historical photos

There are still places today where we can see remnants of the past, and Nick Sullivan’s images of historic photos reunited with their modern locations help us find these places. Sullivan, who is also Esquire’s fashion director, finds…

A year after it was taken by ISIS, the Syrian city of Palmyra was recently retaken Syrian forces backed by Russian airstrikes. Previously home to many of the world’s most treasured historical sites, many artifacts were destroyed by the…

Globalization hasn\'t only changed the way we do business: it\'s had an impact on what we consider to be beautiful, too. Just as many lament the McDonalds and Starbucks on every corner, where once there might have been a local…

When looking at the majority of historical photos, it might seem that the world was black-and-white and all we had were wars and disease. However,  has gone back in time, and dug out some of the most heartwarming and adorable…

I’m Julien Knez from Paris (France). I found photos of Paris taken between 1871 and 1968, and then photographed the same site from the same angle. Here are some pictures from my new book “Paris, Fenêtres sur l’Histoire”, published by…

We at Bored Panda love to see history come alive, which is why we think you'll also like this series of colorized photos by Russian Flickr user klimbims. Russia's history reads like a novel--which may be why it has been the subject of…