400 Years Of London's Skyline

In 1616 Claes Jansz Visscher created a beautiful engraving of medieval London's skyline equally seen from the due south banking concern of the River Thames. 400 years later, creative someone Robin Reynolds has created a modern 6.6 ft panoramic drawing showing London today from just the same indicate of view.

The Guardian has created iv interactive images which permit you lot to compare Visscher in addition to Reynold's views of London inwards detail. Each of the images shows a close-up scene from Visscher's engraving alongside Reynolds' modern drawing of London superimposed on top.


Each icon includes a slider opacity command which allows you lot to switch betwixt the 1616 in addition to 2016 views of London. Using the command you lot tin run into how London skyline has changed over the final 400 years.