15 Famous Landmarks Zoomed Out
We are used to seeing the Great Pyramids of Giza, Taj Mahal or the Acropolis in photographed from the front with no background to corrupt their mystical aura. However, they are all built or situated in surroundings that don’t always match the glory, beauty and glitter of the landmarks themselves. This is a compilation of the most famous sights in the world zoomed out enough for us to see their surroundings that are, to put it mildly, surprising!
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1. The Great Pyramids of Giza
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2. Stonehenge
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3. Taj Mahal
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4. Sagrada Familia
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5. The Brandenburg Gate
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6. Niagara Falls
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7. The Acropolis
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8. Mount Rushmore
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9. The Forbidden City
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10. Hollywood
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11. Mona Lisa
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12. Central Park, New York City
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13. The Arc de Triomphe
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15. Santorini
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14. Little Mermaid
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i cannot believe the beauty of these places and the torture us people have put upon them . why even go anywhere anymore its all buildings and concrete everywhere .
Very revealing. I would say Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and the Arc de Triomphe don’t really suffer much from pulling back. And Central Park in New York, well, what do you expect, it is the park in the middle of Manhattan. But some of these are pretty sad.
The cathedral “Familia” is of special note. I wonder if it is a racial insult that we in the US have not seen this wonderful church. It deserves to be prominent in our educational materials yet i have never seen it before at all.
could be alot of things, but I’m pretty sure “racial insult” isn’t it.
Sometimes what we see is art is influenced by race or national origin. For example the masters of German oil painting are rarely seen in America whereas French and Italian masters are displayed frequently. You won’t hear a lot of Wagner either. And sometimes it is as if individuals rather than groups are treated oddly. For example Jules Verne gets some attention in the US and is considered a great and prophetic writer. Yet the vast majority of Jules Verne novels have never been translated into English or simply are not available in English. One would think that any Jules Verne materials would be well published in English. How many Polish authors, musicians, or painters can you name other than Chopin? Poland is hardly a lost nation and you can bet they have produced many wonderful works of art.
What an odd statement. Perhaps you have not seen it. I have been there, as have a number of people I know. We are just average people who travel sometimes.
This cathedral has been around for decades and still is not finished. Get your head out of the bible and see the world glorybe
Really awesome. When we see any popular places on paper, that willn’t give permission to see surround that location. We can see surrounded area of our popular places, if we go there directely. But this all picture vanished that feeling too. This is giving a real direct sight view feeling on every location. Thank you so much…
I completely beautiful pictures but what a revelation. How sad is it that there is more concrete than trees in almost every picture. What will it look like in another 100 years, I dread to think……..
Wow. Really interesting to view these landmarks from a different perspective. Very revealing.
Beautiful
Beautiful pictures!
amazing pictures
This is sad. It is good that we don’t touch our famous architectures and invade them with the growing population, but look at what we have done to the landscape one most of these, not all though.
Great pictures, makes us look at both sides.
…what the hell are you talking about?
These are man-made creations. Most of them wouldn’t have been possible without a large group of people working together. I think you’re confusing architecture with nature.