29 Photos That Provide A New Perspective On Famous Things, Places And Events


Article created by: Rugilė Žemaitytė
You’ve likely seen hundreds of photos of the Mona Lisa or the Empire State Building in your lifetime. And while they’re both magnificent spectacles to behold in real life, it’s rare to see a refreshing take on them through photos. But if you’ve ever wondered what the inside of the Leaning Tower of Pisa looks like or what the cast and crew saw during the filming of Teletubbies, we’ve got the perfect list for you down below.

We’ve gathered some of our favorite images from the Alternate Angles subreddit, which shares unique takes on famous items, places and events. Enjoy viewing these things through a new lens, and be sure to upvote the photos featuring perspectives you had never previously considered!


#1 This Is What It Looks Like Standing Directly Under An Aurora


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#2 A Bugs Ground Level View Of The Backyard


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#3 One Of The Easter Island Moai Statues That Was Carved But Never Erected. It Would Have Stood 72ft Tall (The Tallest Standing Is 33ft High) And Weighed More Than 2 Boeing 737's. This Also Shows How The Figures Were Carved


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#4 This First-Ever Picture Of Jupiter's South Pole


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#5 Claude Monet In His Home Studio Painting One Of His Water Lily Paintings, 1920


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#6 Jenny Joseph Modeling For The Columbia Pictures Logo, 1992. She Had Never Modeled Before And Never Did Again


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#7 The 2.300 Years Old Theater Of Epidaurus In Greece, Capable Of Holding 14.000 Spectators, Considered To Have Perfect Acoustics


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#8 Mt St Helen’s From Above. Woke Up To The Pilot Letting Us Know That It Would Be Worth Looking Out The Right Window


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#9 The Underside Of A Sawfish


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#10 The Surface Of A Kidney Stone Under Sem (Scanning Electron Microscope)


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#11 Devil's Tower In Wyoming


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#12 Giraffe From Beneath


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#13 An Empty Boeing 787


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#14 Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper


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#15 Hollywood Sign From The Sea


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#16 The Other Side Of The Moon Captured By Orion Spacecraft


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#17 Strings Of A Grand Piano


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#18 Dancing On Pointe Shoes


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#19 Peacock Showing Off... From The Other Side


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#20 Looks Fake But It’s Not, Golf Course Next To The Pyramids Of Giza


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#21 Passenger Photo While A Plane Flew Over Nearby East Palestine, Ohio After The Train Derailment


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#22 Inside The Leaning Tower Of Pisa


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#23 Behind The Price Is Right Wheel


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#24 The Golden Gate Bridge


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#25 Behind The Scenes Of Teletubbies


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#26 Under The Base Of An Emmy Award


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#27 Climbing Mount Everest : The Queue At Khumbu Icefall


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#28 The Back Of The Statue Of Liberty


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#29 In The Zoo






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