Historical Planet
Thursday, 5 November 2015
A platform of the Central London Railway extension at Liverpool Street Station in July 1912
A 630-feet tall Gateway Arch remains the tallest man-made national monument in the USA. The foundation of the structure was laid in 1961 but work began in 1963 finishing in two years later in 1965
Space Needle restaurant is moved into place for final assembly. The restaurant serves food to guests 500-foot above sea level and was one of the feature attractions of the Seattle World's Fair of 1962
The Hoover Dam (previously called the Boulder Dam) on the Colorado River under construction in 1936. It stands over 700 feet high today
Photograph of the Los Angeles River on the north side of Griffith Park, ca.1898-1910.
A group of boys playing in a village ban in 1950
A gondolier navigates his way through Venice, in front of St Mark's square circa 1950 photo Getty Images
Monday, 2 November 2015
Hajj in 1889
Qurbani animals stayed with the pilgrims
Stoning the devil in the mid-1900s
Tents in Arafah during Hajj in the 1950s
A rare moment – Pilgrims continue Hajj even when the The Holy Kaaba was surrounded by water
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Rabindranath Tagore – First Indian to win Nobel Prize ( 1913 )
MG Road Bangalore
This picture shows the glass being applied to the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, which stands at 2722 feet tall
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