Have you ever wondered what the world’s famous cities looked like decades ago? The impressive photos below will take us back in time.
A hot air balloon flying over Paris, France, with the Eiffel Tower in the background in July 1938.
A tugboat on the Thames River with the famous Tower Bridge in the background on a foggy day in London in 1952.
A rare photo of the famous Roman Colosseum in Rome, Italy, around 1865.
Friedrichstrasse, a major street in the heart of Berlin, Germany, in 1925.
Avenida da Liberdade is an important avenue in downtown Lisbon, Portugal. This image was taken from the Avenida Palace Hotel in 1936.
Sydney street bustling with people and vehicles in a photo taken in March 1963.
The famous Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The photo was taken on October 24, 1968.
A panoramic view of the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, leading to the Brussels North Station in 1940.
Located in the historical center of Mexico City, Zócalo is one of the largest squares in the world. The above photo captures this location in 1955.
A market in Bern, Switzerland, date unknown.
Aerial view of Melbourne, Australia, in December 1954.
Workers on a gargoyle at the Chrysler Building in New York in 1940.
A streetcar on King Street, Toronto, Canada, in 1895.
Tourists lining up at Red Square in Moscow to visit Lenin’s Mausoleum in 1950.
A woman cycling on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1960.
Houses along a canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1900.
The bustling streets of Tokyo, Japan, in 1937.
Numerous buildings under construction in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in 1978.
The famous city of Milan, Italy, from 1910 to 1920.
