This is a 3 minute time lapse video of the map of Europe from 1,000 AD until 2003.

Borders go up and down and shift forwards and backwards while empires grow and disappear and nations are created and fall apart.

— From London, with thanks to my friend Katrin.

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    I was actually holding my breath for stretches at a time.

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    So awesome.

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