 2016
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
Szyperska Street, Poznań, Poland, 2006 – 2017
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
Kjeåsen Railway Bridge, Kjeåsen, Norway, 1927 – 2008
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1900 – 2017
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
The Seine bank during the world’s fair of 1900.
Next to the Eiffel Tower, the “Globe Céleste” was one of the main attractions. It was a monumental heavenly globe of 45 meters in diameter, in which visitors could sit in a chair, while panoramas of the solar system were passed over. The ball was carried by 4 pillars, between which stairs and elevators allowed the visitors the ascent.
In the “Marerama”, the building with the four corner towers to the left, visitors were simulated to be on the deck of a ship with a panorama of the large Mediterranean ports.
The exhibition pavilions located directly on the shore on the left were dedicated to navigation, trade, and navigation.
Palais Im Großen Garten Dresden, Germany, 1900 – 2005
St. Matthew Evangelical Church, Łódź, Poland, 1937 – 2017
Osnabrück, Germany, 1953 – 2015
St-Gervais-Et-St-Protais, France, 1918 – 2017
The Grinnell Glacier, Montana, USA, 1911 – 2008 
The 1911 photo shows Grinnell Glacier poised at the top of the waterfalls in the foreground and joined with what is now called Salamander Glacier in the background. Grinnell described this wall of ice as being 1,000 feet high in 1887. As of 2008, that wall of ice is gone and Grinnell Glacier is not even visible in the contemporary photograph. Instead, it is behind the buff-colored ridge just above the waterfalls. Salamander Glacier lies along the Garden Wall below the ridgeline. This glacier is thinning in the middle so rapidly that it will probably be in two pieces within a few years. To the upper left is the small, rounded glacier, Gem Glacier, that until recently had not shown signs of retreat. It, too, is now becoming smaller.
Karlstor, Munich, Germany , 1910 – 2017
Köln Domplatte, Germany, 1945 – 2011
Gymnasium, Osnabrück, Germany, 1870 – 2015
Łódź, Poland, 1887 – 2015
Hôtel De Ville, France, 1871 – 2014
Notre Dame, Paris, France, 1850 – 2016
Osnabrück, Germany, 1953 – 2015
St-Gervais-Et-St-Protais, France, 1918 – 2017
The Grinnell Glacier, Montana, USA, 1911 – 2008
The 1911 photo shows Grinnell Glacier poised at the top of the waterfalls in the foreground and joined with what is now called Salamander Glacier in the background. Grinnell described this wall of ice as being 1,000 feet high in 1887. As of 2008, that wall of ice is gone and Grinnell Glacier is not even visible in the contemporary photograph. Instead, it is behind the buff-colored ridge just above the waterfalls. Salamander Glacier lies along the Garden Wall below the ridgeline. This glacier is thinning in the middle so rapidly that it will probably be in two pieces within a few years. To the upper left is the small, rounded glacier, Gem Glacier, that until recently had not shown signs of retreat. It, too, is now becoming smaller.
Karlstor, Munich, Germany , 1910 – 2017
Köln Domplatte, Germany, 1945 – 2011
Gymnasium, Osnabrück, Germany, 1870 – 2015
Łódź, Poland, 1887 – 2015
Hôtel De Ville, France, 1871 – 2014
Notre Dame, Paris, France, 1850 – 2016
The Grinnell Glacier, Montana, USA, 1911 – 2008
The 1911 photo shows Grinnell Glacier poised at the top of the waterfalls in the foreground and joined with what is now called Salamander Glacier in the background. Grinnell described this wall of ice as being 1,000 feet high in 1887. As of 2008, that wall of ice is gone and Grinnell Glacier is not even visible in the contemporary photograph. Instead, it is behind the buff-colored ridge just above the waterfalls. Salamander Glacier lies along the Garden Wall below the ridgeline. This glacier is thinning in the middle so rapidly that it will probably be in two pieces within a few years. To the upper left is the small, rounded glacier, Gem Glacier, that until recently had not shown signs of retreat. It, too, is now becoming smaller.
Karlstor, Munich, Germany , 1910 – 2017
Köln Domplatte, Germany, 1945 – 2011
Gymnasium, Osnabrück, Germany, 1870 – 2015
Łódź, Poland, 1887 – 2015
Hôtel De Ville, France, 1871 – 2014
Notre Dame, Paris, France, 1850 – 2016
Köln Domplatte, Germany, 1945 – 2011
Gymnasium, Osnabrück, Germany, 1870 – 2015
Łódź, Poland, 1887 – 2015
Hôtel De Ville, France, 1871 – 2014
Notre Dame, Paris, France, 1850 – 2016
Łódź, Poland, 1887 – 2015
Hôtel De Ville, France, 1871 – 2014
Notre Dame, Paris, France, 1850 – 2016
