Ptuj Town Hall through time

Ptuj 1918–2020 8 photos of this spot

8 photographs taken at the same spot in Ptuj, spanning 1918–2020 — 5 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

This 1918 postcard shows Ptuj, one of the oldest towns in present-day Slovenia with roots in the Roman settlement of Poetovio, in the final months of Austro-Hungarian rule as the First World War drew to a close.

Postcard of Ptuj 1918 This 1918 postcard shows Ptuj, one of the oldest towns in present-day Slovenia with roots in the Roman settlement of Poetovio, in the final months of Austro-Hungarian rule as the First World War drew to a close.

Postcard of Ptuj 1918 A second 1918 postcard depicts Ptuj, the ancient town on the Drava River overlooked by its hilltop castle, as the First World War neared its end and the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to dissolve.

Postcard of Ptuj 1918 This third 1918 postcard of Ptuj adds to the visual record of the town's streets and buildings from the closing year of the First World War, shortly before it became part of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

Postcard of Ptuj 1950 A postcard view of Ptuj, Slovenia, circulated around 1950 and numbered 29 in a series depicting the historic riverside town on the Drava. Ptuj is generally regarded as one of the oldest towns in the country, with roots reaching back to Roman times.

Postcard of Ptuj 1950 Numbered 30 in a printed postcard series from around 1950, this card shows another view of Ptuj, one of the oldest towns in present-day Slovenia, situated on the banks of the Drava river in the northeast of the country.

Ptuj Town Hall 2008 The town hall of Ptuj, Slovenia, photographed in 2008. Ptuj is regarded as Slovenia's oldest town, tracing its origins to the Roman settlement of Poetovio.

EU: Ptuj Castle 2012 Ptuj Castle in Slovenia, photographed in 2012. Overlooking the town from a hill above the Drava River, the castle has been rebuilt and expanded many times since the medieval period.

View of Ptuj's old town from the castle 01 2020 This 2020 photograph looks over the old town of Ptuj, Slovenia, from the hilltop castle; Ptuj is considered the oldest town in the country.