Rotterdam Before the Bombing (1930s) | The City That Vanished | AI Reimagined

We reconstruct history from centuries-old drawings, engravings, and paintings using AI — bringing to life places, people, and moments that were never photographed.

Before cameras existed, artists documented their world in ink, charcoal, and oil. Our work honors those original sources by carefully transforming them into historically grounded, atmospheric reconstructions that reflect the scale, texture, and rhythm of past life.

Each scene is rebuilt with attention to architectural detail, clothing, movement, and environment, using modern AI tools while staying faithful to the spirit and limitations of the original artwork.

These films are not fantasies. They are visual interpretations based on historical references, created to help us better imagine how cities once looked, felt, and functioned.

📌 DISCLAIMER

This video is a historical reconstruction created with the assistance of artificial intelligence.

The scenes shown are interpretative visual reconstructions, based on a combination of historical artworks, maps, written sources, and academic references. While every effort is made to remain historically grounded and faithful to the available evidence, some visual elements are necessarily approximated.

Before photography, artists often idealized, simplified, or omitted details. This project seeks to honour the spirit, atmosphere, and structure of the past rather than claim absolute visual certainty.

These reconstructions are intended for educational and illustrative purposes, not as definitive representations of historical reality.

History is complex, layered, and often debated.
This channel welcomes thoughtful discussion and informed corrections.