EU: Cēsis. Tirgus laukums (1918) through time

Cēsis 1918–1977 11 photos of this spot

11 photographs taken at the same spot in Cēsis, spanning 1918–1977 — 11 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The market square in Cesis, Latvia, photographed in 1918, the year Latvia declared its independence amid the upheaval following the First World War.

EU: Cēsis. Tirgus laukums (1918) 1918 The market square in Cesis, Latvia, photographed in 1918, the year Latvia declared its independence amid the upheaval following the First World War.

EU: Cēsis in 1928 1928 A view of Cēsis, Latvia, photographed in 1928. One of the oldest towns in Latvia, Cēsis grew up around a medieval castle built by the Livonian Order in the thirteenth century.

EU: Cēsis in 1930 1930 Cēsis, a historic Latvian town built around a medieval castle founded by the Livonian Order in the 13th century, is shown in this 1930 photograph, when the castle ruins already anchored the town's identity.

EU: Cēsis in 1938 1938 Cēsis is pictured again in this 1938 photograph, the Latvian town centered on the ruins of its medieval Livonian Order castle, one of several images taken there that year.

EU: Cēsis in 1938 1938 This 1938 image, part of a series taken in Cēsis, documents the historic Latvian town shaped for centuries by its medieval castle, founded by the Livonian Order in the 13th century.

EU: Cēsis in 1938 1938 A further 1938 photograph from Cēsis captures the town whose center has long been dominated by the remains of its medieval castle, one of the best preserved of its kind in Latvia.

EU: Cēsis in 1939 1939 By 1939, when this photograph was taken, Cēsis remained a small Latvian town whose skyline was marked by the ruins of its medieval castle, then already a well-known local landmark.

EU: Cēsis. Viesnīca "Cēsis" - agrāk viesnīca "Tērvete" (1941) 1941 The Cēsis Hotel, previously known as the Tērvete Hotel, is pictured in this 1941 photograph of the Latvian town, reflecting a change of name that took place at some point before the image was taken.

EU: Cēsis. Tērvetes viesnīca (1956) 1956 The Tērvete Hotel, a landmark building in the Latvian town of Cēsis, is pictured again in this 1956 photograph, taken well over a decade after an earlier image of the same building.

EU: Cēsis in 1958 1958 By 1958, the Latvian town of Cēsis, still centered on the ruins of its medieval castle, looked much as it does in this photograph, its old town largely unchanged from earlier decades.

EU: Cēsis in 1977 1977 A view of Cesis, Latvia, taken in 1977. One of the country's oldest towns, Cesis grew up around a medieval castle built by the Livonian Order in the thirteenth century and remains known today for its well-preserved historic center and timbered houses.