30 Remarkable Alternate Angles Of Iconic Historical Images

It's all about perspective.

Stephanie

• Published in Interesting
• February 8, 2022

Someone once said that life is all about perspective. And, thanks to the 'Alternate Angles' subreddit, we have access to a plethora of different views of famous images.

Take the Sphinx, for example. You will undoubtedly have seen many images of the Egyptian statue, but have you ever seen it from behind?

What about the Sydney Opera House? Have you ever seen what it looks like from above?

The Alternate Angles online community is dedicated to sharing a new perspective of "iconic events and places in history beyond the traditional well-known photos and videos." The subreddit was created in 2019 and has become increasingly popular over the past couple of years, with more than 132k members.

"The origins are really quite simple," the mod team explained. "A comment in another subreddit of famous pictures suggested that someone should create a sub of different views of famous pictures, which led to the creation of r/AlternateAngles by u/Murkon and another Redditor, who decided to step down and is no longer a moderator."

The moderators say that the subreddit "can be summed up by a rule: Limit all submissions to alternate views, or unique perspectives, of well-known locations, items, people, and events. An alternate angle of your kitchen does not qualify, but Gordon Ramsay's kitchen does."

Keep scrolling to see some of the mod's favorite photos. From the Statue of Liberty to famous album covers, we've got them all covered!

1. Different View Of The Pyramids

2. Not The Typical View Of The Tiananmen Square Protests...

3. Alternate Angle Of The Phantom Menace

4. Prince William Giving “Middle Finger” After Prince Louis’ Birth

5. Lady Liberty

6. The Statue Of Liberty At The 1878 Paris World Fair Before Being Fully Assembled And Shipped To The United States

7. Behind The Price Is Right Wheel

8. The Nevermind Baby Getting Out Of The Pool

9. Neil Armstrong’s Family Watching His Launch To The Moon - 1969

10. Onlookers Reacting To The Explosion Of The Challenger Space Shuttle

11. Lincoln Memorial Before The Reflecting Pool

12. Sydney Opera House From Top

13. I Have A Dream

14. Photo Of A Hiker Watching The Eruption Of Mt. St. Helens From Mt. Adams, About 37 Miles To The East.

15. The Tank Man Photo From The Day Of The Tiananmen Square Massacre In 1989, Uncropped

16. Soldiers At A Port In England Waiting To Leave For Normandy On D Day

17. Star Wars Episode IV Opening Crawl

18. Queen Filming The Iconic Bohemian Rhapsody Music Video In 1975

19. A More Depressing View Of The Taj Mahal

20. Onlookers In Horror And Disbelief As They Watch The Twin Towers Collapse On 9/11

21. Bob Ross Before His Perm + Beard

22. AA Of The Sphinx - It Has A Tail!

23. The Leaning Tower Of Pisa Is Empty On The Inside

24. Tiananmen Square Before The Infamous Picture, The Guy Is In The Top Left, 1989

25. North Korean Founder Kim-Il Sung Had A Baseball Sized Tumor On The Back Of His Head. North Korean Propaganda Officials Had All Photos Taken Of Him From The Left Side. This Is One Of The Few Candid Photos Of The Tumor

26. Backside Of Tutankhamuns Mask

27. The Position Of The Camera Man Who Took The Picture Of The Dallas Shooter

28. Charles Ebbets Photographing “Lunch On A Skyscraper”, The Famous Picture Of Workers In NY Eating Their Lunch On A Hanging Steel Beam

29. The Beatles Lining Up For The Abbey Road Album Cover Photo

30. The David Statue Protected By Bricks During WW2

The moderators of the Alternate Angles subreddit say that the only real issue they ever have is figuring out whether certain images are photoshopped. But they place a lot of trust in their community and rely on their discretion.

Which one of these images is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section!

Stephanie