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Old photos of Gori

197 photographs of Gori, from 1910 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

Gori Fortress in 1964 — 42 - Gori outskirts Medieval fortress Goris-Tsikhe 1964 Gori Fortress in 2018 — Gori Fortress 2018
Then and now: Gori Fortress, 1964 vs 2018
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What the photos show

The 197 photographs of Gori on PlaceWas span 5 decades, from 1910 to 2025. 9 of them were taken before 1980; the other 188 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.22 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.197 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Gori through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Cixe eklesia, Gori — photos through time
Cixe eklesia 57 photos · 2003–2018
Gori and hill, Gori — photos through time
Gori and hill 14 photos · 2015–2018
Stalin Park, Gori — photos through time
Stalin Park 12 photos · 2011–2018
Žába in Gori, Gori — photos through time
Žába in Gori 12 photos · 2013–2025
Gori Stalin, Gori — photos through time
Gori Stalin 11 photos · 2007–2018
Gori Fortress, Gori — photos through time
Gori Fortress 11 photos · 1910–2018
გორის ღვთისმშობლის საკათედრო ტაძარი, Gori — photos through time
გორის ღვთისმშობლის საკათედრო ტაძარი 9 photos · 2003–2020
Stalin's house, Gori — photos through time
Stalin's house 8 photos · 2015–2017
View in Gori, Gori — photos through time
View in Gori 7 photos · 2012–2018
Gori fortress wall, Gori — photos through time
Gori fortress wall 6 photos · 2011–2018
Old Town Street Scene - Gori - Georgia, Gori — photos through time
Old Town Street Scene - Gori - Georgia 6 photos · 2015–2016
Gori, Gori — photos through time
Gori 4 photos · 2014
Gori, Ratusz, Gori — photos through time
Gori, Ratusz 3 photos · 2016
Gori - river, Gori — photos through time
Gori - river 3 photos · 2018
გორი. სამეფოს ქუჩა, Gori — photos through time
გორი. სამეფოს ქუჩა 3 photos · 2016
გორის თეატრი, Gori — photos through time
გორის თეატრი 3 photos · 2016
Gori, Budynek, aleja Stalina, Gori — photos through time
Gori, Budynek, aleja Stalina 2 photos · 2016
Gori, Park Stalina, Gori — photos through time
Gori, Park Stalina 2 photos · 2016
Sidewalk in Gori, Gori — photos through time
Sidewalk in Gori 2 photos · 2018
სასტუმრო ქართლი, Gori — photos through time
სასტუმრო ქართლი 2 photos · 2016
ყოფილი ამილახვრების სასახლე, Gori — photos through time
ყოფილი ამილახვრების სასახლე 2 photos · 2016
წერეთლის ქუჩა,გორი, Gori — photos through time
წერეთლის ქუჩა,გორი 2 photos · 2016–2023

Stories from Gori

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445 - Gori Central square. The last monument to Stalin, Gori, 1964
445 - Gori Central square. The last monument to Stalin 1964 A 1964 view of Gori's central square and its Stalin monument. Gori was Stalin's birthplace, and after Soviet de-Stalinization campaigns of the early 1960s removed most such statues elsewhere, this one remained standing…
Dave in Gobi (Gori) with Stalin, Gori, 2007
Dave in Gobi (Gori) with Stalin 2007 This 2007 photograph, taken in Gori, Georgia, shows a visitor alongside a monument to Joseph Stalin, who was born in the town. Gori's Stalin Museum and associated statuary have long drawn visitors curious about the…
Gori, Muzeum Stalina, Dom Stalina, Gori, 2016
Gori, Muzeum Stalina, Dom Stalina 2016 The Stalin Museum complex in Gori encloses the small wooden house where Joseph Stalin was born in 1878, preserved under a stone pavilion on the museum grounds. This 2016 photograph documents the site, which remains one…
Gori, Muzeum Stalina, Dom Stalina, Gori, 2016
Gori, Muzeum Stalina, Dom Stalina 2016 The preserved childhood home of Joseph Stalin, enclosed beneath a protective stone pavilion at the Stalin Museum in Gori, pictured in 2016. Stalin was born in the modest house in 1878, and the surrounding museum complex…
სასტუმრო ქართლი, Gori, 2016
სასტუმრო ქართლი 2016 Hotel Kartli, photographed in 2016, stands in Gori, a city in Georgia's Shida Kartli region best known internationally as the birthplace of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, a history reflected in several of the town's…
Stalin Park, ArmAg, Gori, 2016
Stalin Park, ArmAg 2016 Stalin Park sits in the center of Gori, the Georgian town where Joseph Stalin was born in 1878, close to the museum complex built in his honor. The park has long served as a public gathering space in the town's…
Sidewalk in Gori, Gori, 2018
Sidewalk in Gori 2018 A sidewalk in Gori, Georgia, photographed in 2018. Gori, located in the Shida Kartli region on the banks of the Mtkvari river, is best known as the birthplace of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and its streets still bear…
Gori Fortress 4, Gori, 2018
Gori Fortress 4 2018 Gori Fortress stands on a hill overlooking the town in Shida Kartli, central Georgia. The citadel's origins go back to the early Middle Ages, and it was rebuilt and refortified repeatedly over the centuries as the region…
1910s · 3 photos
1960s · 6 photos
2000s · 10 photos
2010s · 170 photos · showing 12, all 170 on the map ↗
2020s · 8 photos