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The Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque of Mecca in August 2018:
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St. Peter's Square in Vatican City during the weekly Angelus prayer on Jan. 19:
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Saint Peter's Square today:
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Tokyo's Sensoji temple packed with visitors last April:
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The temple, nearly empty, a few days ago:
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St. Mark's Square in Venice overrun with tourists last June:
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St. Mark's Square this morning:
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The Square's namesake basilica in June:
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And the basilica today:
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Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong in August 2015:
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The resort, temporarily closed due to the coronavirus, last week:
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Tokyo Disneyland on Feb. 28:
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And Tokyo Disneyland the very next day after closing down:
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The Tokyo Dome packed with worshipers during Pope Francis's visit last November:
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The Tokyo Dome late last month during a professional baseball game being played without spectators:
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Tourists in Milan's Piazza del Duomo in October 2017:
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Tiananmen Square in Beijing in April 2013:
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Tiananmen Square completely empty last Saturday:
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The Roman Colosseum in April 2019:
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The Colosseum last Sunday:
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And finally, New York's Grand Central Station, usually filled with commuters:
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The Main Concourse a little after 7 o'clock this morning:
