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31 Haunting Images Of Abandoned Places That Will Give You Goose Bumps

31 Haunting Images Of Abandoned Places That Will Give You Goose Bumps
The world is full of wondrous things, some consistently packed with gawking tourist and others almost entirely abandoned. Here’s a selection of some of those fascinating empty spaces, ghost towns that are rich with history and the stories of the people that used to occupy them. While most continue to rust and crumble in their neglect, all remain hauntingly beautiful. 1. This cooling tower is part of an abandoned power plant station in Monceau-sur-Sambre, Belgium. 2. Kolmanskop, a small settlement in Namibia, is a ghost town today but was booming in the early 1900s when Germans realized the area was rich with diamonds. 3. The hull of the SS Ayrfield, one of many decommissioned ships in Homebush Bay, harbors an over 100 year-old floating forest. 4. The Maunsell Sea Forts were constructed to help defend against German air and naval raids during World War II. 5. This house was the last surviving home of an island community in Chesapeake Bay. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Related:  Abandoned Places

6 Forgotten Places, Rediscovered Visiting these rooms, businesses, and homes is like traveling back in time. 1. The Old Operating Theatre Wikimedia Commons In 1822, there was no surgical anesthesia. 2. In 2010, the London Underground began upgrading their Notting Hill Gate station. 3. British Listed Buildings This thatched roof English cottage was likely quite a stately home when it was built in the 1400s. “He just lived a basic life, with one cold tap in the scullery and the occasional bare light bulb to see by. 4. William Straw was a successful grocer at the start of the 20th century. 5. Imgur Earlier this year, Redditor Oktober75 posted to the r/pics sub-reddit something his family had discovered in a building they owned: an old shoe store, closed down in the 1960s, still fully stocked. 6. MessyNessyChic Ray and Mildred Lambrecht are in their 90s now, but they sold cars from their Chevy dealership in Pierce, Nebraska for 50 years.

Här är unika bilderna inifrån lyxbåten Costa Concordia. | Newsner När skrytbygget Costa Concordia togs i tjänst 2006 var fartyget det största italienskbyggda skeppet i världen. Men fartygets historia blev kort. Sent på kvällen den 13 januari 2012 gick hon på grund vid ön Giglio utanför Toscana, med totalt 4 234 personer ombord. 32 av dem omkom. Kaptenen Francesco Schettino blev ökänd som ”Kapten Ynkrygg” och dömdes till 16 års fängelse för att ha orsakat olyckan och för flera fall av vållande till annans död. Så här 4 år efter katastrofen arbetar 200 personer med att montera ned det gigantiska fartyget. Resultatet är minst sagt fängslande och jag kunde inte låta bli att dela med mig av dessa unika bilder. Sent på fredagkvällen den 13 januari 2012 gick Costa Concordia på grund. Wikipedia/Rvongher Numera ligger det spöklika vraket utanför den italienska hamnstaden Genua. Ena sidan av fartyget låg under havsvattnet i 20 månader, vilket fått ena delen av fartyget att bli brunt och rostigt. Men när han väl steg ombord fick han se saker som få tidigare sett.

Creepy Mansion Is Strangely Abandoned In 1976 And You Are About To See Why... Built in the thirties, this spectacular mansion definitely saw its share of grandiose affairs in its day, but sadly, its been abandoned since the seventies. Located just outside of New York City, the home is like a time capsule for a much more glamorous era — but it also happens to be full of creepy old relics as well. Photographer Bryan Sansivero decided to document the mansion as it is now, and what he found inside is pretty haunting. It’s also an incredible property, complete with a bowling alley, indoor tennis court, library, and two bars. See the abandoned mansion in all of its spooky glory below. The mansion has 57 rooms, and looks like something out of a horror movie. In every room, traces of the mansion’s opulent history remain. But there are also traces of it’s complete and total creepiness. Despite the ominous feel of the photographs, the spooky details are really just evidence of the family that used to live there.

Skyddsrummet mitt i stan Skyddsrummet mitt i stan Ibland förvånas man över att lämningar från andra världskriget mitt i stan klarat sig helt från sprayburkar, sopor eller förstörelse. Eller för den delen sanering. Bergrummet ligger i en kulle mitt bland folk. I anläggningen finns det även ett valv. Således borde det varit företagens värdepaper, ritningar, räkenskaper mm som skulle låstas in här. Valvet tak har droppskydd för att skydda mot väta. I en av gångarna finns toaletten kvar. Handvevad ventilation. Decay när det är som bäst. Ytterligare ett rum i skyddsrummet visar att det använts för mer än personalskydd. som vanligt är alla bilder tagna i komplett mörker.. 30 abandoned places that look truly beautiful Take a tour of the world’s apparently robust supply of statues, buildings, and temples–and witness the surprising grandeur of dilapidation. 1. Christ of the Abyss, San Fruttuoso, Italy (Italian: “Il Cristo degli Abissi”) is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus, of which the original is located in the Mediterranean Sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. Via: en.www.lensart.ru 2. (Afrikaans for Coleman’s hill, German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port town of Lüderitz. Via: photography.nationalgeographic.com 3. Built in Naples in 1981, the futuristic igloos seen above may not be around much longer. Via: reddit.com 4. SS Ayrfield (originally launched as SS Corrimal) was a steel-hulled, single screw, steam collier of 1140 tonnes and 79.1m in length. Via: photoree.com 5. Image by David Gray / Getty Images 6. Fishing Hut in Lake of Berchtesgaden National Park Via: onebigphoto.com 7. 8. 9.

Slottet övergavs efter en brand 1932. 83 år senare gör insidan en hel värld stum av beundran. | Newsner Gamla slott och borgar är ofta både praktfulla och fängslande att titta närmare på. Slottet Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers, som finns i staden Les Trois-Moutiers, 3 timmars bilfärd från Paris, är inget undantag. Detta eleganta och speciella1300-talsslottet förstördes i en brand 1932, men det finns fortfarande en hel del överraskningar att upptäcka där inne… Vilket ställe! Borgen Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers ligger mitt ute i skogen i regionen Poitou-Charentes, i västra Frankrike. Vallgraven vittnar om en storslagen plats och väggarna har en rik historia av elegans, aristokrati och intriger. Bildkälla: Wikipedia Vart man än tittar så ser man hur naturen erövrat balkongerna och de höga valven. Titta närmare och man kan verkligen föreställa sig slottets forna glans. Slottet har anor från 1300-talet och tillhörde den berömda Bauçay-familjen, som hade nära kontakter med flera generationer inom den franska kungafamiljen. Källa: Youtube Ett av källarvalven som fortfarande går att besöka.

The Village That Nature Reclaimed | TIMEWHEEL At the mouth of the Yangtze River, on the East Coast of China, rests an old and long forgotten fishing village that is being reclaimed by the nature surrounding it. Long, dense vines of ivy have crept into the streets, alleys, and the walls of the buildings, creating this stunning display of the power of nature. The village, Houtou Wan Village, was gradually deserted half a century ago when the small bay was no longer a viable fishing source for the increasing number of fishing boats. Hundreds of these old abandoned villages are found all through out China. 30 Pics That Show Mother Nature Reclaiming What Was Once Hers. This Is Kinda Creepy... Chernobyl Power Plant: In 1986, a nuclear disaster required that people flee Chernobyl. The first photo was taken in 1990, and the bottom one in 2013. As you can see, the trees have practically taken over the whole city. This hospital housed WWII veterans and also functioned as a rehab center for teens during different times in history. French photographer, Pierre Folks spent three years documenting the decay of the stretch of Parisian railway that was abandoned in 1934.

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