There is a serene, sad beauty to places we've left behind. Thrown into history, they still remain to remind us that even things long lost have not completely disappeared. This following series of photos depicts such beautiful places - that time, and we, have forgotten... |
Christ of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso, Liguria |
Kalavantin Durg near Panvel, India |
Kolmanskop in the Namib Desert |
Abandoned dome houses in Southwest Florida |
The remains of the SS Ayrfield in Homebush Bay, Australia |
The abandoned Wonderland Amusement Park outside Beijing, China |
Fishing hut on a lake in Germany |
Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay |
The Kerry Way walking path between Sneem and Kenmare in Ireland |
Pripyat, Ukraine |
15th century monastery in the Black Forest in Germany |
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The remains of the Pegasus in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica |
Angkor Wat in Cambodia |
The Maunsell Sea Forts in England |
Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, England |
Cincinnati's abandoned subway depot |
Sunken yacht in Antarctica |
Abandoned distillery in Barbados |
Hafodunos Hall in Llangernyw, North Wales |
1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Sarajevo |
Caco, Italy |
Russian military rocket factory |
Abandoned mill from 1866 in Sorrento, Italy |
Cooling tower of an abandoned power plant |
House of the Bulgarian Communist Party |
Abandoned city of Keelung, Taiwan |
Lawndale Theater in Chicago |
North Brother Island near New York City, New York |
Abandoned Blade Mill, France |
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Asuncion, Paraguay |
The Tunnel of Love in Ukraine |
Nara Dreamland in Japan |
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