20 Historic Places Or Events Captured From An Angle You’ve Never Seen Them From
Thanks to the invention of the camera, people were able to capture some of the most important events of the last few centuries. Some of these pictures, like Charles Ebbets’ “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” or The Beatles crossing Abbey Road, for example, have become so recognizable, they’re considered to be rather iconic. But here’s the thing – a lot of these pictures have alternative versions that we don’t often get to see. However, things are about to get revealed.
Alternate Angles is an online community with over 134k members who regularly share pictures of historical places or events captured from an angle that we’re not used to seeing. Even if it may not sound like much at first, these ‘alternative angles’ often reveal the hidden sides of things that you normally wouldn’t get to see, and could even change the way you see certain things for good. Check out a collection of historical places and events captured from a different angle in the gallery below!
#1 Aa Of The Sphinx – It Has A Tail!
#2 Photo Of A Hiker Watching The Eruption Of Mt. St. Helens From Mt. Adams, About 37 Miles To The East.
#3 Bob Ross Before His Perm + Beard

#4 Prince William Giving “Middle Finger” After Prince Louis’ Birth
#5 The David Statue Protected By Bricks During Ww2

#6 Onlookers In Horror And Disbelief As They Watch The Twin Towers Collapse On 9/11

#7 A More Depressing View Of The Taj Mahal

#8 Neil Armstrong’s Family Watching His Launch To The Moon-1969

#9 Onlookers Reacting To The Explosion Of The Challenger Space Shuttle

#10 Charles Ebbets Photographing “Lunch On A Skyscraper”, The Famous Picture Of Workers In NY Eating Their Lunch On A Hanging Steel Beam

#11 Backside Of Tutankhamuns Mask
#12 The Tank Man Photo From The Day Of The Tiananmen Square Massacre In 1989, Uncropped

#13 The Statue Of Liberty At The 1878 Paris World Fair Before Being Fully Assembled And Shipped To The United States
#14 The Nevermind Baby Getting Out Of The Pool

#15 The Leaning Tower Of Pisa Is Empty On The Inside
#16 Queen Filming The Iconic Bohemian Rhapsody Music Video In 1975

#17 Lincoln Memorial Before The Reflecting Pool

#18 Different View Of The Pyramids

#19 The Beatles Lining Up For The Abbey Road Album Cover Photo
#20 I Have A Dream

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