Quirky Photos Reveal the Forgotten Side of Iconic Monuments

In 2012, London-based cinematographer Oliver Curtis traveled to Cairo on assignment, and–like millions of other tourists–he visited the Great Pyramids of Giza. However, instead of pointing his camera toward the oldest remaining wonder of the ancient world, he looked the opposite way. 

CHRIST THE REDEEMER

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

PARTHENON

Athens, Greece

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BY CHRISTINE BLAU

PHOTOGRAPHS BY OLIVER CURTIS