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  • A morning below Sacré-Cœur

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / SZF

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 24215 and frozen Commons caption both give 1930. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Sacré-Cœur and the terraces of Square Louise Michel, Paris. The independent named-site record osm-way23762981 gives 48.88679605, 2.3430272. A 250 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The full basilica facade and terraced foreground identify Sacre-Coeur from the south. A 250 metre allowance includes the church footprint and the photographed terraces of Square Louise Michel. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / SZF; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Two women stand with a pram on a terrace below the broad white facade and domes of a hilltop basilica. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The basilica and terraces locate Montmartre; clothing and the pram suggest a period but provide limited exact-year evidence.

  • Friends on the Pont des Arts

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / SZF

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 24218 and frozen Commons caption both give 1930. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Pont des Arts, Paris. The independent named-site record osm-way176396893 gives 48.85843885, 2.3375444. A 200 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The primary caption explicitly identifies Pont des Arts, matching the Seine bridge railing and quays in the original. A 200 metre allowance covers the crossing and its approaches. The current bridge is a replacement on the same crossing; it is not treated as the 1930 structure. City documents the replacement bridge inaugurated in 1984 on the Louvre–Institut crossing; the original 1930 railing belongs to its predecessor. https://www.paris.fr/pages/le-pont-des-arts-se-refait-une-beaute-23624 Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / SZF; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A group of visitors poses shoulder to shoulder beside a metal bridge railing, with the Seine and riverside buildings beyond. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. Clothing, hats and the old railing suggest the early twentieth century; the river setting and bridge identify central Paris.

  • Warsaw from the Prudential tower

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Szánthó Zoltán

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 25164 and frozen Commons caption both give 1963. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Prudential viewpoint over the National Bank and Warsaw Uprising Square, Warsaw. The independent named-site record osm-node12039475548 gives 52.2358392, 21.0126432. A 350 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The archive explicitly gives the Prudential building as the elevated viewpoint, looking east across the National Bank and Warsaw Uprising Square. A 350 metre allowance includes that viewpoint and the visible bank complex mapped separately as relation 6182253, avoiding a distant Warsaw midpoint. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Szánthó Zoltán; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A high viewpoint looks across large office buildings, a partly rebuilt facade and a square with a handful of vehicles. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The National Bank complex and elevated view help locate central Warsaw; sparse vehicles and construction provide limited exact-year evidence.

  • A portrait by Chopin’s monument

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Szánthó Zoltán

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 25310 and frozen Commons caption both give 1963. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Fryderyk Chopin Monument, Łazienki Park, Warsaw. The independent named-site record osm-way1448330230 gives 52.21470155, 21.02808805. A 100 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The seated Chopin beneath the wind-shaped willow identifies the specific monument in Lazienki Park, not the Chopin Museum or a memorial bench. A 100 metre allowance covers the monument and portrait foreground. Museum identifies the seated Chopin and willow monument in this park. https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/en/pomniki/pomnik-fryderyka-chopina Museum dates original sculptor Waclaw Szymanowski to 1859–1930; underlying original sculpture is historical, not a modern artist’s new work. https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/pl/katalog/artysci/waclaw-szymanowski Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Szánthó Zoltán; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A group in coats and hats poses beside a monument showing a seated composer beneath a dramatically bent tree. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The distinctive Chopin monument identifies Łazienki Park; the visitors’ clothing suggests an era but gives few exact-year clues.

  • A liner beside Castel Nuovo

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Szávoszt-Vass Dániel

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 29385 and frozen Commons caption both give 1935. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Beverello harbor basin beside Castel Nuovo, Naples. The independent named-site record osm-relation15009683 gives 40.83830835, 14.2532943. A 400 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The castle’s distinctive round towers and waterfront-facing wall identify Castel Nuovo across the near harbor basin. A 400 metre allowance includes the castle and adjacent Beverello waterfront berth from which the shipboard photograph was taken, rather than a generic Naples port point. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Szávoszt-Vass Dániel; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: The deck, lifeboats and ventilators of a liner fill one side of a harbor view, with a large stone castle just across the water. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. Castel Nuovo locates Naples; the liner’s deck equipment and waterfront scene provide clues to the interwar years.

  • Feeding pigeons in Saint Mark’s Square

    FOTO:Fortepan — ID 20010 : Adományozó/Donor: Cholnoky Tamás. archive copy at the Wayback Machine

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 29763 and frozen Commons caption both give 1911. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Eastern Piazza San Marco by the basilica and campanile, Venice. The independent named-site record osm-way138800932 gives 45.434555149999994, 12.339836550000001. A 200 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The basilica facade and adjoining Procuratie identify the east end of Piazza San Marco; the construction enclosure is near the campanile. A 200 metre allowance includes basilica, campanile and pigeon-feeding foreground. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:Fortepan — ID 20010 : Adományozó/Donor: Cholnoky Tamás. archive copy at the Wayback Machine; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A man and woman feed a crowd of pigeons in a paved square, with an ornate basilica facade behind them. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. Saint Mark’s Basilica and the square locate Venice; the visitors’ clothing and the nearby construction enclosure offer early twentieth-century clues.

  • Outside the Rotunda bank

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Jankó Attila

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 30587 and frozen Commons caption both give 1981. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Rotunda PKO at Marszałkowska and Aleje Jerozolimskie, Warsaw. The independent named-site record osm-way743253236 gives 52.23045825, 21.01235825. A 150 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The circular glazed bank and sawtooth roof identify Rotunda PKO at the northeast side of the Jerozolimskie/Marszalkowska junction. A 150 metre allowance covers bank and pavement. The modern footprint marks the same site; the 1981 original is not described as the building completed in 2019. Bank documents the 1979 damage and 2017–2019 reconstruction. The 1981 photo is explicitly distinguished from the newer building on the same site. https://bankomania.pkobp.pl/wydarzenia/aktualnosci/45-rocznica-wybuchu-rotundy/ Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Jankó Attila; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: People gather outside a round glass bank with a pointed zigzag roof, while a pavement vendor displays printed sheets. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The PKO sign and distinctive circular building identify Warsaw’s Rotunda; clothing and street activity suggest the early 1980s.

  • Parked cars below the Royal Castle

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Jankó Attila

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 30588 and frozen Commons caption both give 1981. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Southern Castle Square by Sigismund’s Column, Warsaw. The independent named-site record osm-way238615551 gives 52.2472529, 21.01337925. A 250 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. Sigismund’s Column and the Royal Castle clock tower locate the south approach to Castle Square. A 250 metre allowance includes the column, castle frontage and photographed row of parked cars; not a Warsaw centroid. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Jankó Attila; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A long row of parked cars leads toward a column, a reconstructed castle and the roofs of the old town. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. Sigismund’s Column and the Royal Castle clock tower identify Warsaw; the cars and clothes offer early-1980s clues.

  • Visitors on the basilica steps

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 32202 and frozen Commons caption both give 1939. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Sacré-Cœur entrance steps, Paris. The independent named-site record osm-way23762981 gives 48.88679605, 2.3430272. A 150 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The white domes, triple arcade and paired equestrian statues identify Sacre-Coeur. A 150 metre allowance covers the facade and entrance steps occupied by the photographed visitors. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Two visitors stand on broad steps below white domes, arches and equestrian statues. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The domes and entrance statues identify Sacré-Cœur; hats, coat and suit offer late-1930s clues.

  • A delivery truck on Marienplatz

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 32217 and frozen Commons caption both give 1939. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Mariensäule and Old Town Hall, Marienplatz, Munich. The independent named-site record osm-node340004718 gives 48.1372256, 11.5755058. A 150 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The Marian column with corner figures and Old Town Hall behind identify Marienplatz. A 150 metre allowance spans the column, photographed truck and adjacent old town hall frontage. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A loaded truck passes a column on wet cobblestones while a visitor stands beside a traffic signal. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Marian column and Old Town Hall identify Marienplatz; the truck, signal and raincoat supply interwar clues.

  • Stone crosses in the cathedral garden

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Gyöngyi

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 32642 and frozen Commons caption both give 1961. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Patriarchal Cathedral garden and bell tower, Bucharest. The independent named-site record osm-way381822404 gives 44.424848749999995, 26.09855005. A 150 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The primary caption specifies the Patriarchal Cathedral garden and bell tower, and the original shows the tower’s arched gateway behind three carved stone crosses. A 150 metre allowance includes tower, garden and adjacent cathedral; no exact historic position of a movable cross is invented. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Gyöngyi; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A visitor poses among three carved stone crosses, with a bell tower and shaded path behind. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The cross inscriptions and bell tower provide regional and site clues; the visitor’s clothing suggests the mid-twentieth century.

  • Boats below the footbridge

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Gyöngyi

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 32667 and frozen Commons caption both give 1965. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Parkovyi Bridge and adjacent Dnipro landing, Kyiv. The independent named-site record osm-way163254636 gives 50.45662075, 30.53407665. A 350 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The suspension profile, pedestrian deck and primary Park Bridge caption identify Parkovyi Bridge over the Dnipro, rather than the modern bridge over Volodymyrskyi Descent. A 350 metre allowance covers both bridge ends and adjacent riverside boat landing. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Gyöngyi; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A passenger boat and small rowboat sit below a suspension footbridge crowded with walkers. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Cyrillic boat marking and suspension bridge help identify Kyiv; the boat design and photograph suggest the mid-twentieth century.

  • The tree-lined hotel entrance

    FOTO:Fortepan — ID 25036 : Adományozó/Donor: Zichy. archive copy at the Wayback Machine

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 33662 and frozen Commons caption both give 1907. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Grand Hotel des Bains, Lido di Venezia. The independent named-site record osm-way141979787 gives 45.413595, 12.374570649999999. A 200 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The Grand Hotel des Bains name is legible above the central entrance, and the facade matches the named Lido property. A 200 metre allowance spans hotel footprint and tree-lined approach; not Venice island center. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:Fortepan — ID 25036 : Adományozó/Donor: Zichy. archive copy at the Wayback Machine; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Rows of trees frame steps leading to a hotel entrance, with a lone figure in a long dress nearby. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The hotel name above the entrance identifies the Lido property; the dress and early photograph provide broad period clues.

  • Visitors at the Army Museum

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Pohl Pálma

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 33850 and frozen Commons caption both give 1934. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Old Bavarian Army Museum at the Hofgarten, Munich. The independent named-site record osm-way124911353 gives 48.14234705, 11.582754099999999. A 200 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The monumental central portico, dome and equestrian statue identify the old Bavarian Army Museum east of the Hofgarten. Its central structure is incorporated into the present State Chancellery. A 200 metre allowance covers the historical facade and garden viewpoint; the modern building name is not misapplied to 1934. Institutional history distinguishes the museum in the original from the State Chancellery completed in 1993 on the same site. https://www.armeemuseum.de/en/institution/buildings/old-army-museum-munich.html Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Pohl Pálma; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Visitors stand on a garden path before a monumental museum facade, equestrian statue and outdoor cannon. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The old Army Museum portico locates Munich’s Hofgarten; the visitors’ clothes provide interwar clues.

  • Parked cars below the Panthéon

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Pohl Pálma

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 33852 and frozen Commons caption both give 1934. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Panthéon west forecourt, Paris. The independent named-site record osm-way16407465 gives 48.84618875, 2.3460724. A 200 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The inscription, dome and six-column portico identify the Paris Pantheon. A 200 metre allowance covers the building and west-side Rue Soufflot/forecourt with parked cars; not a Paris centroid. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Pohl Pálma; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A row of early cars lines the approach to a columned monument, with scaffolding around the top of its dome. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The dedication and dome identify the Paris Panthéon; the parked cars provide strong early-1930s clues.

  • Chairs around a Paris fountain

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 41815 and frozen Commons caption both give 1964. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Place des Vosges garden, Paris. The independent named-site record osm-relation6948540 gives 48.85562075, 2.3655415. A 150 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The tiered fountain, uniform brick-and-stone arcades and steep roof dormers match Place des Vosges. The small four-fountain group has a footprint only about 100 metres across; a 150 metre allowance covers the visible fountain, garden viewpoint and immediately adjacent facades. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Metal chairs and a tiered fountain stand inside a fenced garden, surrounded by arcaded brick-and-stone houses. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The uniform arcades and steep roofs identify Place des Vosges; a parked car provides a modest mid-century clue.

  • A narrow street seen from above

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 41826 and frozen Commons caption both give 1961. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Al Dabtya at El-Gomhoreya, Cairo. The independent named-site record osm-node315584008 gives 30.0486149, 31.2467395. A 150 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The primary specifies El-Gomhoreya and Al Dabtya; the original looks from the former across the junction down a narrow street. This node is shared by mapped ways 97394506 (Al Gemhoureya) and 29991996 (Al Dabtiah), not their long-road midpoint. A 150 metre allowance covers the visible street to its Al Ashmawi fork and adjacent rooftop viewpoint. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: An elevated view follows a busy narrow street between flat-roofed buildings, balconies and laundry lines. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. Dense rooftops, Arabic shop signs and street activity suggest Cairo; clothing and building details give broad mid-century clues.

  • Opera Square after dark

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 41898 and frozen Commons caption both give 1961. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Kekhya Mosque and Opera Square, Cairo. The independent named-site record osm-way923837037 gives 30.0490504, 31.24641975. A 250 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The Kekhya Mosque roof and minaret dominate the immediate foreground and agree with the archive caption. A 250 metre allowance includes the mosque, adjacent Opera Square viewpoint and nearby former Opera Exchange tower; not the newer Cairo opera complex on Gezira. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Long streaks of traffic light curve past an illuminated minaret, with neon signs and a stepped tower beyond. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The mosque and former Opera Exchange tower locate central Cairo; neon signs and traffic offer broad mid-century clues.

  • Visitors on an ornate bridge

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 41914 and frozen Commons caption both give 1964. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Pont Alexandre III, Paris. The independent named-site record osm-relation11830053 gives 48.8637541, 2.3135586999999997. A 450 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The decorated pylon, statuary and bridge lamps match Pont Alexandre III. A 450 metre allowance spans the full bridge, both end pylons and the identifiable Grand Palais roof beyond the north bank, so either recognizable landmark receives credit. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Visitors stand beside an ornate bridge pylon, with sculptural figures, lamps and a glass-roofed exhibition hall beyond. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The gilded-pylon design and Grand Palais roof locate Pont Alexandre III; visitors’ coats provide broad mid-century clues.

  • Traffic approaches the Paris opera

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 41966 and frozen Commons caption both give 1964. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Palais Garnier and Place de l’Opéra, Paris. The independent named-site record osm-way54667456 gives 48.8720294, 2.33172805. A 300 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. The original shows the Palais Garnier front facade from the Avenue de l’Opéra approach. The mapped opera footprint and a 300 metre allowance include the facade, Place de l’Opéra and the nearby camera approach. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Cars fill an avenue leading toward the richly decorated facade of a grand opera house. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The opera facade is distinctive, and the numerous rounded cars provide useful early-1960s clues.

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