Deserted Paris collection-aerial The reflection of a building

The reflection of a building is visible in the rear window of a taxi

from the pre–World War II exploits of Dixie Dean to the modern-day genius of Lionel Messi

and taking down illegal bootlegging rings that became notorious in cities like New York and Chicago

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Deserted Paris collection-aerial The reflection of a buildingThis stark image of Place de la Concorde during morning rush hour is part of a collection of photos of once bustling locations that were rendered deserted by the global health crisis of 2020. Despite the emptiness or because of it, the locations took on a haunting beauty captured in The Times article, The Great Empty. During the height of the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, The Times sent dozens of photographers out to take images of popular