London's Skyline 400 years ago and now

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Mar 4, 2016

• #1

This is quite interesting. An artist engraved a view of London Bridge in 1616, and another artist has updated it for 2016 using the same style. There's a bunch more on the page, including St Paul's Cathedral across the Thames (you use the little blue slider to switch between 1616 and 2016). At the very least, the older images look great for use in a fantasy RPG!






http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2...urce=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link

 

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Ryujin

Legend

• Mar 4, 2016

• #2

I love that sort of stuff. There's a website covering the growth of Toronto in pictures, over the last 100+ years, by comparison. Obviously we don't have near the history to compare to Londinium, but it is of academic interest.

 

Umbran

Mod Squad

Staff member

Supporter

• Mar 4, 2016

• #3

That's cool!

 

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Janx

Hero

• Mar 4, 2016

• #4

Umbran said:

That's cool!

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I was gonna say that!

I notice there's a bit of angle shift on the modern version (granted, I doubt the old one was actually perfect precise).

I'd be curious if a computer could compute the perspective angle and a photo be take from the "same" spot as the original painting.

 

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Janx

Hero

• Mar 4, 2016

• #5

also, it's a darn shame they tore down the buildings on the bridge (I'm sure 4 centuries and a bridge replacement were involved in the decision). That looks cool.

What were those bridge buildings for? upper class living, or something else?

 

Kramodlog

Naked and living in a barrel

• Mar 4, 2016

• #6

Yeah, who lived on the bridge?

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Mar 4, 2016

• #7

goldomark said:

Yeah, who lived on the bridge?

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Bob and Shirley Smith, and their dog, Bouncer.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Mar 4, 2016

• #8

Janx said:

also, it's a darn shame they tore down the buildings on the bridge

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Not so sure about those heads on spikes, though.

 

Kramodlog

Naked and living in a barrel

• Mar 4, 2016

• #9

Morrus said:

Bob and Shirley Smith, and their dog, Bouncer.

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The lack of kids make me think they are Protestants.

 

MarkB

Legend

• Mar 4, 2016

• #10

Janx said:

What were those bridge buildings for? upper class living, or something else?

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I don't think they'd be all that high-class. I believe the Thames would have been rather... pungent back in those days, what with the lack of actual sewer systems.