Modern “abandoned buildings” have nothing to do with the ruins of antiquity, which archaeologists cherish. Despite the danger of visiting abandoned places, every extreme sportsman knows at least a dozen locations where “no man’s foot has gone before”. Some places were empty after stopping production or mining, others due to climate change and other reasons.
We have compiled a collection of photographs taken in the once busy parts of the planet. Now people do not come here, and the objects themselves, which have retained a special spirit of presence that excites the imagination, have lost their relevance.
The graveyard of ships, where the waves of the Aral Sea were rustling until recently. UzbekistanNew York, a subway station in midtown Manhattan was closed in 1945 because its platform was unsuitable for modern trainsThe 18th century Paraskeva-Friday Church has been empty since 1936. Kaluga region, RussiaAbandoned since 2006, the lighthouse at Cape Aniva, which was built by the Japanese in 1939. Sakhalin, RussiaAn unfinished shuttle in the abandoned hangar of Baikonur (Kazakhstan), as a reproach for the unrealized space program “Buran-Energia”Silverdome Stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in this arena, the 1994 FIFA World Cup was held and Pink Floyd performed. The stadium has been closed since 2010The control room of the abandoned Kelenfeld power plant, which provided electricity and hot water to the Hungarian capital Budapest. Built in 1914 and closed in November 2014Ghosts are believed to be found in abandoned homes built in secluded areasIn 1853, this mansion looked majesticAbandoned highway in California, USAA non-working escalator is gradually overgrown with bushesThis is what an abandoned track looks like in Taiwan, where almost all rail routes are extremeAs soon as the establishment is closed, it quickly decaysAn empty theater in Italy is gradually collapsingNature takes its toll in the closed area of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan. The vegetation has already swallowed the highway and began to take over the abandoned cars.Abandoned school in Detroit, Michigan, USANature turned an abandoned river boat into a floating meadowIn winter, the old submarine base is frozenThe city of Kolmanskop (Namibia) was deserted when diamond mining stopped. Once upon a time there were trams, roses grew and beer was brewedInstitute of Anatomy in Berlin (Germany) built in 1929 and closed in 2003Mount Buzludzha, peak Haji Dimitar in Bulgaria is the most famous “abandoned” Europe. The memorial house was built in honor of the Communist Party in 1980Waterpark in Hue, Vietnam was built in 2004 but never openedBangkok, Thailand, New World Shopping Center
During each rainy season, the lower floors of the building were flooded and goldfish settled there. Tourists quickly found out about the new attraction, which is why the government ordered the building to be closed, and the fish to be caught and released into the ponds.
