What were the 22 most famous places on our planet 175 years ago. Feel the difference!

175 years ago, pigeons were just starting to fly into St. Mark's Square in Venice, the Leaning Tower of Pisa was already tipping to the ground, and boats were sailing along the Moscow River. But then there was no photograph, it was replaced by daguerreotypes created using mercury and metal plates. Noel-Marie Peymal Llebur was a master of daguerreotype, who in 1841 sent his students around the world to explore the most beautiful and amazing places and fix them on daguerreotypes.

Then he ordered engravings from these daguerreotypes and images of other travelers and made a unique selection called "Dagger travels, representing the most remarkable views and monuments of the globe." Now let's see how these places looked 175 years ago and what we see them now.

Palestine. Jerusalem

Russia. Moscow. Kremlin

Greece. Athens. Acropolis and Temple of Olympian Zeus

United Kingdom. London. View from the Thames

Egypt. Alexandria. Pompey's Column

Egypt. Giza The Pyramid of Cheops

Egypt. Luxor. View from the Nile

Egypt. Fillet island

Italy. Venice. St. Mark's Square

Spain. Granada

Italy. Venice

Italy. Venice. Arsenal

Italy. Venice. Rialto Bridge

Italy. Pisa. Leaning Tower of Pisa

Italy. Pisa. Church of Santa Maria della Spina

Italy. Rome. Arch of Constantine

Italy. Rome. Arch of Titus

Italy. Rome. Coliseum

Italy. Rome. Piazza del popolo

USA. Niagara

France. Nimes. Arena

France. Nimes. Maison Carré

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