Dubai Before and Afters

Dubai has gone through some radical transformations over the last 15 years and these pictures illustrate its metamorphosis very well. Click here to see more photos from dubai-architecture.info. There are lots of interesting facts about Dubai on this page including shots of an underwater hotel soon to be built in 2009.

New York City Before and After

Here are two shots of New York, one was taken in 1930 and the other 1850. Click here to see a larger more detailed image. I would suggest reading the excerpt once you click through to the larger image. It tells a little bit about what's changed over the years.