Famous landmarks like the Arc Du Triumph, the Pyramids of Giza, and the Sagrada Familia have been photographed countless times by photographers from around the world, and they are recognizable to most, if not all, of us. But this collection of stunning aerial photographs gives us a bird’s-eye-view of these places, casting them in a totally new light.
Most of the pictures are of places or things that most of us could easily identify right away. The images illustrate just how much a change in perspective can alter. It’s also worth noting that a few of these sites, like the Pyramids of Giza and the hotels in Dubai, were designed with an aerial perspective in mind. The designs of certain Dubai hotels can only be appreciated fully from above, and some theorize that the Pyramids of Giza were meant to be aligned with the stars in Orion’s Belt.
Although taking photographs from a bird’s actual perspective is possible, most photographers prefer taking pictures like these from hot-air balloons, helicopters, gliders, or very tall structures. A few of the photographs also seem to be taken from altitudes that even birds couldn’t reach. None of this, however, detracts from their epic beauty.

Image credits: Judit Kovacs
1. Barcelona

Image credits: Aldas Kirvaitis
2. Central Park, New York City

Image credits: Sergey Semenov
3. Maze at Longleat, England

Image credits: archive.4plebs.org
4. Mexico City

Image credits: Pablo Lopez Luz
5. Venice

Image credits: Yann Arthus Bertrand
6. Amsterdam

Image credits: unknown
7. Giza Pyramids, Egypt

Image credits: satimagingcorp.com
8. Niagara Falls, U.S.A.

Image credits: thezooom.com
9. Namib Desert, Namibia

Image credits: SysaWorld Roberto Moiola
10. Chicago

Image credits: Robert Elves
11. Tulip Fields, The Netherlands

Image credits: Normann Szkop
12. Bern

Image credits: imgur.com
13. Mangroves in New Caledonia

Image credits: Yann Arthus Bertrand
14. Dubai

Image credits: unknown
15. Dubrovnik

Image credits: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File ubrovnik_crop.jpg]Michaelphillipr[/url]
16. Paris

Image credits: imgur.com
17. Meskendir Valley, Turkey

Image credits: Beng Lieu Song
18. Shanghai

Image credits: imgur.com
19. Cape Town

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20. Moscow

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21. Athens

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22. Vancouver

Image credits: Evan Leeson
23. Male, Maldives

Image credits: Mohamed Abdulla Shafeeg
24. Seattle

Image credits: thatcherphotography.com
25. Vatican City

Image credits: Randy P
26. Bac Son Valley, Vietnam

Image credits: Hai Thinh
27. Marina Bay, Dubai

Image credits: airpano.com
28. Rio de Janeiro

Image credits: Antonello
29. Terraced Rice Fields, China

Image credits: Thierry Bornier
30. A Lake in Pomerania, Poland

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Last edited by novelloverzz on 25-12-2013 03:26 PM
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