Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery in Madrid Then
The numbers at this cemetery are incredible: 4 million graves in the cemetery, which is more than the current population of Madrid. It’s a reminder of the passage of time, and that we dedicate a lot of land to burying our fellow humans.
It was the main cemetery for the entire city from 1884 to 1973, and from the 1920s was almost the only one for the majority of the population of Madrid.
Iconic Structures of the Quai des Nations Then
The breathtaking structures built along the Seine River in France, for the 1900 World Exhibition once stood strong. Though the buildings built for this major global event were breathtaking, sadly the structures were not built to last. Ultimately, most of these beautiful pieces of architecture were demolished soon after the exhibition came to a close.
The World Exposition is an international, global showcase, which, in the case of this year’s event, displayed buildings that represented countries all over the world, the buildings above (from left to right, respectively) display the buildings from the United States, the Ottoman Empire, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium, Germany, Spain, and Macaco.
The Demolished Iconic Structures of the Quai des Nations Today
Like a majority of the other structures built for the 1900 World Exposition, the Quai des Nations was eventually demolished following the end of the exhibition. In fact, if it were not for the recognizable structure of the Eiffel Tower in the background of the above photograph, taken in present-day Paris, one may not even be able to realize that the location above is actually the exact same location along the Seine seen in the previous photograph.
The Eiffel Tower and the Passerelle Debilly are the only two monuments to survive and the rest of the space was just left to be an open-air area. Here, construction on this strip of land along the Seine is kept to a minimum.
Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery in Madrid Now
Set in the capital and most populous city in Spain, it is now known as the largest cemeteries in Madrid and one of the largest in Western Europe.
Throngs of visitors, especially on All Saints’ Day, on November 1, navigate the burial ground through streets with names and changing sections that vary like different neighborhoods.
Seattle Space Needle Then
Known as the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River, the Seattle Space Needle was designed with the simple intention of serving as an observation tower for the city. Standing at 605 feet tall, this modern marvel was built by the conjoint efforts of American hotel and airline mogul Edward E. Carlson, along with architect John Graham, Jr., this structure would draw a massive 2.3 million spectators to its grand unveiling at the 1962 World’s Fair.
The Century 21 Exposition, otherwise known as the Seattle World's Fair, was open from April 21, 1962, up until October 21 and brought nearly 10 million visitors. The US Government also committed over 9 million dollars to this World Fair, in order to build the NASA-themed United States Science Exhibit, now known as the Pacific Science Center today.