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Old photos of Grodno

13 photographs of Grodno, from 1941 to 2023 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 13 photographs of Grodno on PlaceWas span 4 decades, from 1941 to 2023. 1 of them were taken before 1980; the other 12 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.2 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.13 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 Grodno through time

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

Grodno Bernardynki, Grodno — photos through time
Grodno Bernardynki 2 photos · 1941–2019
Крывая афіцына, Grodno — photos through time
Крывая афіцына 2 photos · 2011–2019

Stories from Grodno

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

Grodno Bernardynki, Grodno, 1941
Grodno Bernardynki 1941 The Bernardine church and monastery complex in Grodno, Belarus, photographed in 1941; the complex is one of the city's notable historic religious buildings in the old town center.
BELARUS - GRODNO (Гродна). «Stary Liamus», Grodno, 2007
BELARUS - GRODNO (Гродна). «Stary Liamus» 2007 The Stary Lamus, or Old Barn, a historic timber storehouse in Grodno, one of Belarus's oldest cities, pictured in 2007.
Крывая афіцына, Grodno, 2011
Крывая афіцына 2011 A historic building known locally as the 'Krivaya Afitsyna,' or crooked wing, in Grodno, Belarus, captured in 2011; Grodno's old town retains numerous structures from its centuries as a major center of the Grand Duchy of…
Музей Богдановича, Grodno, 2012
Музей Богдановича 2012 A museum in Grodno, Belarus dedicated to the Belarusian poet Maksim Bahdanovich, as identified by the original Belarusian-language title, photographed in 2012.
EU: Great Choral Synagogue in Grodno (2016), Grodno, 2016
EU: Great Choral Synagogue in Grodno (2016) 2016 The Great Choral Synagogue in Grodno, a Belarusian city whose Jewish community was once among the largest in the historic Grand Duchy of Lithuania region. Photographed in 2016.
Związek Polaków na Białorusi, siedziba w Grodnie, Grodno, 2019
Związek Polaków na Białorusi, siedziba w Grodnie 2019 The Grodno headquarters of the Union of Poles in Belarus, an organization representing the region's Polish minority, pictured in 2019.
Hrodna Dziaržynskaha Str, Grodno, 2023
Hrodna Dziaržynskaha Str 2023 Grodno, a historic city in western Belarus near the Polish and Lithuanian borders, retains much of its old town architecture. This photograph, taken on 25 June 2023, shows a building on Dziaržynskaha Street in the city…
Hrodna Bahdanovich House, Grodno, 2023
Hrodna Bahdanovich House 2023 This building in Grodno, a historic city in western Belarus, is known locally as the Bahdanovich House and is pictured in a photograph taken on 25 June 2023.
1940s · 1 photo
2000s · 1 photo
2010s · 9 photos
2020s · 2 photos