PreviousDays✦THE WIKI
12 MOMENTS · ONE LIVING ARCHIVE

History.
All at once.

Every picture opens a door.
Wander through the years, then step into a story.

FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITYSee places & travel in the image atlas ↗
THE IMAGE ATLAS

Oldest to newest. Follow the years; watch the world change.

A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME537 — 2001
An imagined sixth-century Hagia Sophia interior shows its broad dome, great arches, curved supports and small worshippers.Before 1500Before 1500Hagia Sophia's dedication and the engineering of its domePublished Early fourteenth-century visitors look at narrative frescoes beneath the blue starry vault of the Scrovegni Chapel.Before 1500Consecration of the Scrovegni Chapel and Giotto’s frescoesPublished Clergy gather beneath a vast unpainted masonry dome in an imagined fifteenth-century cathedral ceremony.Before 1500Florence Cathedral’s Consecration in 1436 and Brunelleschi’s DomePublished Japanese hosts and overseas guests meet beneath chandeliers in a European-style reception hall in Meiji-era Tokyo.The 19th centuryThe 19th centuryThe Rokumeikan opening in Tokyo on 28 November 1883Published An Andean boy shows an early twentieth-century visitor overgrown Inca stonework on a mountain terrace.1900–19451900–1945Hiram Bingham reaches Machu Picchu with local guidance in 1911Published Christ the Redeemer rises above a small period gathering on Corcovado, with Rio’s bay and mountains beyond.1900–1945Inauguration and construction of Christ the Redeemer in RioPublished A mounted man in khaki service uniform reaches toward a blue ribbon with a sword as police and spectators react near Sydney Harbour Bridge.1900–1945The horseman who interrupted Sydney Harbour Bridge’s openingPublished Visitors in 1950s clothing look across the Guggenheim rotunda and its curving gallery ramp.1946–19991946–1999The Guggenheim Museum opens with Wright’s spiral galleriesPublished People in 1960 clothing gather before Brasília’s National Congress, with its twin towers, dome and upward-facing bowl.1946–1999Brasília is inaugurated as Brazil’s capital in 1960Published A harbour ferry passes the completed Sydney Opera House as crowds gather on its podium.1946–1999The official opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973Published Small groups of visitors stand inside Tate Modern’s immense former industrial hall.Since 2000Since 2000Tate Modern’s public opening in the former Bankside Power StationPublished Dennis Tito in a white pressure suit prepares to board beside a launch gantry, with two crewmates behind him.Since 2000Dennis Tito launches on a Soyuz taxi mission to the ISSPublished
Seen a few familiar moments? Put your instincts to the test. Play PreviousDays ↗