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Historic photographs of Timișoara / Piața Libertății

THEN AND NOW · 1880

Piața Libertății: 1880

Liberty Square, then Prince Eugene Square, photographed in 1880 by József Kossak. This central view comes from Gallica, the digital collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Compare the square and façades rather than expecting today’s vegetation.

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Historic photograph: Piața Libertății · 1880
József Kossak · 1880 · Gallica / Bibliothèque nationale de France · Wikimedia Commons. Original record and dating ↗ · Public domain according to Wikimedia Commons

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