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.
1. Barcelona
2. Central Park, New York City
3. Maze at Longleat, England
4. Mexico City
5. Venice
6. Amsterdam
7. Giza Pyramids, Egypt
8. Niagara Falls, U.S.A.
9. Namib Desert, Namibia
10. Chicago
11. Tulip Fields, The Netherlands
12. Bern
13. Mangroves in New Caledonia
14. Dubai
15. Dubrovnik

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16. Paris
17. Meskendir Valley, Turkey
18. Shanghai
19. Cape Town
20. Moscow
21. Athens
22. Vancouver
23. Male, Maldives
24. Seattle
25. Vatican City
26. Bac Son Valley, Vietnam
27. Marina Bay, Dubai
28. Rio de Janeiro
29. Terraced Rice Fields, China
30. A Lake in Pomerania, Poland