Sometimes I set out with a beautiful photograph of a scene from a hundred years ago - only to notice that it is impossible to retake the picture. Whole Buildings have gotten replaced, trees have grown in front of the scene or a volcano has demolished a gate completely.
To spare others the disappointment I’ll now list my failed attempts. Please join me and list those images that can not be replicated under any circumstances. If the site becomes more popular, photographers will be able to use the search function to check whether their composition has been tried before.
**Indonesia > Bali > [Pura Gunung Kawi](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gunung_Kawi)**
Beautiful images, that’s really a pity! It’s a nice idea to create a place to list those images. Maybe they could be posted together with the photos of nowadays, even if under a very different perspective. It would still be interesting to compare.
That’s because your trust level in the forum was too low. Some features are only accessible by users with a certain trust level to avoid spamming. I just pushed you onto the next level and you should be able to post as many images as you like now.
I think it’s possible to transform posts into wikis so that users can work collaboratively on one post. If you two think that it would help to organize the content I could do that.
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Erle (Raesfeld)
Erler Femeiche
The Femeiche in Erle is one of the oldest oaks in Germany, its age is estimated between 1000 and 1500 years. It had a significant role in the middle-ages as a place of courts; severe crimes like murder, violation and robbery were judged here (convictions led to death by hanging). It might have been used as court (“Thing”) already in germanic times.
The Northen part of Khu Mueang Doem Canal now covered by the approach road to the Phra Pinklao Bridge (built 1971-73). It would be hard to take a picture today from the exact same spot of the 1968 picture as you would be hit by cars… The 2012 picture is from Google Street View.
