Manhattan, 1931 to 2018

Viking axe before and after restoration

Boston before and after the highway was moved underground in 2003.

The Acropolis of Athens over the years

WWI trenches, then and now

Originally, the Great Pyramid of Giza was encased in white limestone, and its capstone was made of solid gold.

Mt. Rushmore before and after it was carved

Mount St. Helens before and after its 1980 eruption

Gareth Weeks before and after a liver transplant after suffering from chronic liver disease.

The ancient theatre of Delphi, Greece

Oxford University, UK (1810 VS 2015)

Machu Picchu, before and after excavation

Hong Kong in 1964 and now

A lighthouse in Michigan, before and after major ice storm

Best friends since WW2

In 1964, Ringo Starr took a photo of some high school students who had skipped class to see the Beatles during their first trip to the US.

50 years later, the group recreated the picture.

Old London Bridge vs London Bridge today

The current bridge, opened in 1973, replaced a 19th-century stone-arched bridge, which had been built after the demolition of the glorious medieval stone bridge constructed between 1176 and 1209.

Rio de Janeiro's reforestation

A reconstruction by Ádám Németh of Curetes Street in ancient Ephesus.

Before and after the excavation and restoration of the Ziggurat of Ur in Iraq.

This ziggurat, the best-preserved of those known from Mesopotamia, was built approximately 4000 years ago during the Early Bronze Age.