16 Of Your Favorite Landmarks Photographed With Their True Surroundings

Context is everything… especially when it drives an industry whose main objective is to benefit from increased profit.

I think we can all agree that the world holds a bounty of beauty and still has many mysteries to be explored, but changing times have diminished some of the wonder and mysticism which is often displayed in photographs of ancient wonders.

If pictures truly convey more value than words do, we wonder what our readers will think of these famous landmarks photographed in an “ideal” setting, then zoomed out showing their true surroundings.

Of course, not all of these photos reduce the landmarks’ grandeur. What do you think of these?

Pyramids, Cairo

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

Niagara Falls

Acropolis, Athens

Mount Rushmore

Forbidden City, Beijing

Hollywood sign, California

Santorini, Greece

Mona Lisa, Louvre Museum, Paris

Central Park, New York

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Little Mermaid Statue, Copenhagen, Denmark

Thanks to trueactivist.com for providing the images.