Quito Street Scene through time

Quito 1892–2022 15 photos of this spot

15 photographs taken at the same spot in Quito, spanning 1892–2022 — 2 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The Quito Observatory, illustrated in the 1892 publication Geografia y geologia del Ecuador, was founded in 1873 and remains one of the oldest astronomical observatories in South America.

EU: Quito Observatory from Geografía y geología del Ecuador (1892) 1892 The Quito Observatory, illustrated in the 1892 publication Geografia y geologia del Ecuador, was founded in 1873 and remains one of the oldest astronomical observatories in South America.

EU: Camilo José Cela en Sudamérica : Ecuador (Quito) (1953) 1953 A photograph from Quito, Ecuador, taken in 1953 in connection with the South American travels of the Spanish writer Camilo José Cela, documenting the Ecuadorian capital of that era.

Quito Historic Town 2002 Quito's historic center, whose well-preserved colonial-era churches, plazas, and townhouses made it one of the first sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in 1978.

Quito pl de la Independencia 2006 01 2006 Plaza de la Independencia in Quito, Ecuador, photographed in 2006. The square is the historic civic center of the capital and is bordered by the presidential palace, cathedral, and municipal buildings dating largely from the colonial period.

Catedral metropolitana de Quito 2008 The Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito, facing the Plaza Grande in Ecuador's capital, is pictured in this 2008 photograph. Construction of the cathedral began in the 16th century, shortly after the Spanish founding of the city.

Quito Plaza Independencia Pal Carondelet 2010 Quito's Plaza de la Independencia and the adjoining Palacio de Carondelet, seat of Ecuador's presidency, are shown in this 2010 photograph of the capital's historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978.

Plaza de la Independencia, Quito, Ecuador 2011 The central square of Quito's historic colonial core, Plaza de la Independencia, has served as the capital's civic heart since the 16th century, as shown in this 2011 photograph.

Quito, Ecuador 2011 A view of Quito, Ecuador's capital, photographed in 2011. Set high in the Andes, Quito's historic center was among the first sites named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in 1978.

Plaza de la Independencia 2015 Plaza de la Independencia, also called Plaza Grande, has served as the ceremonial and political center of Quito since the city's founding, ringed by the cathedral, government palace, and colonial arcades. This 2015 photograph shows the square.

Iglesia de La Inmaculada Concepcion, Quito - Equador 2015 A church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception stands near Quito's historic Plaza Grande, shown in this 2015 photograph of the Ecuadorian capital's colonial core.

Hotel Plaza Grande, Quito - Equador 2015 Hotel Plaza Grande occupies a restored colonial-era building facing Quito's central square, one of several historic properties that line the plaza at the heart of the Ecuadorian capital. This photograph dates from 2015.

Basílica of the National Vow In Quito 2018 The Basílica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador, photographed in 2018. Construction began in 1892 and continued for over a century, making it one of the largest neo-Gothic churches in the Americas.

Centro Histórico Quito Ecuador 928 2018 A scene in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador, photographed in 2018. Quito's centro histórico is one of the largest and best-preserved colonial-era districts in Latin America and was among the first sites named to the UNESCO World Heritage list, in 1978.

Quito Street Scene 2018 A street in Quito, Ecuador, photographed in 2018. The Ecuadorian capital sits high in the Andes and retains a historic center dating largely from the Spanish colonial period.

Palacio de Carondelet Quito Ecuador 2022 The Palacio de Carondelet in Quito, Ecuador, photographed in 2022, serves as the seat of the President of Ecuador and faces the Plaza Grande in the city's colonial-era historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.