Ohrid Lake through time

Ohrid 1913–2017 5 photos of this spot

5 photographs taken at the same spot in Ohrid, spanning 1913–2017 — 2 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A view along the shore of Lake Ohrid, photographed in 1913 during the Balkan Wars, when the town passed from Ottoman to Serbian control. Traditional lakeside houses cluster along the water's edge beneath the hills of what is now North Macedonia.

EU: Balkan Wars - Ohrid lakeside view (1913) 1913 A view along the shore of Lake Ohrid, photographed in 1913 during the Balkan Wars, when the town passed from Ottoman to Serbian control. Traditional lakeside houses cluster along the water's edge beneath the hills of what is now North Macedonia.

EU: Robevi brothers house in Ohrid, interior room (1914) 1914 Interior room of the Robevi brothers' house in Ohrid, North Macedonia, a merchant residence from the Ottoman era whose furnishings reflect the domestic style of the region's wealthier trading families along the shore of Lake Ohrid.

The Ohrid Lake, Macedonia 2015 Framed by tall lakeside reeds, this 2015 photograph looks across Lake Ohrid toward a rocky promontory topped by a small church surrounded by cypress trees. Boats are anchored in the water below the cliff, along a stretch of shoreline near North Macedonia's old town of Ohrid.

Church of St. John at Kaneo, Ohrid Lake (2015) 2015 The Church of St John at Kaneo stands on its rocky promontory above Lake Ohrid, framed by cypress trees and hillside houses with terracotta roofs, with small boats resting near the shore below. This 2015 photograph, taken through tall lakeside grasses, shows one of the most recognizable landmarks of Ohrid, North Macedonia.

Ohrid Lake 2017 Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia, pictured in 2017. One of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes, it forms the centerpiece of a UNESCO World Heritage region shared with neighboring Albania, valued for both its natural and cultural significance.