Istanbul, Turkey (1984-2004)

Istanbul, the capital city of Turkey, can be seen in these two Landsat images.

Bucharest, Romania (1984-2004)

Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, can be seen in these two Landsat images.

Barcelona, Spain (1984-2004)

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, can be seen in these two Landsat images.

Cairo, Egypt (1984-2004)

Twenty years separate these two Landsat thematic mapper images of Cairo, Egypt.

Cairo is the capital city of Egypt and the largest city in both Africa and the Middle East. It is currently the thirteenth most populous city in the world.

Copenhagen, Denmark (1984 - 2004)

Twenty years separate these two Landsat thematic mapper images of the city of Copenhagen. They clearly highlight the continued stability by allowing a comparison between the 2004 image on the right and the 1984 image on the left.

Athens, Greece (1984 - 2004)

Twenty years separate these two Landsat thematic mapper images of Athens, the capital of Greece.

Athens is also the capital of the Attica region. A cosmopolitan modern city, Athens is famous for being a powerful city-state and a very important centre of learning in ancient times. It is named after its patron goddess, Athena.

Lisbon, Portugal (1987 - 2000)

Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, can be seen in these two Landsat images from 1987 and 2000.

The city's continual urban development can be seen in these two images, and a particular sign of the changing times can be seen in the bridges that span the Tagus River connecting Lisbon (in the North-West of the image) with the other side of the Tagus.