The Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque of Mecca in August 2018:
The Kaaba on March 6:
St. Peter's Square in Vatican City during the weekly Angelus prayer on Jan. 19:
Saint Peter's Square today:
Tokyo's Sensoji temple packed with visitors last April:
The temple, nearly empty, a few days ago:
St. Mark's Square in Venice overrun with tourists last June:
St. Mark's Square this morning:
The Square's namesake basilica in June:
And the basilica today:
Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong in August 2015:
The resort, temporarily closed due to the coronavirus, last week:
Tokyo Disneyland on Feb. 28:
And Tokyo Disneyland the very next day after closing down:
The Tokyo Dome packed with worshipers during Pope Francis's visit last November:
The Tokyo Dome late last month during a professional baseball game being played without spectators:
Tourists in Milan's Piazza del Duomo in October 2017:
Now, just pigeons:
Tiananmen Square in Beijing in April 2013:
Tiananmen Square completely empty last Saturday:
The Roman Colosseum in April 2019:
The Colosseum last Sunday:
And finally, New York's Grand Central Station, usually filled with commuters:
The Main Concourse a little after 7 o'clock this morning:
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