The Evolution of London

(YouTube link)

Watch the city of London, England, grow over the past 2,000 years! Yellow spots represent “statutorily protected buildings and structures.” These are buildings that still exist.

The London Evolution Animation was produced by The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (UCL). You can find out more about how this visualization was made at Polly Hudson design. The post includes a historical overview of London through each of the periods covered in the animation.