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Revealed: what historic ruins looked like in their glory days

History gets a revival
Before: Qal'eh Dokhtar, Iran
After: Qal'eh Dokhtar, Iran
Before: Knossos Palace, Greece
After: Knossos Palace, Greece
Before: Ruzhany Palace, Belarus
After: Ruzhany Palace, Belarus
Before: Dungur Palace, Ethiopia
After: Dungur Palace, Ethiopia
Before: Clarendon Palace, UK
After: Clarendon Palace, UK
Before: Husuni Kubwa, Tanzania
After: Husuni Kubwa, Tanzania
Before: Sans Souci, Haiti
After: Sans Souci, Haiti
Before: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey
After: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey
Before: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt
After: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt
Before: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
After: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
Before: Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
After: Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
Before: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey
After: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey
Before: Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
After: Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece
Before: Colossus of Rhodes, Greece
After: Colossus of Rhodes, Greece
Before: Hatra, Iraq
After: Hatra, Iraq
Before: Portobelo San Lorenzo Fortifications, Panama
After: Portobelo San Lorenzo Fortifications, Panama
Before: Nan Madol, Federated States of Micronesia
After: Nan Madol, Federated States of Micronesia
Before: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls, Israel
After: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls, Israel
Before: Palmyra, Syria
After: Palmyra, Syria
Before: Leptis Magna, Libya
After: Leptis Magna, Libya
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Courtesy of Budget Direct

History gets a revival

Have you ever wished that you could travel back in time and see the world’s historic sites restored to their former glory? Well, now you can. With the help of Budget Direct, we take a look at what some of the most breathtaking historic places would look like today, and learn about their history along the way. From lavish palaces and Roman fortresses to crumbling castles and Greek statues, these reimagined images will blow you away.

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Gemma Prince

05 July 2022

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