The largest abandoned cities in the world. Especially secret objects of the USSR: abandoned or temporarily forgotten? Abandoned objects of the world
What you see on your monitor screens is not horror movie stills, although each of the locations captured in these photos can become a ready-made film set for a chilling thriller or horror movie. And in some places, filmmakers have already worked. Online magazine Fancy Hotels invites you to go to virtual tour through the abandoned places of the planet, the sight of which makes even the most staunch pragmatists uncomfortable. one.
Now it is a ghost town in the Kyiv region, which was founded in 1970 in connection with the construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and was empty in April 1986 after the explosion of one of its power units. At the time of the disaster, about 43,960 people lived in Pripyat, including 15,500 children. Most of the townspeople were employees of the ill-fated facility.
Mir underground diamond mine.
It is located in the Mirny village of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in Western Siberia. Strictly speaking, this deposit is still being actively developed today, so it cannot be called abandoned. However, now mining is carried out only underground, and open part The mine, 525 meters deep and 1200 meters in diameter, has not been used since 2001. This quarry is the 4th in the world in depth after another Yakut deposit "Udachnaya", the Chilean Chuquicamata and the American Bingham Canyon.
Abandoned house on Seneca Lake, New York, USA.
The gloomy cottage, long abandoned by its inhabitants, makes an even more eerie impression from the fact that in its immediate vicinity they found their own. last resort several old cars.
The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Its construction began back in 1987. According to the original design, the height of the Ryugyong Hotel was to be 330 meters. Had it been delivered on time, it could have become the tallest hotel and the 7th tallest building in the world. Futile attempts to complete the construction of Ryugyong continued for more than 20 years, until the authorities of the North Korean capital announced their intention to partially commission the facility in 2013. Which, however, has not happened so far.
Willard Mental Hospital in New York.
Is it worth explaining the reasons why such an oppressive atmosphere reigns here. The institution was founded in 1869, years the methods of curing mental ailments were not distinguished by any kind of humanity. The patients were in the walls of Willard not of their own free will and were subjected to rather cruel procedures. The clinic has been closed for 20 years.
UFO houses in Sanzhi, Taiwan.
Also known as "skeet houses". This is a complex of 60 buildings in a futuristic design that has not been put into operation.
Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The once grand entertainment complex ceased to exist in 2005 after the infamous Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed the city.
Gulliver's Travels amusement park in Kawaguchi, Japan.
The magnificent view of Mount Fuji did not save this complex from ruin. Having existed for less than 5 years, Gulliver's Travels closed due to the financial problems of the owners.
Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island, New York, USA.
Frank Bannerman was a wealthy Scottish arms dealer who made a huge fortune selling ammunition during the Spanish-American War. Not finding best place to store goods, he bought an island and built a castle on it in the traditional European style and used it as a warehouse. In 1969, a major fire caused irreparable damage to the buildings, and the state government, which had bought the land a few years earlier, decided not to restore them.
Disney's Discovery Island Park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA.
The area, owned by the Walt Disney Company, has been used as a zoo and conservation area since 1974. The island was closed to the public in 1999, and all its inhabitants moved to the nearby Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.
Lighthouse at Cape Aniva in the Sakhalin Region.
The 31-meter-high structure was built in 1939, but has not been functioning for many years and has been looted by looters.
Train station in Canfranc, Spain.
An international station was opened in the municipality of Canfranc near the border with France in 1928. The station managed to survive the Second World War, but the collapse of the railway bridge in 1970 led to its closure.
Miranda Castle in Sele, Belgium.
Built in 1886, the building has been unoccupied since 1991 due to legal disputes between the heirs of the former owner and the local municipality.
Stopped functioning due to the full development of the field.
Eilean Donan Castle on an island in the Loch Duich fjord, Scotland.
It was erected in the 13th century along with a stone bridge, through which communication was carried out with the mainland. In 1719, during the next battle between the Scots and the British, the building was destroyed. At the beginning of the 20th century, representatives of the MacRae clan bought the castle and began work on its restoration. Today this place is a tourist attraction and receives tourists from all over the world.
Hashima Island, Japan.
This is a small Pacific island located near the city of Nagasaki. The area has been rich and populous since 1810, when coal was discovered. After the reserves ran out, the mines were closed in 1974. The population left the island in a few weeks.
Mill building in Ontario, Canada.
One can only guess why no one showed interest in the restoration historical building, which fell into disrepair, as the equipment used in the production of flour was hopelessly outdated and the mill was closed.
underground station city hall in New York City, USA.
The grand opening of the new New York subway station took place in 1904. After 40 years, it became obvious that the building did not meet the technical standards of operation. In 1945 City Hall was closed.
Orpheus Theater Hall in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
It was a popular entertainment venue for the city's public from 1912 to 1958. After closing, it was used as a warehouse for tobacco products. Charitable organizations are currently raising funds to help restore the theater to its former glory.
Holy Land Park in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA.
Probably, the biblical stories on which the theme of the park was based ceased to be popular with visitors, and in 1984 the institution was closed.
Power plant building in Monceau, Belgium.
More specifically, her cooling tower for water, which over the years of inactivity has grown over with moss.
Liner SS America, wrecked off the coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary archipelago.
For more than 50 years of operation, the ship has changed several names and many owners. At the beginning of 1993, it was decided to arrange a 5-star hotel on board. But this never happened, as the liner got into a storm and ran aground.
The underwater city of Shi Chen in China.
Territory ancient city was flooded by an artificial lake after the completion of the construction of a local hydroelectric power station. The mysterious city, buried under a water column of 26-40 meters, is well preserved and still attracts the attention of numerous researchers.
Domino sugar factory in New York, Brooklyn, USA.
The territory, empty for several decades, has finally attracted the attention of investors. In the near future, a new residential quarter with a developed infrastructure should appear here.
Mansell Sea Forts - Sealand, UK.
These are fortifications erected during the Second World War to protect the United Kingdom from the German invasion. They got the name of their developer Guy Munsell. The troops left these structures in the 50s, after which they were used for other purposes. So, one of the forts turned into an unrecognized state, called the Principality of Sealand.
Plot of the Great Chinese wall, China.
This is a monumental frontier fortification, which was built to protect the borders of the Chinese Empire from nomadic raids from the north. The construction of the wall began even before our era, and throughout its history it has been destroyed and forgotten more than once. Despite the fact that restoration work has been going on for more than 30 years, far from tourist routes sections of the wall are still in a deplorable state.
Michigan Central station in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
It existed from its opening in 1913 until January 1988, when the decision was made to stop the operation of the station.
Dadipark amusement park in Dadizel, Belgium.
It was opened in 1949. After an accident that resulted in a serious injury to a child, in 2002 the park was closed for reconstruction, but never resumed its work.
Military hospital in Belitz, Germany.
Located 40 km from Berlin, the building complex was built between 1898 and 1930. After the Second World War, this territory was occupied Soviet troops and the hospital was taken over by them. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the political events that followed brought the institution to an end.
Wherever he is, music has not been heard here for a long time.
Partially preserved Gothic stained-glass windows almost do not let in light, but the chairs are still waiting for the parishioners.
Wonderland amusement park in Beijing, China.
Its construction was suspended in 1998 due to financial problems, but never resumed.
Railway depot in Czestochowa, Poland.
Both the depot building and the trains themselves were not needed by the city.
This is just one of the many facilities of the military industry, which fell into disrepair in the 90s.
Hotel Del Salto in Colombia.
In 1923, a mansion designed by architect Carlos Arturo Tapia was built, later turned into a hotel. Due to the deterioration of the picturesque Tekendama waterfall, located nearby, the flow of tourists began to dry up. In the 1990s, the period of decline of the building began. Currently the hotel that received the status of the object cultural heritage, renovated and turned into a museum.
Christ from the abyss of the bay of San Fruttuoso off the coast of Italy.
The bronze statue did not sink at all. It was installed by scuba diver Duilio Marchante, wanting to perpetuate the memory of his deceased colleague. The height of the statue is 2.5 meters, the placement depth is 17 meters.
Railroad in Lebanon, Missouri, USA.
Apparently, it turned out to be unclaimed after the closure of the iron ore mines.
Eastern state prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The neo-Gothic building, erected in 1829 by the architect John Haviland, was honored a hundred years later to host the famous gangster Al Capone, who was convicted of illegal possession of weapons and sentenced to 10 months in prison. The prison was closed in 1971, and now there are guided tours for everyone.
Tunnel of Love in Klevan, Ukraine.
Line segment railway track 4 km long became natural monument attracting the attention of tourists. Thickets of trees and bushes are tightly intertwined, forming a picturesque tunnel of an ideal arched shape.
On the territory of the former USSR, one can find a large number of abandoned objects that remind us of the greatness of the Soviet Union. Military facilities, equipment, factories, submarines and spaceships turned out to be unnecessary to anyone, and therefore their fate was not the best. Let's take a look at the legacy of the USSR cold war, which is found in Russia and neighboring countries.
Abandoned Collider. Protvino, Moscow region.
Aralsk-7, Renaissance island. A ghost town where biological weapons were rumored to be tested. Fully autonomous city was promptly abandoned in the early 90s.
Over-the-horizon radar station Duga (radar station Duga, Pripyat, Ukraine) was created for the early detection of launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Construction was completed in 1985 near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Radar Duga had cyclopean dimensions! Height - 140 m, length - 500 m. 200 thousand tons of metal were used for construction. The station was not on combat duty and did not pass the tests.
The Kola superdeep well (Murmansk region) is the deepest in the world. Its depth is 12,262 meters; diameter of the upper part - 92 cm, diameter of the lower part - 21.5 cm. (Archival photo of 1974).
Kola superdeep well. This is how the object looks today. In 2008, the facility was abandoned, the equipment was dismantled, and the destruction of the building began.
Station for the study of the ionosphere (Ukraine, Zmiev). It was built as an analogue of the American HAARP project in Alaska in the late 80s.
Kyiv plant electric transport has long history. The opening took place on May 1, 1906. In the photo: Factory shop in the 80s.
During 1974 - 1985. about a hundred new KTG cargo trolleybuses rolled off the assembly line every year. And this is how the Kyiv Electric Transport Plant looks today.
Nuclear power plant in Shchelkino. There are many Crimean secret (and not so) abandoned objects, because the peninsula was a line of defense in the south of the USSR and Russian Empire. This nuclear power plant, for example, was supposed to supply electricity to the entire Crimea.
They began to build the station in 1974, and in 1987, after the Chernobyl tragedy, the construction site was frozen. The station had already managed by that time to take a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most expensive nuclear reactor in the world.
Object No. 221, Crimea is a truly secret object. The photo shows a dummy building that hides a chain of bunkers underground. Fearing a nuclear strike, the leadership of the USSR built a bunker for the Reserve Command Post.
Tunnels of object No. 221 (Crimea). In addition to the command post, 10,000 people, officers and their families, were to be evacuated underground in the event of a nuclear threat.
The Crimean bunker was abandoned in 1992. According to some reports, he was 90% ready.
Object 825 GTS - underground submarine base in Balaklava. Secret military facility during the Cold War. Underground complex was built 8 years - from 1953 to 1961. After closing in 1993, most of the complex was not guarded.
Object Object 825 GTS is located in Mount Tavros and is a structure of the first category of protection (direct hit by a 100 kt atomic bomb).
Object 825 anti-nuclear doors.
It's hard to believe, but there are whole cemeteries of equipment left for various reasons back in the days of the USSR. In the photo: Equipment involved in the liquidation of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. A familiar sight for fans of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
This sad picture in the photo is an abandoned hangar near the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few years ago, photographer Ralph Mirebs visited the hangar. Assembled space shuttles Izdeliye 1.02 "Buran-2" - the answer of the USSR to the American Shuttles.
In 1988, the space shuttle Buran (product 1.01) made an automatic flight into space. In 2002, during the collapse of the assembly and test building No. 112, Buran was destroyed.
The collapse of the USSR and the growth of budget cuts forced the reduction of the space program.
Spaceships have remained frozen in time.
The building cannot be called destroyed, despite the deplorable state.
This is what the hangar looks like from the outside.
The Project 903 Lun ekranoplan missile ship is a Soviet aircraft carrier killer, as it was called in the United States. And that was not far from the truth. The ekranoplan was designed to deal with surface ships by launching a missile attack.
The harrier, due to its high speed of movement and invisibility to radars, can swim up to aircraft carriers at a distance of an accurate missile launch.
Lun has come a long way from the start of development in the 70s to the transfer to trial operation in 1990. And already in 1991, the operation was completed.
This is how the ekranoplan looks today. It was mothballed at the dock in Kaspiysk. All secret electronics have been put into storage.
Amderma, Lena-M radar. Village on the coast Kara Sea in Soviet times it was the center of the largest military infrastructure in the Arctic. Large radar installations were installed here and fighter aircraft were based.
Amderma, control point of the radar complex.
Amderma. Spheres of radio-transparent shelters for mobile radars.
And this is the suburbs, our days. A whole arsenal military equipment abandoned in the forest.
Such a picture, they say, is not so rare in our country. Entire military bases are completely abandoned.
Skrunda - once secret military unit USSR - the whole city of Latvia is abandoned. There are many such ghosts throughout the former union.
The abandoned Eighth shop of the Dagdiesel plant in the city of Kaspiysk. Naval weapon test station, which was put into operation in 1939. Located at a distance of 2.7 km from the coast.
If desired, abandoned aircraft can also be found in the expanses of the former USSR. This one, for example, is not far from the airport in Riga.
Yes, there are planes! Entire airfields are abandoned. Here, for example, in the city of Vozdvizhenka, Primorsky Krai.
Airport, Vozdvizhenka, Primorsky Krai.
Abandoned planes, Vozdvizhenka, Primorsky Krai.
Missile system R-12 Dvina (Postavy). The complex was built in 1964 and was in service until 1994. One of the objects of the Cold War.
According to some reports, this picture was taken the day before the death of the K-159 during transportation for disposal.
Project 613 submarines - a series of Soviet medium diesel-electric submarines built in 1951-1957.
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website with bated breath presents a selection of the most mysterious places on the planet, which cause quiet horror and interest at the same time.
The combination of mystery and danger arouses interest and unwillingly attracts attention, and the view of nature, which calmly captures what people have created, returns us to an understanding of our own insignificance in the face of time.
San Ji ghost town, Taiwan
A luxurious resort on the sea coast was built specifically for the local rich. But already during the construction, a strange thing began. Dozens of workers died: broke their necks, falling from a height (even with safety ropes), died under collapsed cranes. The surrounding residents were sure that the town was inhabited by evil spirits. There were heartbreaking stories about a Japanese "death camp" that was once located there. In the late 1980s, construction stalled. The apartments never found buyers, and the authorities do not demolish the city, because people believe that in this way they will release evil spirits outside.
Abandoned military hospital in Belitz, Germany
The city of the same name is located 40 kilometers from the capital of Germany. During the First and Second World Wars, the hospital was used by the military, and in 1916 Adolf Hitler was treated there. In 1995, people left the city, since then it has been gradually destroyed.
Eighth workshop of the Dagdiesel plant, Makhachkala
Naval weapon test station, commissioned in 1939. It is located at a distance of 2.7 km from the coast and has not been used for a long time. Construction was carried out for a long time and was complicated by difficult conditions. Unfortunately, the workshop did not serve the plant for long. The requirements for the work carried out in the workshop changed, and in April 1966 this grandiose structure was written off from the factory balance. Now this “Massiv” is abandoned and stands in the Caspian Sea, resembling an ancient monster from the shore.
Lier Sikehus Psychiatric Hospital, Norway
The Norwegian psychiatric hospital, which is located in the small town of Lier, half an hour from Oslo, has a dark past. Once, experiments were carried out on patients here, and for unknown reasons, four buildings of the hospital were abandoned in 1985. Equipment, beds, even magazines and personal belongings of patients remained in the abandoned buildings. At the same time, the remaining eight buildings of the hospital are still working today.
Gunkanjima Island, Japan
In fact, the island is called Hashima, nicknamed Gunkanjima, which means "cruiser island". The island was settled in 1810 when coal was found there. Within fifty years, it has become the most populated island in the world in terms of the ratio of land and the number of inhabitants on it: 5300 people with a radius of the island itself of one kilometer. By 1974, the reserves of coal and other minerals on Gankajima were finally exhausted, and people left the island. Today, visiting the island is prohibited. There are many legends about this place among the people.
Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong, China
The city was in Hong Kong, but did not obey the authorities, being run by the mafia. Inside, not only prostitution and drug trafficking flourished, but there was also self-government. In addition, the region had its own industry: semi-handicraft production of noodles and all sorts of small things. The products of enterprises were inexpensive: there were no taxes, and local entrepreneurs did not comply with labor laws. Had their own nursing home Kindergarten and school. In the early 1990s, the population density reached two million people per square kilometer.
After a complex process of eviction of the people living there, in 1995 a park of the same name was opened on this site. Some of the city's historical artifacts, including the Yamen building, and the remains South Gate have been saved.
Abandoned Salto Hotel in Colombia
In 1924, in the city of San Antonio del Tekendama, a chic Refugio Hotel El Salto. After some time, the hotel was closed due to the increasing cases of suicides of visitors. Sinister legends and rumors circulate around this place.
Church of San Juan Parangaricutiro, Mexico
The church, located in the village of the same name, was buried under the lava of the Paricutin volcano in 1944, the village was completely destroyed. Miraculously, the altar and the church bell tower, surrounded by ruins, remained intact. temple complex, protruding cones of solidified lava resemble foreign paintings.
The underwater city of Shichen in China
Ghost town Kolmanskop, Namibia
The ghost town of Kolmanskop, built in a place where small diamonds were found in the sand, which the wind brought from the ocean. Large beautiful houses, a school, a hospital, a stadium were built in the city, and the settlement quickly turned into a model german city. Everyone counted on long-term prosperity, but alas, the “diamond supply” quickly dried up. In addition, it was hard to live in the city due to problems with water and sandstorms, and people left it. Most of the houses are almost completely covered with sand and make a depressing impression.
Pripyat, Ukraine
An abandoned city located three kilometers from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. After the accident in 1986, he fell into the exclusion zone and became a frightening ghost of the power of nuclear energy. Now organized excursions are led there, and stalkers come there for walks, but interest in this place does not subside, and new "urban legends" are born.
Russia can easily surpass many countries in terms of the number of creepy places. I bring to your attention a list of abandoned hospitals, factories and even castles in Russia where you can shoot horror films.
The lighthouse was built with great difficulty in 1939 by the architect Miura Shinobu, it was unique and the most difficult technical facility throughout Sakhalin. It ran on a diesel generator and backup batteries until the early 1990s, when it was re-equipped. Thanks to the atomic energy source, maintenance costs were minimal, but soon there were no funds left for this either - the building was empty, and in 2006 the military removed two isotope installations that powered the lighthouse from here. Once it shone for 17.5 miles, but now it has been plundered and fallen into disrepair.
Fairy tale castle in Zaklyuche
It can be found in a picturesque forest area, on the high bank of a small lake, between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Manor of the architect A.S. Khrenova was built at the end of the 19th century according to his own design. A distinctive feature of the house is complete asymmetry, as well as a combination of natural and artificial materials during construction. What appears to the eye is not medieval castle, not that classic city estate, which in Soviet times was a sanatorium. Currently, the house is being restored very slowly, so it cannot be considered completely abandoned.
Five-star hotel "Northern Crown"
The construction of the Northern Crown Hotel began in 1988 by a Yugoslav company. They wanted to build a five-star hotel with 247 rooms with a total area of about 50,000 square meters. m. Construction work stopped at the end of 1995, when the object was almost ready. It has been going to be demolished for several years, but still nothing. And so it stands, damp, attracting strangers with its roof of unusual configuration, bright interiors and mold on plasterboard stucco.
Eighth workshop of the Dagdiesel plant, Makhachkala
Naval weapon test station, commissioned in 1939. It is located at a distance of 2.7 km from the coast and has not been used for a long time. Construction was carried out for a long time and was complicated by difficult conditions: the foundation was made on the shore, and then delivered to the construction site. The walls are 14 meters deep and 1.5 meters thick. Unfortunately, the workshop did not serve the plant for long. The requirements for the work carried out in the workshop changed, and in April 1966 this grandiose structure was written off from the factory balance. Now this “Massiv” is abandoned and stands in the Caspian Sea, resembling an ancient monster from the shore.
Diamond mine "Mirnaya", Yakutia
At the time of its closure in 2004, the shaft was 525 meters deep and 1,200 meters wide, making it the second largest excavated hole in the world after the Bingham Canyon mine. The hole is so big air space above the shaft is closed to helicopters due to accidents in which they were sucked into the downdraft. The landscape around looks deserted and completely alien.
Khovrinskaya hospital, Moscow
A huge multi-story hospital began to be built on the site of the cemetery in 1980, and construction was stopped five years later. Now the cellars are flooded, and the building is slowly sinking underground. "HZB", "Umbrella", "Unfinished", "Nemostor": the place is more than famous, overgrown with a huge number of urban legends and attracts a variety of personalities. The resident of evil and the gate to a parallel world in the middle of Moscow. Popular with young thrill-seekers, and already has its own folklore and "locals".
The village of Kadykchan, Magadan region
Kadykchan (translated from the Evenki language - "Valley of Death"), the settlement was built by prisoners. In January 1986, the population was 10,270 people, and by 2006 there were not even a thousand left; in 2012, one elderly man lived here. Coal was mined here, due to which most of the Magadan region received energy, but after the explosion at the mine, people began to leave, the village was closed and disconnected from heat and electricity. Now it is an abandoned mining "ghost town". Books and furniture have been preserved in the houses, cars in the garages, the streets of five-story buildings are gradually being destroyed.
Abandoned naval submarine base Bechevinka
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-54, Finval Bay was founded in the 1960s as a military camp, a base for submariners. Once a week a ship went to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, there was no land communication with other settlements. The brigade was completely disbanded in 1996. All military equipment was removed, electricity and water supply were cut off. Simultaneously with the village of Bechevinka, the shipunsky missile settlement, located on a hill on the other side of the bay, ceased to exist. The village is surrounded by mountains and the incredible beauty of Kamchatka.
Building of the sanatorium "Energy" in the Moscow region
On the territory of the sanatorium there is a new building that regularly receives guests who want to go fishing in local ponds, but the old building was partially burned down and was abandoned. There was a movie theater in the burnt part. The rooms are filled with mountains of garbage - TVs and furniture. The main attraction of the building is the palace-style staircase. There are a huge number of similar institutions in Russia, abandoned pioneer camps and sanatoriums are a common occurrence.
Maternity hospital in the Vladimir region
What could be more mysterious and darker than overgrown medical institutions? Even operating hospitals terrify many people simply because of their specificity. The building was built at the end of the 19th century and housed the maternity ward of the city hospital. It functioned, judging by the calendars and documents, until 2009, and there was some protection until 2012. Broken windows were regularly repaired, and in 2013 the building was going to be repaired. Much of the building remained untouched, and it seems that until recently in these spacious halls people were waiting for good news from doctors.
