48 Photos That Compare and Contrast What Different Places Looked Like Then and Now

Before it was possible to take pictures, many people would sit for hours and try to encapsulate the beauty and wonder of different landscapes, buildings, and people through different art methods. And many people were up for this particular challenge…

This lithograph of the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, India, was done by Thomas Daniell in 1798. Although we do not know how it looked back then, it looks rather similar to the photo taken in 2016.