EU: Coimbra (1905) through time

Coimbra 1902–2006 8 photos of this spot

8 photographs taken at the same spot in Coimbra, spanning 1902–2006 — 4 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The Botanical Garden of Coimbra, laid out in the eighteenth century beside the university, includes a shaded avenue of linden trees seen here in 1902. The garden has long served as both a teaching collection and a public promenade in the Portuguese university city.

EU: Coimbra, jardim botanico: rua das tylias (1902) 1902 The Botanical Garden of Coimbra, laid out in the eighteenth century beside the university, includes a shaded avenue of linden trees seen here in 1902. The garden has long served as both a teaching collection and a public promenade in the Portuguese university city.

EU: Paisagem no choupal, Coimbra (1903) 1903 The Choupal is a riverside poplar grove along the Mondego in Coimbra, long used by residents as a place for walking and recreation. This 1903 photograph shows the grove's landscape during that period.

EU: Coimbra (1905) 1905 Coimbra, seat of Portugal's oldest university and built on hills above the Mondego River, is pictured in this 1905 photograph from the early twentieth century.

EU: No. 225 Coimbra - General view (1933) 1933 A general view of Coimbra, Portugal, numbered 225 in a photographic series, was taken in 1933, showing the city built along the Mondego River and long home to one of Europe's oldest universities, founded in 1290.

EU: Palace (Paço) de Sobre-Ribas, Coimbra (1986) 1986 The Paço de Sobre-Ribas, a historic riverside palace in Coimbra, Portugal, photographed in 1986. Coimbra, seat of one of Europe's oldest universities, preserves numerous noble residences from its centuries as a royal and academic center.

EU: Horizonte de Coímbra. (1992) 1992 The skyline of Coimbra, Portugal, seen in 1992, with the city rising above the Mondego River. Coimbra served as Portugal's capital in the Middle Ages and later became home to the country's principal university.

EU: Universidad de Coímbra. (1992) 1992 The University of Coimbra, photographed in 1992. Founded in 1290, it is one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world and dominates Coimbra's historic upper town.

EU: Via Latina, Coimbra (2006) 2006 The Via Latina in Coimbra, Portugal, photographed in 2006. This steep, arched passage leads up to the historic University of Coimbra and takes its name from the tradition that Latin was once spoken there.