19 photos of the early days of major cities in the world

Regardless of the city in the world, no matter how big and great it is, there must be a beginning.

The primitive beauty of the major cities in the world

See the modern New York, peaceful Tokyo or the magnificent Parisian capital . you wonder what these early childhood cities would look like. Let's come to the picture below to know this.

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro was discovered by a Portuguese expedition in 1565.

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But it was not until 1711 that the city of Rio de Janeiro was formed and surrounded Guanabara Bay - Brazil's second largest bay.

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And so far, Rio de Janeiro has become one of the six largest cities in America, and is a place that attracts many visitors each year.

New York - USA

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Not many people know that New York City was formerly named New Amsterdam - the colony of Dutch colonialists.It was not until 1664 that the British gained control of the city and changed its name to New York.

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Around 1870 - 1915, New York became an economic center.The population has since increased sharply - from 1.5 million people to more than 5 million residents in about 40 years.

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From there, the city government decided to invest in infrastructure expansion, starting with the construction of the Manhattan bridge connecting Manhattan - now a New York city district.

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Today, New York City is America's most populous place with 8.5 million people.

Tokyo - Japan

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This wooden painting is the image of Tokyo in 1868 - called Edo.

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The beauty of the river and the poetic mountain of Mount Fuji in the distance of Edo at that time went into many works of art.

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By 1905, the city of Tokyo completed the industrialization process.This is the city image after winning the war with the Russian Empire (1904-1905).

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Today, Japan's capital has become one of the busiest cities in the world, with 13 million people living.

Paris - France

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Archaeologists think that Paris was founded by Parisii people - a Celtic race in 250 BC.

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They created Île de la Cité, now the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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In the early 1400s, when the painting was born, Paris was one of the largest cities in Europe at that time.In the picture is Palais de la Cité - the castle was built on the area Île de la Cité above.

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Today's Paris is one of the most poetic cities in the world.

Sydney - Australia

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Sydney was founded in 1788. This is what appeared in this city in 1792 - a quiet, primitive look .

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By 1844, the population was 39,000.

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60 years later, Sydney was industrialized, becoming a very bustling place in Australia.

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And this is Sydney of today - a beautiful city with over 4.2 million inhabitants.