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I'm a French artist, and my name is Dimitri "Jahz Design." I graduated as a graphic designer. I have always been interested in history and architectural remains. It was in 2013 when I developed my interest in the photography of heritage in disuse. My first exploration was an ancient cemetery of military ships.

I travel the globe looking for places in decline. Today, I want to share with you the most beautiful abandoned places around the world.

Also, check out my posts about the most beautiful abandoned castles, Georgian Soviet-era spas, European abandoned theaters, and lastly my most beautiful abandoned places around the world.

More info: Instagram | Facebook | jahzdesign.com

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Castle, France

Castle, France

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Billy The Kid
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its a shame to see buildings like this. Just rotting away

cassiushumanmother
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

MONEY. Private owners don't have the money, they fight sometimes about inheritance for decades. That is not an "historical building", obviously. Just a great house from the 20th century. I'm french and this happens because people have no money. Like everybody. The french state have a fund: 300 MILLIONS to help private/public owners. Our patrimony needs billions. That's not even a castle, nore a manor, it's a house.

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Harleen
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like the house from Aristocats

cassiushumanmother
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes because it's from the 19th century. Same architecture. It's just a house, you can buy a 15th century castle with 30000 euros. You will need millions to renovate it.

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Catrovert
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, I have such a new comment compared to others...

Bobert Robertson
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How does the OP remember to go to all these places if they've forgotten them?

Jknbt
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

somebody needs to get a loan & fix this up... this could be a nice home again... a weekend get-away cottage or rental property... what's wrong with you frenchies that you would let a potential income property like this just rot away?

Eagle Girl
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! This is the 1st post & already my FAVORITE!!

Mary Rose Kent
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like it spent a long time in an envelope.

54
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yo is this where Tomasmr did "Asmr in Castle"

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Skiblett
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How can decay be beautiful?

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    #2

    Castle, France

    Castle, France

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    Novie_ GachaplaysUwU
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's kelly's castle, it's haunted and it's in malaysia, the red plates show where the residents died it is NOT in france :/

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i see we have a panda troll down voting

    Philly Bob Squires
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a magnificent staircase! The work that went into that is fantastic!!

    Alexandria Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't make it up the stairs you end up down the trap door. OUCH !

    Billy The Kid
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice stairwell. people will pay good money for that!

    #3

    Villa, Bulgaria

    Villa, Bulgaria

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    Sassy Angel
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i'd love to live in that, after fixing it up of course..spooky

    Veronica Sjöberg
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to see more pictures! The balcony seems lovely

    Seadog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love seeing these old buildings. Would love to see how they looked in their prime. Being 4+ years into a reno on a 1920 bungalow, I fully understand why no one restores these buildings. They would never be worth the investment. We've done nearly all of the work ourselves and will still be north of $300K in a 2200 ft home. Not to mention 5000+ man hours. I can only imagine it would cost millions to reno a home like the one above and you're still 20? feet from the neighbor?

    Ozymandias73
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quaint little place I'm sure once it got remodeled.

    Eagle Girl
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 2nd Favorite. Even tho it does remind me of AHS Murder House lol (Ooh Look! There's Jessica Lange!)

    #4

    Villa, Portugal

    Villa, Portugal

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is nice. All that hard work on the decor is beautiful

    Eagle Girl
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahhh, Portugal, so beautiful & so underappreciated. Thank you for sharing this Jahz Design!

    Carolyn Legg
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect Dining Room with servants of course.

    Carolyn Legg
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How can people just abandoned these??

    Robert Trebor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They eat money by the truckload to keep them up. Plus, taxation.

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    #5

    Abandoned Castle, France

    Abandoned Castle, France

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This place must be worth a fortune

    Alexandru Bucur
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it also takes a fortune to run, hence why it's in such a state...

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    Scarface's Mom
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely love this place. The moat makes it so romantic. So many fantasies go through my mind.

    Amalie Plougmann
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG! I wanna go there and freshen things up, and LIVE THERE!

    Chris Miller
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We built a castle in the swamp, and it sank. We built another on top of it, and that sank too!"

    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I weren’t allergic to mold, I would so love to live in this triangular mini castle

    Alexandria Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see myself riding a unicorn around this place (♥◡♥)

    Frank S
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something about this picture makes it seem like this is a play castle for children.

    Rosy Maple Moth
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish there was something like National Trust to take care of these beautiful buildings.

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    #6

    Abandoned Archive Room, France

    Abandoned Archive Room, France

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    Skiblett
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All those files left behind.. makes you wonder why people left

    Khadeja
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes me also wonder what's in the files. It's giving me 'The Magnus Archives' vibes

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    M O'Connell
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a closed university in France.

    Billy The Kid
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice building. Seems as though everyone was in a hurry t get out of there.

    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The gate behind the table is really beautiful

    Seadog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With some shelves empty to a point, makes me wonder if those files are being digitized.

    k1ddkanuck
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh what I would give to hole up here for a month or two...

    #7

    Abandoned Manor, France

    Abandoned Manor, France

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looking up and down at the same time.

    Robin Childers
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be so cool to use in a movie.

    Skiblett
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spirals are everywhere and I love it

    #8

    Ghost Ships, France

    Ghost Ships, France

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    Eagle Girl
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ghost ships? More info please. Love a good haunting story.

    Brigs
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful photo! I saw a lot of these when I was in Angola, very sad in a way.

    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice picture. Its a shame after all the work that these ships have done and then they are left to rot : (

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    #9

    Abandoned Villa, Italy

    Abandoned Villa, Italy

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are these buildings abandoned? I would move in.

    History Fan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People run out of money, move elsewhere, the places become neglected. Across my street, there's an abandoned Country club. Inside the golf store,(from the outside view) there's a computer, and a sunglasses rack, still with sunglasses. Pictures of the club. The outside scoreboard still has the sponsors (Amongst them many non-existent businesses) and the players with scores. Its only been abandoned for 2 years, but funny how damaged things can be neglected in such short time.

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    History Fan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can almost imagine what's happening... Grape fields, Italian music from outside, laundry hanging outside and children running around, somebody cooking, and the villa being white with green trim, and a red/orange tile roof.

    Sassy Angel
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    5 years ago

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    Jknbt
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    somebody needs to get a loan & fix this up... this could be a nice home again... a weekend get-away cottage or rental property... what's wrong with you people that you would let a potential income property like this just rot away? They call this "fix & flip" in the US... Somebody could make a lot of money doing that here.

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    #10

    Villa, Portugal

    Villa, Portugal

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its like it is out of a fairy tale

    Scarface's Mom
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a fantastic photo. I love the reflection in the ancient mirror. I would love to know how old this is.

    Carmen Stanca
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe it must date from the early 18th Century.

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    Skiblett
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm getting strong Alice in Wonderland feelings from this

    Hippopotamuses
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m trying to work out whether it’s a courtyard, or an interior?

    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like what I’d imagine a European sanitarium would look like

    #11

    Teatro, Italy

    Teatro, Italy

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    Maya Jones
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Phantom of the Opera vibes much?

    Alexandria Z
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shame these places have been neglected for so long

    #12

    Abandoned Church

    Abandoned Church

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wisteria or lilacs would be gorgeous

    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago

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    Abandoned? look at them statues and chandeliers. who would leave them behind?

    Skiblett
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It might be no longer in use... "abandoned" can be used as an umbrella catch-all. I like to think the locals and visitors respect it

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    #13

    Soviet Space Shuttles, Kazakhstan

    Soviet Space Shuttles, Kazakhstan

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    Ray Heap
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did the Soviets build the better space shuttle..? Yes they did! Don´t let the superficial resemblance fool you, given the same engineering problem with the technology at hand most designs will look similar. But the Buran was a next step in shuttles. It is interesting to speculate that if the Soviet union had not collapsed therefore pulling the rug from under the Buran´s feet, the Russians would have had an advanced spacecraft with capabilities way ahead of the American version of the shuttle. Sadly in the end the shuttle concept has proven to be a dead end. The betamax of spaceships.

    History Fan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am actually wondering if they put them into storage because of how successful America was, and the Challenger incident in 86. Would make sense if so.

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    History Fan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen this before. It's a Soviet Buran Space Shuttle. They tried to copy the American program during the 80s. They left them for storage in the later 80s and remained abandoned in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazachstan. People have explored the area since it was discovered around 2016. Pretty cool, and total soviet thing to just copy the Americans and its allies, for example, the Concorde, and the soviets copied it (But finished first) the Tupolev Tu-144. Just funny how such things happen. The place is the space Chernobyl, back in the USSR, literally.

    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to put that in a kiddies park. i would attach slides ..... the wings would make good shelter for seating areas

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    #14

    Castle, France

    Castle, France

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cant understand why possessions are left behind. Even the bed has the same pattern as the wallpaper

    cassiushumanmother
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the same because it's fabric on the walls, not wallpaper but wall upholstery.

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    Eagle Girl
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooooh, love a good Toile! Baby carriage a bit ominous but I watch alot of mystery/thrillers

    Amalie Plougmann
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! I REALLY want to live here. Technically, that would be free, right...?

    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somebody owns it, even if it’s the local government or tax agency.

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    Scarface's Mom
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a lovely dress on the bed.

    J S
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is a little creepy

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    #15

    Sanatorium, Georgia

    Sanatorium, Georgia

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    Angela-Jayne Linford
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The detail in the dome looks as though there are tiny doorways all around it...such a beautiful haunting place with many stories to tell I'm sure!

    #16

    Asylum, Italy

    Asylum, Italy

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice sturdy stairwell. That is totally solid

    Bruce Scheiman
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once again that's in excellent condition to wow

    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It definitely has a Doom-and-Gloom scenario

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    #17

    Castle, France

    Castle, France

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me the exact location. I will go and pick that furniture up. worth some money.

    Skiblett
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might be worth some money, but don't you think it's better to leave things where you find them, especially if they're like this? Just taking them would ruin them in a sense. I don't know, I'm probably just sentimental

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    Little Ms. Quirky
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine those books inside those cabinets tell missing bits of history we never knew

    Shonique Ramnauth
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know. When I see these photos and they have books, I feel like I should go there so i can get the books and give them a proper home to be taken care of

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    Ece Cenker
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This bookcase is huge! Compare it with the door on the right side.

    Carolyn Legg
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What mysteries exist in the books!

    Bruce Scheiman
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @AyrinCharles YOU SHOULDN'T BE SO QUICK TO JUDGE! WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE OWNERS! IF SOMEONE ABANDONED A PLACE LIKE THIS, IT WAS MOSTLY, FOR GOOD REASON!

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    #18

    Buzludzha, Bulgaria

    Buzludzha, Bulgaria

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me of the scene near the end of *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* where when Truffaut gets on the ship

    Ralitza Patchéva-Alexandrova
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You cannot imagine how close to the truth you are :D We call this monument "The flying saucepan" :D

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    Skiblett
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It has a slightly unsettling feel to it and I am loving it

    Carmen Stanca
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzludzha_monument ; it's a Communist-era monument/hall on top of a mountain.

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    Hippopotamuses
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It must have been quite a sight to see when it was built.

    Carmen Stanca
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look it up, it's stunning on the outside, too, perched on top of a mountain and looking indeed like a landed mothership.

    #20

    Castle, France

    Castle, France

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    Harleen
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it me or does that chandelier kind of look like a skull?

    Alexandria Z
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does eeeek Thanks for drawing attention to it LOL

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    Jknbt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    somebody needs to get a loan & fix this up... this could be a nice home again... a weekend get-away cottage or rental property... what's wrong with you people that you would let a potential income property like this just rot away? They call this "fix & flip" in the US... Somebody could make a lot of money doing that here.

    Spittnimage
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tiny chandelier for that space.

    Scarface's Mom
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The craftsmanship to keep that hanging is what we all need again.

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    #21

    Orphanage, France

    Orphanage, France

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    Sassy Angel
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine how creepy these places are....

    Carmen Stanca
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine how great these places were for abandoned/destitute children and what a remarkable social progress they represented. Without them we wouldn't have today's institutions (and some of our forefathers, who would have died of sheer hunger). Compare them with the Victorian baby farms...

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    Scarface's Mom
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those stairs look exhausting! This is why we are an overweight people. Bring back exhausting stairs!

    Eagle Girl
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if the staircases move to confuse you

    Elizabeth Forester
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this where Madeline was raised by the nuns?

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    #22

    Palace, Portugal

    Palace, Portugal

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pink marble in the dome looks amazing!

    Carmen Stanca
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a remarkable architect! Such originality!

    Carolyn Legg
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am able to hear the orchestra from the balconey!

    Bruce Scheiman
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is still in excellent condition

    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To how long ago this was built there couldn't of been any Health and safety. how many accidents building that?

    #23

    Castle, France

    Castle, France

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    Jknbt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    somebody needs to get a loan & fix this up... this could be a nice home again... a weekend get-away cottage or rental property... what's wrong with you people that you would let a potential income property like this just rot away? They call this "fix & flip" in the US... Somebody could make a lot of money doing that here.

    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think i see this one before on another post

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    #24

    Abandoned Epilogue Morgue, Belgium

    Abandoned Epilogue Morgue, Belgium

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont like this. it looks like a mental asylum

    Pheebs
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, it’s a morgue. Better dead people in a place like this than torturing living.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn’t all morgues be epilogue morgues in a sense?

    von Funnyname
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is the coolest picture i think I have ever seen

    Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. I always go for the dark side of things. This pic looks so simple, but when you imagine everything the proverbial fly on the wall has seen, it gets dark quick. But death is natural, people usually do not like to think of it. I think this photo is hauntingly beautiful. I appreciate the simplicity yet deepness of it.

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    Mental Liberals
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there an epilogue after the morgue? Hmm... I think so...

    Pagan Child of Fire
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Run awaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

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    #26

    Orphanage, France

    Orphanage, France

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    Carmen Stanca
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, the gut reaction is "Horrible", but when you stop and think of other institutions, such as workhouses... it suddenly becomes a positive memory by comparison.

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are place like this still not in use? There was an elderly home near me that got closed down over 2 years now and it is still derelict.

    egracec
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most places like these get shutdown because of upkeep cost and the fact that so many of them are full of lead paint, asbestos insulation and a hundred other things that make them worse to live in.

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    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The accumulated filth makes me queasy

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    #27

    Rocket

    Rocket

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    Carmen Stanca
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's an Ariane, and it must be at a former test site. I believe they used to test them in French Guyana.

    History Fan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oh, what does this big red button with a glass cover do?"

    Eagle Girl
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else have the urge to touch it? lol

    Ben Dreyer
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who the hell built the part just under the tip out of red bricks !?

    k1ddkanuck
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where though? There's no palm trees in Baikonur...

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    Billy The Kid
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The one that didnt get launched : (

    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s the largest Q-Tip I’ve ever seen!

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    #28

    Castle, Belgium

    Castle, Belgium

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    Candace Fitzpatrick
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That furniture! I would love to restore that set

    Skiblett
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just looking at these you can imagine the laughter and the people who lived here, what lives they must have lived

    Palo Sulek
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok who has the guts to sleep at the couch during a night ? I bet there would be some guests sitting next

    #29

    Theater, France

    Theater, France

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    Eagle Girl
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks Social Distance Friendly. Wonder how many of these spots will get a new life in new times?

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    #30

    Theater, Belgium

    Theater, Belgium

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    Skiblett
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine singing anywhere here. It would sound so hauntingly beautiful. Call me sentimental, but I imagine you could almost hear the songs and laughter from so many years ago

    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even with this level of mold, it’s absolutely stunning.

    Billy The Kid
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL. You have a fascination with mould. You must be very OCD

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    Ayame
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this the Theatre Varia? I tried to visit it this summer but it was locked and sealed.

    Billy The Kid
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the tears and the laughter no longer exists. Its sad.

    Pagan Child of Fire
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol. I'm sorry for sounding weird, but here it is again: Ghosts. The ghosts sing, laugh, and preform. Though, a human-now, a human would only hear whispers, rasps of voices, and dismiss it as wind. (EeEeP. I can see ghosts sometimes oof)

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    #31

    Race Circuit, France

    Race Circuit, France

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    Miss Kitty
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This abandoned race circuit has way better road quality than we have in Budapest. No cracks or potholes after all this time.

    #32

    Teatro, Italy

    Teatro, Italy

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    Magriet Perold
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've dreamt of a place exactly like this. Just less spooky.

    Skiblett
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's fairly modern seating. Hm

    Mary Rose Kent
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably early 20s or possibly late teens. I worked in an old movie theater in San Francisco that had seats like that in the highest part of the balcony—they were the only original seats left. After the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, the downstairs seats and the ones in the lower balcony were all replaced since the theater had to be closed for awhile anyway, and the new ones were a tiny bit wider, so seating capacity changed by a hundred seats or so. At the same time the owners finally installed an ADA-compliant restroom by shrinking the waiting area in the women’s loo.

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    Elizabeth Forester
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This venue appears as if one could rehabilitate without much investment??

    Cynthia Carter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This doesn’t look all that old, maybe 1960's?

    Billy The Kid
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats nice. I like the outlay of the seatings

    #33

    Teatro, Italy

    Teatro, Italy

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    #34

    Factory, Belgium

    Factory, Belgium

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    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s so beautiful—I love that it looks like it’s made from metal rusted to varying degrees rather than the more prosaic rust-covered concrete.

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