Let's play a game! We've all seen the stock photo versions of these world-famous landmarks. Some of us have even been there. But what they don't normally give us on the tourist brochures is the view from a few hundred feet back, or up, or from the Pizza Hut nearby. And so we present: Postcard vs. Reality.
Below we've rounded up a few of the more surprising finds, with a hat tip to Reddit users ArmoredCavalry and xordis.
The Great Pyramids of Giza
The postcard version...
![pyramids egypt]()
Image credit: gloria_euyoque/flickr
Reality!
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Stonehenge
The postcard version...
![157980727]()
Reality!
![148706133]()
Niagara Falls
The postcard version...
![475518643]()
Reality!
![177682093]()
The Taj Mahal
The postcard version...
![467758613]()
Reality!
![rubbish taj mahal]()
The Brandenburg Gate
The postcard version...
![148566673]()
Reality!
![148564613]()
The Acropolis
The postcard version...
![acropolis]()
Reality!
![463745459]()
Mount Rushmore
The postcard version...
![mount rushmore]()
Reality!
![mount rushmore]()
Image credit: AP
The Forbidden City
The postcard version...
![171533173]()
Reality!
![175373753]()
The Hollywood sign
The postcard version...
![140511248]()
Reality!
![467892569]()
All Images via Getty unless otherwise specified.
Below we've rounded up a few of the more surprising finds, with a hat tip to Reddit users ArmoredCavalry and xordis.
The Great Pyramids of Giza
The postcard version...
Image credit: gloria_euyoque/flickr
Reality!
Stonehenge
The postcard version...
Reality!
Niagara Falls
The postcard version...
Reality!
The Taj Mahal
The postcard version...
Reality!
The Brandenburg Gate
The postcard version...
Reality!
The Acropolis
The postcard version...
Reality!
Mount Rushmore
The postcard version...
Reality!
Image credit: AP
The Forbidden City
The postcard version...
Reality!
The Hollywood sign
The postcard version...
Reality!
All Images via Getty unless otherwise specified.