Lake Nakuru as seen from Mlima Ugali Nakuru through time

Nakuru 1913–2020 5 photos of this spot

5 photographs taken at the same spot in Nakuru, spanning 1913–2020 — 3 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

This 1913 image from "Aux sources du Nil" depicts the railway station at Nakuru, a stop along the Uganda Railway that opened Kenya's Rift Valley to settlement and trade in the early twentieth century.

Jules Leclercq- Aux sources du ferroviaire de Nakourou 1913 This 1913 image from "Aux sources du Nil" depicts the railway station at Nakuru, a stop along the Uganda Railway that opened Kenya's Rift Valley to settlement and trade in the early twentieth century.

ETH-BIB-Nakuru mit Salzsee von S. aus 3000 m Höhe-Kilimanjaroflug 1930 Photographed from about 3,000 meters over Nakuru, Kenya, this image captures the town's soda lake as seen from the south, part of a series of aerial photographs taken during the 1929-30 Kilimanjaroflug expedition.

ETH-BIB-Über Nakuru erhebt sich der erloschene Krater des Menengai-Kilimanjaroflug 1930 The extinct volcanic crater of Menengai rises above Nakuru in this 1930 aerial photograph, taken during the Kilimanjaroflug survey that charted stretches of East Africa from the air in the late 1920s.

Hilton estate, Nakuru 2011 The Hilton estate near Nakuru, Kenya, part of the farmland in the Rift Valley settled by European colonists in the early 20th century, an era associated with figures such as Lord Delamere.

Lake Nakuru as seen from Mlima Ugali Nakuru 2020 Lake Nakuru, seen from a nearby hill in 2020. The soda lake, part of Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya, has long been known for the large flocks of flamingos that gather along its shores.