# List of historical images that can't be replicated **URL:** \ **Category:** Resources\ **Created:** [July 9, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214 "2016-07-09T00:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lena](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/lena/32/1504_2.png) [@Lena](https://forum.re.photos/u/Lena)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/1 "2016-07-09T00:54:18Z")
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)\*\* ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/a70f4f71499524e57910593f7a8922f2cf4e975f.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/e272203356e463e10bb3a6cfab04a9fa0baa1bdb.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/9b9646948ee1c1c28a310f4dcec6b141349de6b3.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/d567bc80ba0f79914d08140362ddf444bb43d2f1.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/5532284fee533c076dd09fcedf6b1f85cd80d151.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/146920ab1bbdcc520bf57997a55232f93437531f.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/330be539a20957e3594a849b843c1abeda5bfe4c.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/48300b7e68dbc90494d805b79367794de09a9036.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/35971d5bbddea2cfb8870f0d378f0df9b8c9f0f9.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/a8ad16c09faeb3c18fa3bd97368277c36ff6de3c.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/db0417decb689cac7fcdc32cec8eca2d58cfab87.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/9228cced083d2d9ea3b2f9b8e5839e9163caacb7.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/9313cbccc877d9d23aff40d4b3bfb74762439593.jpg) The above images originate from [Tropenmuseum.nl](http://www.tropenmuseum.nl) and are today inaccessible due to the growth of trees and jungle. ---
**Author:** ![Lena](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/lena/32/1504_2.png) [@Lena](https://forum.re.photos/u/Lena)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/2 "2016-07-09T01:41:59Z")
**Indonesia \> Bali \> [Pura Ulun Danu Bratan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:_Pura_Ulun_Danu_Bratan?uselang=de)** Images from Tropenmuseum.nl ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/be6aa64db8935c28d2a957cb54f923a1167c55f2.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/e6215cde102dc1e1f12379263a5466257f51a8d2.jpg) Images above are obstructed by newly built halls and big trees. ---
**Author:** ![nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/nwolpert/32/1790_2.png) [@nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/u/nwolpert)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/3 "2016-07-09T10:31:49Z")
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. Maybe it would be better to structure this a bit? ---
**Author:** ![Lena](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/lena/32/1504_2.png) [@Lena](https://forum.re.photos/u/Lena)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/4 "2016-07-09T10:54:41Z")
> [@nwolpert](#): > > Maybe it would be better to structure this a bit? Yes, a structure is indeed necessary. Feel free to contribute any ideas! 🙂 Ultimately, an archive or a database with a map and a proper description would be the best, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/nwolpert/32/1790_2.png) [@nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/u/nwolpert)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/5 "2016-07-09T11:32:16Z")
Yes, or maybe one could create a category for these images on the user profile. Unfortunately I can add only one image per post, is it possible to change this? ---
**Author:** ![soeren](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/soeren/32/5527_2.png) [@soeren](https://forum.re.photos/u/soeren)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/6 "2016-07-09T12:54:53Z")
> [@nwolpert](#): > > Unfortunately I can add only one image per post, is it possible to change this? 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. ---
**Author:** ![nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/nwolpert/32/1790_2.png) [@nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/u/nwolpert)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/7 "2016-07-09T17:23:17Z")
Thanks! I don’t know - we could also first wait and see if enough images are collected such that it becomes necessary to organize. Here some examples of Paris-photos that could not be replicated: **Porte St. Denis** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/dcaebc1676254a7c70de9da0f04df57fb64f5543.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/b6d585f7fb6a9d85ba9aad3315c106779d13a9f3.JPG) Many photos of Paris seem to have been taken from a bit above, like a platform, like in this old photo of Porte St. Denis. **Magasins du Printemps** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/efbb88922247932da10ac223813f218170f8dbbc.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/c11b7434b43c99286ac37f1a17e138833fce36a5.JPG) The Magasins du Printemps is one of the oldest shopping centers in the world, it sells clothes and luxury articles. **Rue de Seine (Great flood of 1910)** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/6c7797b292bf830161c1a0106865b94f1959075a.jpeg) Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/402eaff45816bf54e0c1a8477cc129f9d7c71ee6.JPG) During the flood of 1910, Paris seemed a bit like Venice especially in the roads close to the Seine, which were only accessible with boats. **Pont de Bir-Hakeim** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/f12cfb44cce945ffd04dede8b5e85c1a1b00be41.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/0552a1270fd21604f71fd4a6454965089610a50b.JPG) A metro bridge over the Seine close to the Tour Eiffel. **Place St.Michel** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/879826e581da9241fef65b76113d17befcc862ea.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/835a3289738c693c9d73a4fa870c0c139cedf383.JPG) **Rue de Lobau** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/bea42c71b8e973a4694d5097d90ac171b1d87f74.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/5c340161b634427dcf35bc9ab0101644dd1c1032.JPG) **Petit Palais** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/24c8feab38b8d734893e3a8c30ff78b8918b65be.jpg) ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/cd9c873cced8c7ef4b707cdea4553c61a04868ed.JPG) Petit Palais in Winter, around 1910. Such masses of snow are extremely rare in Paris. ---
**Author:** ![Lena](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/lena/32/1504_2.png) [@Lena](https://forum.re.photos/u/Lena)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/8 "2016-07-25T12:50:37Z")
**Malaysia \> Kuala Lumpur** Old Survey Office (near Merdeka Square) \ Old Chartered Bank Building (has been completely changed) and Printing Office ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/b239ef269021ff511834563bc6e1b41fe1d62144.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/nwolpert/32/1790_2.png) [@nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/u/nwolpert)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/9 "2016-07-26T19:38:35Z")
**France \> Paris** Église de la Trinité ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/1d9a3c9901e907a3016dd5cd5ac91644a63237cd.jpg) _Neue Photographische Gesellschaft, 1902_ ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/960e310ee3f751f5e9a00911b08a864224534d52.JPG) **Place de Clichy** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/6ca64924eb871c9f3829059d8b6541744883cc11.jpg) _Unknown author, around 1900_ ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/ee66061bf0c06d98ca82f25a3bd5191176691639.JPG) **Rue Lepic** In the 19th century, Montmartre was still full of windmills. Today, very few of them are left, like the one in Rue Lepic (today top of a restaurant). ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/571715ce0d598de09d1ffbbed60ed4a4fbbe8c5f.jpg) _Eugene Atget, second half of 19th century_ ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/739677a8185331cba7e9544966b6bbc9dd8e2c90.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/nwolpert/32/1790_2.png) [@nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/u/nwolpert)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/10 "2016-07-29T10:42:33Z")
**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. ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/f3b673e2aee341647b70015c15c1a4046bda1bb4.jpg) _Albert Weskamp, around 1902_ ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/5a4306017e49b1f9fcf9cc63c4e25d3301fc8817.JPG) _Nicolai Wolpert, 2016_ ---
**Author:** ![nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/nwolpert/32/1790_2.png) [@nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/u/nwolpert)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/11 "2016-08-18T10:37:46Z")
**France \> Paris** **Gare/Musée d’Orsay** The former train station Gare d’Orsay today houses a museum for French art. ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/55b52f5c500af24682bff627c967658b2889ce5a.jpg) _Anonym, around 1900_ ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/b8ed7adcf57d5cc735b2123e3355f6324fc93627.JPG) _Nicolai Wolpert, 2014_ ---
**Author:** ![nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/nwolpert/32/1790_2.png) [@nwolpert](https://forum.re.photos/u/nwolpert)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/12 "2016-09-12T12:50:08Z")
**Germany \> Osnabrück** **Hasetorbrücke** ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/11f69dfc4d1fc060f3803a584780498f869879d6.jpg) _Rudolf Lichtenberg, 1914 (mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Museums Industriekultur)_ ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/5e34b28ad4e2594f6d627656dda6cc99522a9a53.JPG) _Nicolai Wolpert, 2016_ ---
**Author:** ![ThaiFan380](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/thaifan380/32/534_2.png) [@ThaiFan380](https://forum.re.photos/u/ThaiFan380)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/13 "2017-04-30T08:23:37Z")
Thailand \> Bangkok 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. ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/64fcf1ccf6c2220119fafb51e22c2469e5f9d52c.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ThaiFan380](https://forum.re.photos/user_avatar/forum.re.photos/thaifan380/32/534_2.png) [@ThaiFan380](https://forum.re.photos/u/ThaiFan380)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.re.photos/t/list-of-historical-images-that-cant-be-replicated/214/14 "2017-04-30T08:27:22Z")
Thailand \> Bangkok Entrance to Phadung Kasem canal: 1946 versus 2017. Here also, except with a drone, it is difficult to take a picture from the exact same spot. ![](https://before-after-discourse.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/1X/edc25a2f6c3292d80e189bc78118b41db92a65bc.jpg)