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21 Photos With a Lot of History in the Background. A Sentimental Journey Into the Past

History is an extraordinary branch of knowledge. It resembles a dialogue between the past and the present. If you fancy to hear one, feel invited to the unusual time travel below.

#1 A wake-up service

During the industrial revolution in England and Ireland, a lot of people would work as the so-called ‘knockers-up’. Their job was to wake up other people by knocking on the windows of their customers with a club or a long stick. Some would also use blow tubes. They blew peas at the windows. Their job became redundant in 1940’s. There’s just one question that still needs an answer: who woke up a knocker-up?

#2 A forest in a jar

This miniature ecosystem has been growing for almost 40 years now, almost completely isolated from the rest of the world. It was watered only once and apart from that it is totally independent.

#3 Tourists in Egypt

In 1864 a group of samurais went to visit Egypt. This is a photograph they took in front of the Sphinx.

#4 The place of worship

The pilgrimage chapel of Mary of Lourdes is in the valley called Modlivý důl near the village of Svojkov in the Czech Republic. It was curved in sandstone in 1836 and replaced the wooden structure built in 1772. people would go there to ask Holy Virgin to stop the epidemics of cholera and plague. Regular religious services are still conducted there.

#5 A hidden gun

A special Bible with a hidden gun was made for Francesco Morozini (1618 – 1694) a doge of Venice. The gun was triggered by pulling a silk bookmark.

#6 A cat on a finger

An Egyptian ring with a red cat. It dates back to 1085 – 664 BC. It was made of gold and carnelian, a kind of chalcedony.

#7 An octopus on the head

A samurai helmet with a sophisticated ornament representing an octopus. It is called kabuto and was made in 18th century.

#8 The tomb of Tutankhamen

The seal of the Tutankhamen’s tomb was broken in 1923, which is 3,000 after he had been buried.

#9 An abandoned Dracula’s castle in Brana. The photograph was taken in 1920

#10 A skull that stands out

An athlete’s skull with a golden wreath. It was found in Agios Nikolaos in Crete. The body perished with time and the wreathed adhered to the skull.

#11 The eyes of God in the Prohodna cave in Bulgaria

#12 A small muscle

This is the marble sculpture of Moses made by Michelangelo. There is one details which is particularly interesting: the artist did not forget about a small muscle that is visible when you lift the little finger. This tension is also visible in the hard stone.

#13 Battle gloves of a Persian warrior, dating back probably to the beginning of 16th century

#14 A clay birth certificate

This small item written in cuneiform script is a Sumerian birth certificate. It contains information about the sex of the baby and the names of his/her parents. Moreover, there is a footprint of the baby. This artifact dates back to 2,000 BC

#15 One of the world’s wonders

This is what Colossus of Rhodes might have looked like. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 227/226 BC.

#16 A very realistic mosaic

The mosaic was created by Gary Drostle, a contemporary British artist. Thanks to a very skilled use of chiaroscuro ( the use of strong contrast between light and dark) you can get an impression that the Koi carps are alive, swimming freely in the pond.

#17 Watching the Moon

Drawings of the Moon by Galileo made in 1609. he was not the first astronomer to be able to watch the satellite using an optical instrument. It was actually Thomas Harriot who in July 1609 (4 months before Galileo’s observations) saw the Moon through a telescope and drew a map of it.

#18 The Roman baths in Khenchela (Algeria), which is still in use. It’s about 2,000 years old

#19 The city of towers

This is the model of medieval Bologna. There were as many as 180 towers in the city back then. The tallest one was 97 meters tall.

#20 A space train

This is an American train called Mercury. It carried passengers from 1930’s to 1950’s, reaching top speed of 160 km/ hour. It looks like a science-fiction movie vehicle.

#21 Ancient olive

This bottle of olive oil was found in Pompeii. It is well over 2,000 years old and the oil has remained inside till now.

Bonus image: the Gran Hotel in Mexico with stained-glass ceiling, connecting history, elegance, art and beauty

The hotel was a location for two James Bond movies: Spectre (2015) and License to Kill (1989). In both movies you will see exactly the same elevator.

Which photo did you find the most interesting?

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