Vietnam: Looking into the Past
(VOV) -New York based Business Insider recently featured intriguing images by photographer Khanh Hmoong that blend Vietnam’s past and present by superimposing historic photos over one taken from the exact location in the present.
While some of the elements of the landscapes have changed to reflect modernization in the country, some architectural features remain remarkably unchanged.
The images below belong to Khanh Hmoong:
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Street life in Nha Trang, 1966-1968 |
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Street life in Nha Trang, 1966 |
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| Nha Trang, 1968 (Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt) |
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T78 Hotel, Nha Trang, 1960s |
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Nha Trang streets, 1967 |
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Hoi An then & now |
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Quang Tri's old gate, 1968 |
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Hue musicians 1920s |
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Guards, Hue 1910s-20s |
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Hien Nhon gate, Hue 1920s |
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Students on Truong Tien bridge, 1960s |
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Truong Tien bridge, Hue 1967 |
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Ma binh Hue, 1948 |
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Citadel Gate, Hue 1925-30 |
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Ben Thanh Market, Saigon 1922 |
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Saigon City Hall, 1960s |
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Saigon, 1969 & now |
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A North Vietnamese tank crashes through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon on April 30, 1975. |
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Saigon City Hall, 1960s |
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Continental Palace 1950 & now |
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Majestic Hotel 1966 & now |
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Hoa Binh market, Dalat, 1948 |
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Lycée Yersin college, 1948 |
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Dalat Railway Station, 1948
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Terminus Hotel before, and now – a police office |
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Gateway of Dien Khanh Town |