Cape Town time-morph panorama: 1884 – 2013

In 1884, W.F. H Pocock captured a panorama of Cape Town from Signal Hill. 129 years later, with advanced equipment, Paul Bruyns returned to Pocock’s spot on Signal Hill to produce the latest panoramic image of the city. In an attempt to capture the transformation the Mother City has gone through, Bruyns fused his panorama with Pocock’s. The result is a 30-second time morph that chronicles the development of Cape Town in the past century.

Cape Town Time-Morph from Paul Bruins on Vimeo.

In the video, you’ll notice how the tall buildings in the city centre consumed a certain portion of the original foreshore. You will also notice the growth of the suburban area on the slopes of Table Mountain and Lion’s Head. Lastly, you will see an increase in the number of vessels in the ocean. This reflects the fact that the original coastal area was swallowed up by the construction of a new harbour in 1945. Bruyns’ time-morph is a great example of  how Cape Town developed into one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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