World War I ~ A Thread 🧵

1. What post-trauma looked like after WWI

2. Young soldier on the last day of World War I

This is what New York City used to look like 🧵

1. A news stand in 1930

2. Driving down the same NYC highway 46 years later

This is what California used to look like 🧵

1. San Francisco in 1906

2. Long Beach in 1910

Life in America 40 to 100+ years ago 🧵

1. This was Los Angeles in the 1950s

2. In 1954, an average American family could afford a detached house and a private car, relying solely on the income from a single factory job at Ford.

This is what Paris used to look like 🧵

1. Lunchtime in Paris in the 1920s

2. Paris in the 1980s

This is what London used to look like 🧵

1. London Bridge commuters in 1984

2. London in the 1970s

Colorized videos feel like a time machine 🧵

1. This is what Jerusalem looked like in 1897

2. This was Berlin after WWII, July 1945

Life in Ireland 50 to 100+ years ago 🧵

1. This is what Dublin looked like in the 1960s

2. Dublin in 1915

Life in England 50 to 100+ years ago 🧵

1. This is what England looked like in 1945

2. London Bridge commuters in 1984

10 castles in Germany that don't look real 🧵

1. Eltz Castle

2. This isn’t AI; it’s one of the most stunning castles on Earth.

Neuschwanstein Castle was built under the orders of King Ludwig II of Bavaria to honor the legendary composer Richard Wagner.

15 natural wonders that don’t look real 🧵

1. Elephant rock in Iceland

2. Behold the majestic frozen waterfall of Fontanon di Goriuda in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.

Nestled in the heart of the Prealpi Giulie Park, in Udine province on the Italian side of Mount Canin, the Fontanone is a pristine natural paradise.

The most surreal beaches on Earth 🧵

1. Navagio beach in Zakynthos, Greece

2. Cala Goloritzé, Sardinia

Perched on the steep coast of Baunei, this Italian gem has claimed first place in the global ranking of The World’s 50 Best Beaches 2025.

15 places in Japan that don't look real 🧵

1. Deer in Nara park during cherry blossoms

2. This is the village of Yoshino.

It may look like something created by AI, but this place is very real.

Take a closer look at the photo, and you’ll spot the enchanting mountain village, home to just over 6,000 people.

20 photographs taken in the right place at the right time, either intentionally or by chance 🧵

1. Can I take a picture of the moon?
Pisa Tower: yea sorry 2. Joshua Cripps captured a stunning annular solar eclipse in the Dubai desert in December 2019.

He meticulously planned the shot to line up himself, the man, and the camel:

"Shooting photos like this is an addiction. It’s such an extreme technical and creative challenge."

There was a dream that was Rome...

15 ancient wonders of the Eternal City 🧵

1. Trajan's Column

This stunning triumphal column was built in AD 113 to commemorate Emperor Trajan's Dacian Wars.

About 30 meters tall, it was likely constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus.

15 mountain views that don’t look real 🧵

1. A 360° view from the top of Mt. Everest

2. Sunset in the Dolomites

15 places where nature doesn’t look real 🧵

1. Grindelwald, Switzerland

2. Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar

The beauty of trompe-l'œil - a thread 🧵

1. The 3D ceiling of Galleria Borghese

2. This is not a real veil, it's marble.

The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazza, 1850s.

15 Mediterranean villages that don’t look real 🧵

1. Positano, Italy

2. Èze, France

Between December 1883 and April 1884, Friedrich Nietzsche stayed in Èze on the French Riviera, drawing inspiration for the third section of Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

Today, the path he often walked is called "Nietzsche’s Path."

The beauty of the Eternal City - a thread 🧵

1. Sunset in Rome 2. The Roman Forum, developed in the late 8th to early 7th century BC, was the center of Roman political, religious, and commercial life.

It remained active for over 1,000 years, and declined into disuse by the 8th century AD.

Statues you (probably) didn't know existed🧵

1. In Istanbul, Turkey, they made a sculpture to honor the famous stray cat (Tombili) that used to sit in this position and watch the passers by. 2. The statue of Neptune in Gran Canaria