Robert Cornelius' 1839 daguerreotype - the first publicly available photographic process - is widely accepted as the first known photographic self-portrait of a person ever taken.
2. The first photo ever taken, 1826
"View from the Window at Le Gras" by French inventor Nicéphore Niépce is the oldest surviving camera photograph. The picture shows the buildings and surrounding countryside of his estate, Le Gras, as seen from a window.
One of the most beautiful cities in the world was founded 1603 years ago today - a thread 🧵
1. Venice at sunset
2. The Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs, built in 1600, marked convicts' last glimpse of Venice.
Its English name, coined by Lord Byron, translates from Italian "Ponte dei sospiri" suggesting prisoners sighed at Venice's beauty before being taken down to their cells.
3. The Grand Canal
This is the largest and most renowned canal in Venice, stretching nearly four kilometers. It divides the city into two sides, running from the Santa Lucia railway station to the basin at San Marco.