10+ Pics Show Us How Dramatically the World Has Changed

Curiosities
11 months ago

Our world is a vast place that is in a constant state of change, and we are surrounded by innovations of every kind. Whether it’s technological advances, modern fashion choices, or changes caused by nature, the world will never stop surprising us for better or for worse.

1. The Trakai Castle ruins were restored and finished in 1961.

2. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and the Saint Eulalia facade before and after its reformation was completed in 1913

3. The Aculeo Lake in Chile disappeared due to a drought.

4. “My son (age 8) comes running out of his room saying, ’Daddy, we have an OLD DVD player in our room’ and hands me this.”

5. The level of water loss in the Aral Sea

6. The Loon Church before and after an earthquake — the Church was recently rebuilt.

7. Changes in fashion amongst female tennis players

8. How life used to be in one of the temples at Chichén Itzá vs how it looks now

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9. How microphones have evolved

10. Differences in outfits between countesses — Marcia, Countess of Yarborough, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex

Mary Evans Picture Library / Mary Evans Picture Library / East News, 0000276 / Reporter / East News

11. Lake Powell losing water, standing at its lowest level

12. The famous canals in Venice ran dry due to low tides and lack of rainfall.

© Unofeld781 / Wikimedia Commons, © CC BY-SA 3.0, Luigi Costantini/Associated Press/East News
Please note: This article was updated in March 2023 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.
Preview photo credit Unofeld781 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Luigi Costantini/Associated Press/East News

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