Paris In 2015 vs Paris In 1940s – This French Photographer Covers It With Perfection

Transition is beautiful. It is always very overwhelming to see something in a time capsule, because then you can notice the stark differences between the present and the past, with them being right next to each other.

Julien Knez, a French Photographer, decided to celebrate the transition of the most iconic city in the world; Paris. At 71st anniversary of the city’s liberation from Nazi control, he came up with a photo series where he used the pictures of Paris in 1940s against the backdrop of what it looks like now. Each image wonderfully shows how the city has changed, but is still the same somehow. The style, the people,the culture…remains.

1. Rue De Mail in the 1940s

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2. Paris opera house in the 1940s

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3. Building on the Champs Elysees in the 1940s

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4. Pulling up the road in St Michel, Paris

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5. Notre Dame Cathedral in the 1940s

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6. The Eiffel Tower in 1940

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7. Paris opera house in the 1940s

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8. A tank at Notre Dame Cathedral in the 1940s

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9. Notre Dame Cathedral in the 1940s

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10. Rue de Rivoli in the 1940s

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11. Soldiers outside the Hotel De Ville in the 1940s

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12. Place de la Republique in the 1940s

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13. A burning car in St Michel in Paris in the 1940s

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14. Children pose for the camera on Avenue Mozart, Paris, in the 1940s

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15. President De Gaulle at the Hotel De Ville

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16. Place de la Concorde in the 1940s

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17. A couple embrace in Tuilleries, Paris, in the 1940s

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18. Soldiers outside the Louvre in the 1940s

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19. Surrendering soldiers in the Rue de Castiglione

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20. Place de la Concorde in the 1940s

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21. Place de la Concorde in the 1940s

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Weren’t those just fantastic! 🙂

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