THESE CITIES HAVE GONE THROUGH INCREDIBLE TRANSFORMATIONS OVER THE YEARS

As civilizations evolve so do the cities their citizens live in. These modern day megalopolises all had to start from some where and these picture capture the evolution and growth of some of our worlds largest and most modern cities.

Most of these city skylines are now iconic but they weren’t always so recognizable.

Moscow, Russia, 1896

Moscow today

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 1950s

Ulaanbaatar today

Beijing, China, 1950s

Beijing today

Nairobi, Kenya, early 1960s

Nairobi today

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 1975

Abu Dhabi today

Jakarta, Indonesia, 1960s

Jakarta today

Seoul, South Korea, 1950

Seoul today