Today, views of the world’s ancient architectural wonders are firmly based in their current state of ruin, leaving to visitors’ imaginations the original glory of structures like the Parthenon, Pyramid of the Sun, and Temple of Luxor. NeoMam, in a project for Expedia, has resurrected several ancient buildings through a series of gifs. In a matter of seconds, centuries of natural and intentional damage and decay are reversed to reveal a rare glimpse at what the original structures would have looked like. The creative contractors behind the labor-intensive renderings are Maja Wro?ska (previously) and her husband Przemek Sobiecki, who works as This Is Render. (via designboom)
Pyramid of the Sun, Mexico
Temple of Largo Argentina, Rome
Nohoch Mul Pyramid (Coba), Mexico
Temple of Luxor, Egypt
Temple of Jupiter, Italy
Hadrian’s Wall, England
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Evoking a bit of time-travel, NeoMam (previously) recently animated a series of gifs that restore impressive, human-made structures around the globe to pristine condition. Although the six landmarks are now in some form of decay and have made UNESCO’s list of endangered world heritage, the short clips digitally reconstruct the sites to show what they’d look like had they not faced the ravages of time
Included in this round of restoration are a remnant of Hatra, a large fortified city that was capital of the first Arab Kingdom, and the hundreds of islets that make up Nan Modol in Micronesia. UNESCO designated these landmarks in danger because of natural and human-generated threats like earthquakes, military conflict, and urbanization. Dig into the history behind the six restorations, which were completed in partnership with BudgetDirect and architect Jelena Popovic, in addition to other at-risk locations on UNESCO’s site.
Nan Madol, Temwen Island, Federated States of Micronesia
Leptis Magna, District of Khoms, Libya
Jerusalem, Israel
Palmyra, Tadmur, Homs Governorate, Syria
Fort San Lorenzo, Province of Colon, District of Cristobal, Panama
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Published: 05:32 EST, 31 December 2019 | Updated: 19:49 EST,
31 December 2019
Billions
of people around the world are celebrating the start of a new year and a new
decade after the clock struck midnight across the globe.
Sydney and Auckland became the first major world cities to
let rip with huge firework displays, after a handful of remote Pacific island
near the international date line had already flipped the calendar to 2020.
Organisers in Sydney decided to go ahead with their show
despite calls for it to be cancelled amid wildfires that have brought swathes
of devastation across the country, killing at least 12 and destroying dozens of
homes.
There were also fraught scenes in Hong Kong as the state
marked the start of the New Year amid pro-democracy protests, as Beijing and
Singapore celebrated at the same time.
It comes ahead of Brazil and America
who are still set to put on a big show when their times come. Hawaii will be
one of the last to mark the end of 2019.
In London , the familiar ring of Big
Ben ushered in 2020 amid what Mayor Sadiq Khan promised would be the ‘best
fireworks the city has ever seen’ to ring in the new decade
Fireworks explode over The Coca-Cola
London Eye, Westminster Abbey and Elizabeth Tower near Parliament as thousands
of revelers gather along the banks of the River Thames to ring in the New Year
on January 1, 2019 in London, England
Fireworks explode over The Coca-Cola
London Eye, Westminster Abbey and Elizabeth Tower near Parliament as thousands
of revelers gather along the banks of the River Thames to ring in the New Year
on January 1, 2019 in London, England
Revellers look on by the London Eye during New Year’s celebrations in central
London just after midnight on January 1, 2020
The London pyrotechnics show
featured more than 12,000 fireworks, with the display set to a soundtrack
‘inspired by London and Europe’
Fireworks light up the sky in Edinburgh during the Hogmanay New Year celebrations on
01 January, 2020
Fireworks light up in the fog in front of Atomium Monument to celebrate the arrival of the new year 2020, in Brussels, Belgium, 01 January 2020
The New Year is being celebrated on
and around the Erasmus Bridge with the National Fireworks, in Rotterdam, The
Netherlands, 01 January 2020
The New Year is being celebrated on
and around the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam with the National Fireworks on 1
January 2020
01 January 2020
The New Year is being celebrated on
and around the Erasmus Bridge with the National Fireworks, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 01 January 2020
A new firework display on and above
the Binnenhof and Hofvijver near the Dutch parliament in The Hague marks the
start of the new year 2020 during the National Countdown Moment
Fireworks illuminate the sky over
the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year’s celebrations on the Champs Elysees in
Paris, France January 1, 2020
People take pictures of the
fireworks erupting in the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year’s
celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue, in Paris, on on January 1, 2020
Fireworks explode over the
Brandenburg Gate on New Year’s Eve at midnight in Berlin,
Germany, 01 January 2020
Smoke rise as people set off
fireworks near the Reichstag during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany
January 1, 2020
Fireworks explode over the
Brandenburg Gate on New Year’s Eve at midnight in Berlin, Germany, 01 January
2020. The city welcomed the year 2020 with its annual fireworks display and
street party near the German capital’s most prominent symbol
The sky is lit in a display of
fireworks during New Year celebrations at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany
January 1, 2020
Fireworks explode around the Berlin
television tower during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, January 1,
2020
Fireworks light the sky during New
Year celebrations in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday,
January 1, 2020
People stand on a bridge and watch
fireworks during New Year celebrations near the buildings of the banking
district in Frankfurt, Germany, late Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Fireworks explode over Daugava river
during New Year celebration in Riga, Latvia January
1, 2020
Fireworks explode over Daugava river
during New Year celebration in Riga, Latvia January 1, 2020
Fireworks light the sky above
illuminated Christmas tree at the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania,
shortly after midnight during the New Year’s celebrations, Wednesday, January
1, 2020
Thousands of anti-government protesters
and citizens watch a firework display during the New Year’s celebrations in
Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Lebanese anti-government protesters
and citizens watch fireworks illuminate the night sky during New Year’s
celebrations at Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 01 January 2020
Thousands of anti-government
protesters and citizens gather during the New Year’s celebrations in Martyrs’
Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Protesters have
been holding demonstrations since October 17 demanding an end to widespread
corruption and mismanagement by the political class that has ruled the country
for three decades
Fireworks explode over Alexander Nevski
cathedral during the New Year celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 1, 2020
Fireworks explode over Alexander
Nevski cathedral during the New Year celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria, January
1, 2020
Fireworks illuminate the Athenian
sky as the temple of Parthenon sits atop the Acropolis hill during the New Year
celebrations in Athens Greece, 01 January, 2020
Video – Athens lights up in
majestically as Greece welcome New Year
Fireworks explode over the ancient temple of the Parthenon
on top of the Acropolis hill as part of Greece’s celebrations for the New Year
in Athens on January 1, 2020
Fireworks illuminate the Athenian
sky as the temple of Parthenon sits atop the Acropolis hill during the New Year
celebrations in Athens Greece, 01 January 2020
A shower of fireworks explodes,
illuminating the Athenian sky next to the temple of the Parthenon atop the
Acropolis hill during New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece tonight
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin
in Moscow during New Year celebrations, on January 1, 2020
Fireworks light up the night sky
over the Red Square within the new year celebrations in Moscow,
Russia on January 01, 2020
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin
tonight during New Year’s celebrations in Red Square in Moscow, Russia
The view from the Moskva River of
the New Year’s Eve celebrations over Red Square in Moscow this evening
People gather at Erbil Citadel for
the new year celebrations in Erbil, Iraq on January 01, 2020
Children spin burning steelwools to
sprinkle fire sparks as they celebrate the new year on a street of Kibera slum
in Nairobi, on January 1, 2020
Girls look at burning tires to
celebrate the new year at the Kibera slum in Nairobi,
Kenya, on December 31, 2019
Men start burning tires on a broken
bridge to celebrate the new year at the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, on
December 31, 2019
A girl spins a burning steelwools near a bonfire to sprinkle fire sparks as they celebrate the new year on a street of Kibera slum in Nairobi, on January 1, 2020
Children spin burning steelwools to sprinkle fire sparks as they celebrate the new year on a street of Kibera slum in Nairobi, on January 1, 2020
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