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In the last couple of years, I have traveled often to Germany in a search for abandoned ballrooms and you would be surprised how many there are.
In the past, almost every German village had a local hotel. This was the place where people of the town would come together to have feasts, weddings, birthdays or any big celebrations. The majority of these hotels had their own ballrooms. However, times changed and these places became old-fashioned and got neglected.
Sometimes, I was lucky enough to find totally stacked hotels, with beds still made and dishes in the cupboards. Sadly, most of the time I found the rooms empty. However, the beautiful ballrooms made up for it.
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Dee Hunter 5 years ago
This one reminds me of the ballroom in my hometown. Unfortunately the building was beyond repair and had to be torn down a few years ago.
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Nicole Nessflat 5 years ago
this one is surprisingly clean for being abandoned. wow its kinda pretty
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I had a dream last year about finding an extra space in my house. I dreamed I was in a space just like at the far end of pretty much this exact room!!!!
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Jette Wang Wahnon 5 years ago
This photo brings to mind a Visconti film....evoking the past with its gaiety and lightheartedness and now in total disrepair and abandonment...the room is in mourning.
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Jette Wang Wahnon 5 years ago
4 years old,in a ballroom like this with herringbone floor and red velvet curtains,I bit mademoiselles hand and was expelled.Not Dancing Academy material,she told my parents...apparently I did not curtsy to her liking and was shamed in front of all the children and....took a bite out of her hand.
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Jette Wang Wahnon 5 years ago
This is my favourite photo..I would love to have the original framed.Caption: Sic transit gloria mundi
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KatHat 5 years ago
These are wonderful pics but so poignant. These were all the scenes of so much life and laughter and now it's all still and deserted. And over and over again the beautiful parquet floors! Of course so much of these rooms was beautiful but the floors kept catching my eye. So much time to make and then so much labour to keep up, with shining and buffing - now all left to ruin. It's very sad. I wish something could have been made of these spaces; it's such a waste.
Juniper 5 years ago
Please for posts like these, add the city where these buildings are located and how they are/were called :)
BG Rey 5 years ago
What a waste! In these days of homelessness here are huge buildings, many in pretty decent condition That probably include the guest rooms, kitchen, restaurants, etc. open these up for homeless people, give them cleaning & gardening equipment and let them create shelters for their families.
Sabine Weyhe 5 years ago
I´m from Germany and I didnt now there are so many... would love to find one by myself and explore.
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
Every time I see pictures like this, or I pass an abandoned house or other building, in my mind’s eye I try to envision what it was like before it died; when a family lived there, people worked there, or couples danced there. When it was full of activity. Alive.
Martina Frensemeier 5 years ago
Would love to see before and after! So sad to see such disrepair...:(
Julian Hebbrecht 5 years ago
I wonder what buildings they are a part of. Are they stand-alone buildings or part of larger buildings?
Theory Buchannon 5 years ago
about bathrooms why is it that in every tour of the house everyone wants to see is I mean really that is where everybody shits at
KatHat 5 years ago
These are wonderful pics but so poignant. These were all the scenes of so much life and laughter and now it's all still and deserted. And over and over again the beautiful parquet floors! Of course so much of these rooms was beautiful but the floors kept catching my eye. So much time to make and then so much labour to keep up, with shining and buffing - now all left to ruin. It's very sad. I wish something could have been made of these spaces; it's such a waste.
Juniper 5 years ago
Please for posts like these, add the city where these buildings are located and how they are/were called :)
BG Rey 5 years ago
What a waste! In these days of homelessness here are huge buildings, many in pretty decent condition That probably include the guest rooms, kitchen, restaurants, etc. open these up for homeless people, give them cleaning & gardening equipment and let them create shelters for their families.
Sabine Weyhe 5 years ago
I´m from Germany and I didnt now there are so many... would love to find one by myself and explore.
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
Every time I see pictures like this, or I pass an abandoned house or other building, in my mind’s eye I try to envision what it was like before it died; when a family lived there, people worked there, or couples danced there. When it was full of activity. Alive.
Martina Frensemeier 5 years ago
Would love to see before and after! So sad to see such disrepair...:(
Julian Hebbrecht 5 years ago
I wonder what buildings they are a part of. Are they stand-alone buildings or part of larger buildings?
Theory Buchannon 5 years ago
about bathrooms why is it that in every tour of the house everyone wants to see is I mean really that is where everybody shits at
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