24 Shocking Pictures Of Famous Places Before And After The Coronavirus Outbreak
Hardly a soul in sight.
1. The Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque of Mecca in August 2018:
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2. The Kaaba on March 6:
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3. St. Peter's Square in Vatican City during the weekly Angelus prayer on Jan. 19:
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4. Saint Peter's Square today:
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5. Tokyo's Sensoji temple packed with visitors last April:
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6. The temple, nearly empty, a few days ago:
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7. St. Mark's Square in Venice overrun with tourists last June:
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8. St. Mark's Square this morning:
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9. The Square's namesake basilica in June:
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10. And the basilica today:
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11. Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong in August 2015:
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12. The resort, temporarily closed due to the coronavirus, last week:
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13. Tokyo Disneyland on Feb. 28:
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14. And Tokyo Disneyland the very next day after closing down:
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15. The Tokyo Dome packed with worshipers during Pope Francis's visit last November:
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16. The Tokyo Dome late last month during a professional baseball game being played without spectators:
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17. Tourists in Milan's Piazza del Duomo in October 2017:
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18. Now, just pigeons:
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19. Tiananmen Square in Beijing in April 2013:
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20. Tiananmen Square completely empty last Saturday:
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21. The Roman Colosseum in April 2019:
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22. The Colosseum last Sunday:
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23. And finally, New York's Grand Central Station, usually filled with commuters:
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24. The Main Concourse a little after 7 o'clock this morning:
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