They say the only constant in life is change. Literature on history is one way to understand the passage of time, but there are also material monuments that can tell a lot about past times. And if some such places are looked after and taken care of, sometimes it is those that have long been in desolation that are interesting. We bring to your attention several abandoned places around the world, each of which has its own special charm.

Under all this dust, rust and cracks, there are stories of people who once lived here, prayed, and went about their daily business. And when you try to imagine these people and their lives, a special atmosphere and nostalgia is born. It seems that people have recently collected their things and left the abandoned places. On the other hand, it is interesting to see how some things that once belonged to people are now returning to nature.

This is part of the cooling tower of an abandoned power plant in Monceau, Belgium. The funnel-shaped structure of an abandoned site in the center supplied hot water, which then cooled, draining through hundreds of small concrete chutes.

Kolmanskop, Namibia

This is a small abandoned settlement in Namibia that flourished in the early 1900s. Then the German settlers started mining diamonds here. The influx of funds ended after the First World War, when the diamond field began to deplete. By the 1950s, the city was completely abandoned by people, and now only photographers and tourists come here to the abandoned place.

Floating forest in Sydney

This is the hull of the large steamship SS Ayrfield, which was decided to be dismantled in Homebush Bay, Australia, after World War II. But when the shipyard closed, this ship, like several others, remained where they had been abandoned. Now it is an abandoned place, a beautiful and mysterious floating forest, which serves as an example that nature can survive always and everywhere.

Sea forts of Munsell, England

These forts were built near the mouths of the Thames and Mersey rivers in the UK to protect the country from a potential German air threat during World War II. When they were taken out of service in 1950, several people lived here, including operators of pirate radio stations, as well as the Principality of Sealand, a self-proclaimed independent state.

Last home on Dutch Island, USA

This abandoned place was once part of a fairly successful island colony in the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. However, due to rapid soil erosion, there was less and less space left on the island. The house pictured was the last one on the island before it collapsed in 2010.

Pripyat, Ukraine. Pripyat is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in the Kyiv region

The city is located on the banks of the Pripyat River, 3 km from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, not far from the border with Belarus. Distance to Kyiv - 94 km. The abandoned place Pripyat was founded on February 4, 1970. The general reason for the founding of the city was the construction and subsequent operation of one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe, Chernobyl, a city-forming enterprise, which gave Pripyat the title of a city of nuclear scientists. Pripyat became the ninth nuclear town in the Soviet Union.

Many workers of the Chernobyl station lived in Pripyat, the work of which ended major disaster in 1986. After the evacuation, Pripyat remains a radioactive ghost town that can only be visited with specialized guides.

House of the Bulgarian Communist Party

The former building of the memorial house, built in the 1980s in honor of the Bulgarian Communist Party, today looks creepy both inside and out. This abandoned place, similar to a flying saucer, fell into disrepair after the collapse of the USSR. Now it is only a ghost of the former building, although there is talk of starting restoration work.

Nara Dreamland Amusement Park, Japan

The park opened in 1961. But by 2006 it was already closed. It is now a popular abandoned site among the city's "discoverers", although guards periodically patrol the area and impose fines on violators who enter the closed area.

Uninhabited island in southeast Florida, USA

These abandoned places are small domed structures built in 1981 at Cape Romano, off the coast of the United States. They were the summer residence of oil tycoon Bob Lee, but then fell into disrepair. It is still unclear what fate awaits them.

Abandoned mill, Italy

This building in the Valley of the Mills in Sorrento was abandoned in 1866. Once upon a time, wheat was ground here, and there was a sawmill nearby. The abandoned site was isolated from the sea after the construction of Tasso Square, which increased the humidity levels in the region and forced the mill to be abandoned.

Michigan Central Station in Detroit, USA

The station was built in 1913 to create a new transport hub. However, several construction errors led to the abandoned site having to be closed in 1988.

The fate of the station has not yet been decided, but it appeared in several films, for example, in Eminem's 8 Mile.

Sunken yacht, Antarctica

This spooky ghost ship is the Mar Sem Fim, a Brazilian yacht that sank off Ardley Cove in Antarctica. On the yacht, the Brazilian film crew decided to shoot documentary, however, due to strong winds and a storm, it had to be abandoned. The water that got on the ship froze, broke through the hull and sank the yacht.

Abandoned Theater New Bedford, USA

This is an old theater in Massachusetts. It was opened in 1912 and closed in 1959. Since then, he has already managed to visit a tobacco store and a supermarket. Now the non-profit organization is trying to raise funds to renovate the building.

Abandoned railway station, Abkhazia

This station in Sukhumi was abandoned during the war in Abkhazia in 1992 and 1993. As a result of the conflict between Georgia and Russia, this region was abandoned, but the station still has traces of its former greatness, such as amazing stucco.

Abandoned wooden houses, Russia

All these exquisitely decorated buildings are located in the Russian outback. Some of them are surrounded by forests.

Due to their remoteness, they remained untouched.

Underwater city in Shichen, China

This incredible underwater city, lost in time, is 1341 years old. Shichen, or Lion City, is located in Zhejiang province in eastern China. It was flooded in 1959 during the construction of a hydroelectric power station. The water protects the city from wind and rain erosion, so that it remains in relatively good condition.

Abandoned subway station in New York, USA

This beautiful subway station is right under New York City Hall. That is why a lot of attention was paid to its design, but because of the neighboring stations, this one never received due attention from the public, and its curved route was considered not safe enough. The station closed in 1945 and remains closed to this day, apart from a few exclusive tours for tourists.

Hotel Salto, Colombia

The hotel opened in 1928 next to the Tequendama Falls in Colombia to serve tourists who came to view the 157-meter waterfall. The hotel was closed in the early 90s, after interest in the waterfall faded. But in 2012 this place was turned into a museum.

Abandoned subway tunnel in Kyiv, Ukraine

This photo was taken in the subway near Kyiv. Many of the tunnels are partially flooded, and stalactites hang from the ceilings.

Abandoned submarine base in Balaklava, Ukraine

Although this base is not completely abandoned, it is still impressive. Until its closure in 1993, it was one of the most secret bases in the USSR. Today it is the State Maritime Museum.

Abandoned military hospital in Belitz, Germany

This massive hospital complex would have been built in the late 1800s. In it, Adolf Hitler was recovering from a leg injury sustained during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Some parts of the complex are still in operation, but most were abandoned after the Russian authorities left the hospital in 1995.

Hashima Island, Japan

This island has many names including Warship (due to its shape) and Ghost Island. From the late 1800s to the late 1900s, the island was inhabited because it gave access to underwater coal mines.

However, as Japan gradually switched from coal to gasoline, the mines (and the buildings that sprang up around them) closed down, leaving behind a ghost island that resembled part of a ghostly warship.

UFO houses in San Zhi, Taiwan

These alien houses in Sanzhi were originally intended to be resort houses, in particular, for US military officers serving in Asia. However, due to low investment and accidents with cars, the site had to close in 1980, shortly after it was built. Unfortunately, these amazing buildings were demolished in 2010.

Abandoned church in the snow.

Often, due to necessity and for some reason, people are forced to leave their homes, even entire cities and beautiful architectural buildings. And then these places are at the disposal of the elements and nature. In this case, human creations can turn into a unique, mysterious and eerie beauty. And now these deserted, abandoned cities and places attract tourists, travelers and especially lovers of unique antiquity.

We bring to your attention the Top abandoned places and ghost towns, which over time have been changed beyond recognition by nature.

1. Statue of Jesus Christ at the bottom of the sea, San Fruttuoso Bay, Italy

The famous Italian sculptor Guido Galletti made a bronze statue of Christ blessing the world, with his head and hands raised up. She was lowered to the seabed and installed at a depth of 17 meters in the bay of San Fruttuoso in 1954, her height is 2.5 meters. Over the long 50 years, this beautiful bronze creation has become heavily overgrown with algae. Because of the anchor, which was thrown to the bottom, one hand of the sculpture suffered. In 2003, the statue was raised from the seabed, cleaned and restored. The arm, which was damaged by the anchor, was replaced. On July 17, 2004, the sculpture was installed in the same place where a new pedestal was built for it.

2. Desert - a ghost town, Kolmanskop, Namibia

In the desert of Namibia is dead city or the ghost town of Kolmanskop. At the beginning of the 19th century, not far from this city, small deposits of diamonds were discovered in the sand. Thanks to diamond prospecting and large investments, the city began to develop and grow. Many solid large houses, a stadium and a hospital were built. A small town has become a thriving center in the middle of the desert. But, unfortunately, diamond reserves quickly dried up. The city fell into decay, and people were forced to leave it. Since then, it has stood abandoned in the middle of the desert. Most of the houses are covered with sand and are a very depressing sight. However, the Colombians recent times restored a number of buildings, turning this place into a city-museum. The locals maintain it in good condition and attract tourists.

3. Luna Park, Beijing, China

The abandoned amusement park project is located 30 kilometers from Beijing. This project could turn into the largest Entertainment Center. The original plan was to create a second Disneyland. Its territory is 49 hectares. However, in 1998, due to lack of money, construction was frozen. In 2008, attempts were again made to resume it, but to no avail. Now this grandiose abandoned building is of interest only to local residents and photographers.

4. Island in Holland, Chesapeake Bay

Not far from the city of Dorchester, in the Chesapeake Bay, is the Dutch Island. In the early 19th century, this island was home to a prosperous and beautiful city OK. It was inhabited by farmers and fishermen. Fertile land and an abundance of fish allowed the inhabitants to live comfortably. But gradually the water level on the island rose. And in 1922, people were forced to leave their beautiful and comfortable homes. And in 2010, the last surviving house went under water. However, tourists still managed to see the creations of human hands.

5. Walk for tourists Kerry Way, Ireland

The Kerry Walkway is a 214 km long tourist circuit. It runs along the Iverach Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. On the way you can see not only picturesque valleys, blue Lakes and all kinds of living creatures, but the imagination of tourists can be struck by abandoned ancient stone buildings covered with moss and all kinds of outlandish plants.

6. City of Pripyat, Ukraine

After a terrible environmental disaster in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, this beautiful city, unfortunately, was completely deserted. Currently, Pripyat is one of the most famous abandoned places. The dead city of Pripyat is the most exotic place for tourists. The exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant attracts those who want to tickle their nerves and get thrilling impressions.

7 Maunsell Sea Fortress, England

These defensive towers were built during the Second World War at the mouths of the British rivers Thames and Mersey. They were built to protect English cities from enemy air and sea attacks. At the end of the war, they lost their purpose. Today, these fortifications are known as the Maunsell Sea Forts. At the end of the war, they lost their purpose - the towers were abandoned in the early 1950s. Now only thirteen of the twenty-one structures remain. Tourists can only see them from the air or from a ship.

8. Grand Central Station, Detroit, Michigan

In order to unload the flow of trains from another station in 1913 was built Central station Michigan in Detroit. However, in 1988, due to its inconvenient location, it was closed. In the future, attempts to restore the dilapidated building failed. This required huge financial investments. But even now, despite the decline and devastation, the station is a magnificent architectural structure. Most tourists who come to the city of Detroit, be sure to visit this gloomy splendor.

9. Ancient Fort Kalavantin Durg, India

This ancient Indian fortress is located near Mumbai. Such a grandiose majestic structure was built on the highest 80-meter cliff. To climb the fort, you have to walk for 3 hours on steep steps carved into the rock. The mysterious beauty of this abandoned place attracts many tourists and thrill-seekers.

10. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

One of the largest Hindu temples in Cambodia, dedicated to the god Vishnu. This religious building was built in the eleventh century. In the 15th century, due to hostilities, it was closed and abandoned. More than 100 palaces and temples, preserved after the war, were hidden in the impenetrable rainforest. At present, this truly magnificent creation of Indian masters is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. In 1992 temple complex taken under the protection of UNESCO. Tourists from many countries come to see this mysterious beauty.

11. Abandoned city of Craco, Italy

The medieval ghost town of Kraco is located in southern Italy, in the province of Matera. ancient city, which rises to high rock, was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists. Due to the constant vibrations of the earth, the houses of this city were constantly destroyed. After a strong earthquake in 1963, the city was completely deserted. The old walls of this ancient place still keep many secrets, and the empty houses still remember their owners. Due to heavy landslides and constant tremors, visiting this mysterious city is prohibited. However, tourists can admire it from afar.

12. Hotel del Salto, Colombia

This architectural old castle is a former hotel. It was forced to close because of the terrible smell of sewage, which began to be drained into the Bogota River. This exotic place has become unsuitable for stay and recreation. Located nearby beautiful waterfall Takendamo, which forms the river Bogota. Looking at this creation of human hands, it is not difficult to imagine how much time and effort was invested in its construction.

In the most abandoned corners of our world.

Abandoned and flooded barn near Great Bend, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, USA.

The tree grows at the very top of the chimney. The photo was taken in an abandoned factory yard in Luca, on the outskirts of the city of Asuncion, Paraguay.

A swing is frozen in tall grass at a playground in the US town of Scenic, South Dakota. The picture was taken on the territory of the school that closed in the late 1990s.

Dinosaurs and fiberglass swans in Berlin's abandoned Spreepark amusement park.
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Empty Central Train Station in Detroit, Michigan.

Abandoned by all the Catholic Church of the Martyrs of Uganda, in Detroit (a city in the northern United States, in the state of Michigan).

Unfinished apartment buildings in Toledo Provence near Madrid, Spain. The economic crisis has turned this heavenly place, which was supposed to be a home for young couples and their children, into one of the most visible on this Earth.

Flagpoles (racks on which the flag is raised) near the pool filled with water and various garbage, empty since the XXVIII summer, held in the capital of Greece, Athens, from August 13 to 29, 2004. A little later (in November), Greece calculated the cost of hosting the Olympics, which amounted to 8.954 billion euros (about $ 11.2 billion).

Abandoned Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA) in Greece. For the first time, representatives of 201 countries participated in the Games, including East Timor (a state in South-East Asia) and Kiribati (a Pacific state located in Micronesia and Polynesia). Also, having missed the Olympics in Sydney, representatives of

Hallway of the Pennhurst Psychiatric Hospital in Spring City, Pennsylvania. This place has been deserted for over 20 years.

A lone boat on the cracked, shallow land of Xieshan, which is part of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, east China.

Asphalt road surrounded by weeds. The photo was taken in the unfinished settlement of Coolidge, Arizona, USA as a result of the crisis.

A neglected monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin against the backdrop of an abandoned Soviet factory in Tbilisi, Georgia.

A deserted farmhouse can be seen in the Osoyoos Valley, British Columbia(province in western Canada).

Abandoned and rusting Packard Motor plant in Detroit, Michigan.

A lonely gangway on the road near the airport in the city of Sirte, Libya.

Jamesburg Science Station, in the Colchagua Valley (Cachagua), located near the town of Carmel, California. The station from which Apollo 11 launched (July 16-24, 1969). Residents then landed on the surface of the moon for the first time, taking several photographs.

Las Vegas Strip, Nevada.

The Royal Navy ship Belfast was lost in thick fog on the River Thames. The photo was taken early in the morning.

Abandoned police station in Memphis, Tennessee, vacant for 30 years.

Houses buried in the sand on the beach in Atafona. Located in a delta in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, the sandy city of Atafona is slowly sinking into the ocean as rising temperatures speed up the erosion process.

Homes in Gary, Indiana.

The sun sets behind an empty beachhead at Camp Adder, which was the starting point for the last US military convoy to leave the country near Nasiriyah, Iraq.

homeless dog running around main square Villa Sant'Angelo in Abruzzo. The photo was taken in one of the regions of Italy, where a catastrophic earthquake occurred in April 2009.

Empty for 80 years, an Indian colonial mansion at McCluskieganj, about 40 miles northwest of Ranchi.

Destroyed buildings on a Tripoli street in central Misrata, Libya.

Abandoned construction of the New Benghazi project, Libya. Hundreds of concrete mixers, cranes and forklifts sit silently on a huge construction site among the gray buildings that were left unfinished due to the outbreak of hostilities.

The central railway station in Sofia is empty during the strike of railway workers in Bulgaria.

The main gate of an abandoned collective farm in the village of Komoshtitsa (Komoshchitsa), located a hundred kilometers north of Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria).

Kitten on a deserted street in Pelléas de Abajo, northwestern Spain.

These creepy images of abandoned places on our planet give us an idea of ​​what this world would look like if people left it.

A tree grows in an abandoned piano

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UFO houses in Sanzhi, Taiwan

Also known as the Sanzhi Skeet Houses, a futuristic complex of 60 durable fiberglass UFO-shaped houses in Sanzhi County, Xinbei, Taiwan. An unrealized project of groups of companies under the patronage of the state of a complex of ultra-modern houses for the capital's rich.

Overgrown Palace, Poland

In 1910 this palace was built as a home for the Polish nobility. Under the communist regime, the palace became an agricultural technical school, and then a mental hospital. The building has been empty since the 1990s.

Jet Star Amusement Park, New Jersey, USA

These slides remained in Atlantic Ocean after Storm Sandy in 2013. They rusted for six months until they were dismantled.

Abandoned house in the forest

Church in Saint-Etienne, France

Abandoned church with dummies of parishioners, Netherlands

Puppet factory, Spain

tree sprouting through bike

Shipwrecks on a sandbar, Bermuda Triangle

Floating forest, Sydney, Australia

Cinema in Detroit, Michigan, USA

As Detroit deteriorated, many of its historical buildings were abandoned.

Shipyard in Vallejo, California, USA

The Mare Island Naval Shipyard served as a submarine port during both World Wars. In the 1990s, the building was abandoned and flooded.

House between two trees, Florida, USA

Titanic

The Titanic made its first and last voyage in April 1912. 73 years later big ship at the beginning of the 20th century was found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Circular railway, Paris, France

Railway Petite Ceinture was built in 1852 and ran between the main stations of Paris within the walls of the city. During its operation, it connected five city highways. Since 1934, the railway, as well as some of its stations, has been partially abandoned.

Spreepark, Berlin, Germany

In 1969, an amusement park with rides, cafes and green lawns was built on the banks of the Spree in the southeast of the city. After the unification of the two Berlins, the park lost its relevance and closed due to insufficient funding.

Library, Russia

Island house, Finland

Turquoise Canal, Venice, Italy

Like any other city, Venice has abandoned places. But there they look even more picturesque.

Stairway to nowhere, Pismo Beach, California, USA

Nara Dreamland Park, Japan

Nara Dreamland was built in 1961 as the Japanese answer to Disneyland and even included its own version of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Closed in 2006 due to low visitor numbers.

Abandoned Mining Road, Taiwan

abandoned pier

Bare footprints in an abandoned nuclear reactor

indoor water park

Elling, Lake Obersee, Germany

Abandoned administrative building in Italy

Methodist Church in Indiana, USA

Gary, Indiana, was founded in 1905 during the US steel boom. In the 1950s, over 200,000 people lived and worked in this city. After the fall of the dispute on steel, almost half of the city was empty.

Church in the snow, Canada

Blue spiral staircase in european castle

Soviet naval test station in Makhachkala, Russia

Church bell tower in frozen lake, Reschen, Italy

Lake Reschen is a reservoir in which several villages and a 14th-century church were flooded.

Glenwood Power Plant, New York, USA

This power plant, built in 1906, has long been outdated. After closing in 1968, it has been used as a location for filming thrillers and zombie films.

flooded mall

Train station in Canfranc, Spain

Canfranc is small town located near the border with France. In 1928, the largest and most beautiful at that time railroad station in the world, which was called "the sparkling gem of modernity."

In 1970, the railway bridge on the road to Canfranc was destroyed and the station was closed. The bridge was not restored, and the former "pearl of modernity" began to fall into disrepair.

abandoned theater

Car cemetery, Ardennes, Belgium

Many American soldiers on the Western Front during World War II purchased cars for personal use. When the war ended, it turned out that it was very expensive to send them home, and many cars remained here.

Attraction in Chernobyl, Ukraine

Abandoned hospital. Chernobyl, Ukraine

The city of Pripyat was deserted after the disaster in 1986 at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Since then it has been empty and will remain empty for thousands of years.

City Hall Subway Station, New York, USA

Station city ​​hall Station was opened in 1904 and closed in 1945. Only 600 people a day used it when it was in operation.

Abandoned house in Virginia, USA

Poveglia Island, Italy

Poveglia is an island in the Venetian lagoon, which during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte became an insulator for the victims of the plague, and later an asylum for the mentally ill.

Gulliver's Travels Park, Kawagushi, Japan

The park opened in 1997. Lasted only 10 years and was abandoned due to financial problems

Lighthouse on Aniva rock, Sakhalin, Russia

The Aniva lighthouse was installed in 1939 by the Japanese (then this part of Sakhalin belonged to them) on a small rock Sivuchya, near the hard-to-reach rocky Aniva Cape. This area is replete with currents, frequent fogs, underwater rocky banks. The height of the tower is 31 meters, the height of light is 40 meters above sea level.

Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland

A castle located on a rocky island in the Loch Duich fjord in Scotland. One of the most romantic castles in Scotland, it is famous for its heather honey and interesting history. Filming took place in the castle: The Ghost Goes West (1935), Master Ballantrae (1953), Highlander (1986), Mio, My Mio (1987), The World Is Not Enough (1999) , A friend of the bride (2008).

Abandoned windmill, Ontario, Canada

Shicheng Underwater City, China

Under the water column of the Thousand Islands Lake in China is hidden underwater city Shicheng City. The architecture of the city remained almost untouched, for which archaeologists called it the "time capsule". Shicheng or, as it is also called "Lion City", was founded more than 1339 years ago. During the construction of the hydroelectric power station in 1959, it was decided to flood the city.

Seaforts of Munsell, UK

In the shallow waters of the North Sea off the coast of Great Britain, abandoned air defense sea forts stand above the water. Their main tasks were to protect the large industrial centers of England from air attacks from the most vulnerable direction - from the sea - from the mouths of the Thames and Mersey rivers and to protect the approaches from the sea to London and Liverpool, respectively.

Christ from the Abyss, San Fruttoso, Italy

Statue of Jesus Christ, located at the bottom of the sea, in the bay of San Fruttuoso, near Genoa. The statue, about 2.5 meters high, was installed on August 22, 1954 at a depth of 17 meters. Besides, in different parts light there are several similar statues (both copies of the original and variations on its theme), also bearing the name "Christ from the Abyss".

Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea

Now it is the largest and tallest building in Pyongyang and the DPRK as a whole. The hotel was supposed to open in June 1989, but construction problems and a lack of materials delayed the opening. The Japanese press estimated the amount spent on the construction at $750 million - 2% of North Korea's GDP. In 1992, due to lack of funding and the general economic crisis in the country, construction was stopped.

The main part of the tower was built, but windows, communications and equipment were not installed. The top of the building is of poor quality and may fall off. The current structure of the building cannot be used. The North Korean government is trying to attract $300 million in foreign investment to develop and build a new design hotel, but for now it has removed the long-term construction from maps and postage stamps.

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Abandoned buildings and residential buildings, entire ghost towns covered with moss and overgrowth - all this creates a mysterious splendor, and mother nature herself shows us how the world would look like if all the people living in it suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth. Having been in such places, a person begins to realize that after his disappearance, nature will take everything into its own hands and, finally, will become the main ruling force on the ground. We invite you to enjoy the beauty of ruined and simply abandoned places found around the world.

Bathroom inside the largest industrial plant at the mercy of nature [Ohio, USA]

Beautiful Spanish Gothic theater interior in Detroit [Michigan, USA]

The deserted city of Namie, which had about 20,000 people before the Fukushima accident [Japan]

Abandoned chemical laboratory [Belgium]

Cointe - a former observatory that was closed as useless [Liège, Belgium]

Cemetery of old trams [Pennsylvania, USA]

Since it was abandoned in 1982, the pool at the University of Rochester has become a dumping ground for old tables and chairs. [New York, USA]

Abandoned for nearly 10 years, greenhouse dwellers languish in their pots [Ohio]

Empty hotel slowly but surely surrenders to nature [Japan]

Auditorium elementary school who hasn't seen disciples for years [Pennsylvania]

An abandoned house on North Brother Island where people with smallpox and typhoid fever were sent in 1885 and later used as rehabilitation center and prisons [New York]

Church on Woodward Avenue in Detroit fell into disrepair after years of neglect [Michigan, USA]

Kelenfold power station built in 1927, which was closed after the collapse of the USSR [Budapest, Hungary]

Grossinger - famous ski resort built in 1933 and abandoned in 1998 [South Fallsburg, New York, USA]

Now popular place recreation, Grossinger resort has new guests - weeds [Liberty, New York, USA]

A dilapidated house of laughter in an old amusement park. [Chippewa Lake, Ohio, USA]

The Lemonitz nuclear power plant surrendered to nature after an attack by an opposition group in the 1970s that killed several workers [Biscay, Spain]

Abandoned tram station covered in graffiti [Sydney, Australia]

Billingham House has been abandoned since 1995 and only a legal battle is keeping this ruined building from demolition [Billingham, UK]

This opera house is covered in a thick layer of dust and hasn't been performing in years [Philadelphia, USA]

Morning rays break through the broken windows of an ironworks [Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg]

Leaving their homes, Detroiters left everything, even books in libraries [Michigan, USA]

This bar has been untouched since 1980 when people started to leave the city of Bodie [California, USA] en masse

The Forgotten Collector's Mount Storage is now gathering dust. [Detroit, Michigan, USA]

Gutted safe deposit boxes at the National Bank of Detroit [Michigan, USA]

Ivy is slowly taking over an abandoned house and will soon become unrecognizable [Louisville, Kentucky]

Hashima is an island off the coast of Japan that was abandoned after the coal industry collapsed [Japan]

Presidio Modelo - a prison on the island of Youth built to house prisoners at the height of communist rule [Cuba]

The abandoned freight station in Duisburg was the site of the 2010 Love Parade, in which 21 people died as a result of overcrowding. This abandoned place has been left untouched to remember those who have died. [Duisburg, Germany]

Weeds grow from the cracks of an abandoned motel [Texas]

This is what Murray's Pub looks like now in Wilkes-Barre, which used to be a busy place [Pennsylvania]

A high school in Detroit with a warped flood floor [Michigan, USA]

Abkhazia - the area of ​​land carved during the war between Georgia and Abkhazia in 1992. Most of the former population was forced to flee, leaving areas such as this station [Abkhazia]

The Air Force Base was quickly established after the entry of the United States into the First world war and also served as a training camp during World War II [Rentoul, Illinois, USA]