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Old photos of Toruń

21 photographs of Toruń, from 1880 to 2022 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 21 photographs of Toruń on PlaceWas span 7 decades, from 1880 to 2022. 12 of them were taken before 1980; the other 9 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.4 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.21 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 Toruń through time

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

Toruń łuk Cezara, Toruń — photos through time
Toruń łuk Cezara 7 photos · 1880–2021
Main Post Office in Torun, Toruń — photos through time
Main Post Office in Torun 5 photos · 1933–2022
Torun Brama Chelminska od poludnia, Toruń — photos through time
Torun Brama Chelminska od poludnia 3 photos · 1880–1903
Torun Brama Chelminska od zachodu, Toruń — photos through time
Torun Brama Chelminska od zachodu 2 photos · 1889–1904

Stories from Toruń

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Torun baszta Koci Leb2, Toruń, 1880
Torun baszta Koci Leb2 1880 Known locally as Koci Łeb, or 'Cat's Head,' this tower formed part of the medieval fortifications that once encircled the old town of Toruń, Poland. The image was captured in 1880, when the ramparts still ringed the…
Torun Brama Chelminska od polnocy, Toruń, 1880
Torun Brama Chelminska od polnocy 1880 A view of the Chełmińska Gate in Toruń, Poland, photographed from the north around 1880. The medieval gate was part of the fortifications built when Toruń was a Hanseatic League city, and the town's brick Gothic old…
Torun Brama Chelminska od poludnia, Toruń, 1880
Torun Brama Chelminska od poludnia 1880 The Chełmno Gate, one of the historic entrances to Toruń's old town in Poland, is shown here from the south in an 1880 photograph. Toruń's fortified gates and towers date back to the city's founding by the Teutonic…
Torun baszta Koci Ogon, Toruń, 1890
Torun baszta Koci Ogon 1890 Photographed in 1890, this tower called Koci Ogon, or 'Cat's Tail,' stood among the fortified walls of Toruń's old town in Poland, not far from a companion tower nicknamed Koci Łeb. Together the towers formed part of the…
EU: No. 213. Torun. - (Thorn). - Partial view, Toruń, 1933
EU: No. 213. Torun. - (Thorn). - Partial view 1933 A partial view of Toruń, Poland, then also known by its German name Thorn, from a 1933 postcard series. Founded by the Teutonic Order in the thirteenth century, the city's old town sits on the banks of the Vistula River.
Old town hall in Torun, Toruń, 2021
Old town hall in Torun 2021 Another view of the Old Town Hall in Torun, Poland, taken in 2021. Torun is best known as the birthplace of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1473, and its brick Gothic architecture, including this town hall, has…
Old town hall in Torun, Toruń, 2021
Old town hall in Torun 2021 The Old Town Hall in Torun, Poland, photographed in 2021. Built in stages from the late fourteenth century, the Gothic brick building is one of the largest surviving town halls of its kind in Central Europe and stands in…
Bazylika katedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Ewangelisty w Toruniu, Toruń, 2022
Bazylika katedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Ewangelisty w Toruniu 2022 The Cathedral Basilica of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist in Toruń is a Gothic brick church in the historic old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and birthplace of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. This…
1880s · 4 photos
1890s · 3 photos
1900s · 3 photos
1930s · 2 photos
2000s · 2 photos
2010s · 3 photos
2020s · 4 photos