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Urban Explorer and Photographer Dan Marbaix Takes Stunning Photographs of Abandoned Buildings

Urban Explorer and Photographer Dan Marbaix Takes Stunning Photographs of Abandoned Buildings
Photographer Dan Marbaix is what is known as an "urban explorer." He travels from city to city, exploring abandoned houses, asylums, churches, state buildings and much, much more. He has been arrested over 20 times for his trespassing - and even held at gunpoint - but he refuses to give up his search for things that exist outside of the mundane. Dan wasn't supposed to be in ANY of these places, but you'll be glad he was. It's hard to define what exactly makes these pictures so beautiful. Is it the fact that humans have abandoned their dwellings? Or because it seems that life goes on, even when people aren't present? Some places are left in the state they were abandoned in. No matter how many times he has been threatened or arrested, Dan thinks it's all worth it. The Chambre du Commerce in Antwep, Belgium, was erected in 1872 as a reconstruction of a 1531 Stock Exchange. Most of his photos look like they could be part of any high-budget horror film. But they aren't fiction. Related:  Abandoned Places

Beds covered in moss, rubble strewn floors, crumbling German hotel left to rot for more than two decades Inhospitable: London photographer Andre Govia visited the abandoned hotel to capture the decay in a series of haunting pictures Dated: Time seems to have stood still inside the abandoned Plaza Hotel, located in Germany Its majestic dome still directed toward the heavens, now covered in graffiti and left to rust - inside the stunning abandoned astronomical observatory atop a Spanish mountain. Standing 2,605m above sea level in the region of Andalucia, the Mohon del Trigo observatory has been empty for nearly 40 years. The observatory at Mohsn del Trigo was built in 1902 after planners judged the clear skies of the isolated Sierra Nevada mountains to be perfect for stargazing. Solitary: The Mohon del Trigo observatory has stood empty and abandoned for nearly 40 years Clear blue sky: The Mohon del Trigo observatory was built in 1902 in an isolated spot in the Sierra Nevada mountains where the sky is perfect for stargazing She said: 'While I was there I imagined years gone by.

Temples Photography A travers sa série « Temples », l’artiste français Thomas Jorion a voulu retranscrire la perte des repères spatio-temporels dans des lieux abandonnés où tout se fige. Depuis dix ans et toujours à l’argentique, ce photographe est à la recherche d’édifices étranges dont l’accès est souvent interdit et qu’il capture avec leur lumière naturelle. Radius. Déjà vu. Splendore. Gally. Velum. Blednik. Exposition du 6 au 29 novembre à la Galerie INSULA (hors les murs), 19 rue Guénégaud – Paris 6e.

A Rich Woman Abandoned This Apartment In 1942. What They Just Found Inside Is Incredible. Madame de Florian was a French socialite and actress who fled to the south of France during World War II. She kept her apartment in Paris on the Right Bank near the Opéra Garnier, though, in case she wanted to return. However, she never went back to it after the war. Since 1942, the apartment has been sitting untouched, until recently when an auctioneer entered her apartment. What he found was a time capsule, full of treasures. The apartment was covered in dust, perfectly preserved. All of the furniture from the time period remained just how she left it. Although it seems strange, having taxidermy pieces in one’s home was once a sign of affluence. The home is not open to the public and is still owned by her estate. Inside, a painting by Giovanni Boldini was found, a portrait of the apartment’s owner herself Madame de Florian. The painting was sold for 2.1 million euros and the rest of the items inside of the apartment would be worth thousands as well.

Curtain Call: Photographer Captures Abandoned Theaters’ Decay Thomas Edison School, Pennsylvania. © Julia Solis, 2013 Renowned photographer Julia Solis, best known for capturing haunting pictures of ruined buildings and underground spaces, takes to the stage in her upcoming book Stages of Decay . Her latest endeavor features over 100 breathtaking photographs of abandoned theaters across Europe and the United States (with many unsurprisingly located in the Detroit metropolitan area). Ranging from obscure local community theaters to majestic theaters of yore, her photographs are at once evocative and elegant, paying tribute to the grandeur of the stage while highlighting contemporary issues of urban decay and economic downturn. Click through to see more. Sanitarium, Germany. © Julia Solis, 2013 Flavorwire , where we spotted these photos, interviewed Solis, asking her about her endless cultural fascination with ruined urban spaces. Movie palace, Wisconsin. © Julia Solis, 2013 Beelitz-Heilstätten, Germany. © Julia Solis, 2013 [via Flavorwire ]

25 kusliga mäklarbilder på den italienska skräckön som är till salu - Skrolla Ön, som kallas ”Världens mest hemsökta ö”, var hem för mentalsjuka och pestsmittade och har varit övergiven i över 45 år. När du ser bilderna förstår du varför… Ön Poveglia har drabbats av krig många gånger genom åren Ön har varit ett mentalsjukhus… …och en plats där pestens offer dumpats. Ön är populär bland spökjägare, eftersom den kallas för ”Världens mest hemsökta ö” På grund av Italiens dåliga ekonomi är ön nu till salu Är du sugen på att slå till? Gillar du övergiven civilisation?

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.

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.

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.

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. Operations were performed quick and dirty right in a wealthy person’s home or, for poorer patients, in a hospital ward. 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

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.

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.

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