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50 Of The Most Breathtaking Forgotten Places, Shared In The ‘Abandoned Beauties’ Facebook Group
There aren’t too many opportunities to feel like an adventurer in modern times. However, exploring abandoned places and finding unexpected treasures can give you that deep thrill. You might not bring anything physical back to show for your efforts, but the photos you take and the first-hand experiences make for even better souvenirs.
The ‘Abandoned Beauties’ Facebook page is dedicated to urban exploration (aka Urbex or UE) and showcasing gorgeous images of abandoned places and objects. Both past and present. We’ve got a beautiful selection of photos from them to share with you today, Pandas, so go on and have a scroll down into the mysterious, uncharted wilds of Urbex. Upvote your fave photos and, if you’ve ever gone exploring like this yourselves, tell us all about it in the comments.
A very strong note of warning, dear Pandas: your safety is of paramount importance. If you plan on exploring any abandoned places, you need to take the necessary precautions and be extremely careful. I know that you’re all very capable, but you can’t go adventuring without the proper preparations if you want to stay safe. More on that below.
I reached out to photographer Dominic Sberna for some advice about how to keep our photography gear safe while exploring new areas, how to get the right lighting for photos in dark settings, and to understand just how vital camera angles are.
Dominic told Bored Panda that camera angles are important when it comes to showing off the scope of a large building. "A lower angle is going to intensify the view, just as a high vantage point would. The vantage point really matters as well. Depending on what you're going for in your shot, you'll want to have a nice showcase of the scene in front of you when exploring any abandoned property," the photographer explained. You'll find the full interview below.
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Mcdermott's Castle, Abandoned Fairytale Irish Castle In The Middle Of A Lake, County Roscommon, Ireland
Noel Benavente 4 years ago
oohh if it was in good conditions i would love to live there: no one around, no neighbours, no neighbours' dogs, no car noises... only birds.
Lainie 4 years ago
What lake?! It's just floating around, where ever I want. It's mine. Aaall MINE!
Mary F. Martinez 3 years ago
It looks very interesting to go see the castle but I would not go near the big hole‼️💯
"A wide-angle lens is always a great option for any confined space, but again this all depends on the look you're going for and is absolutely dependent on the scene in front of you. If you're in a massive industrial warehouse, you could lose some impact to your image if you have a super-wide-angle lens," photographer Dominic told Bored Panda
"At the end of the day, just like any genre of photography and anything in life, practice makes perfect. But don't beat yourself up if your images aren't 'perfect.' You should always try to take them for yourself. If others like them, that's an added bonus and you'll stay true to your creative self by knowing you did things for yourself," the photographer suggested that we focus on what makes us happy instead of trying to please absolutely everyone else.
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Abandoned House In The Swamp
Jonny Man 4 years ago
It's not abandoned, that's Marie LaVeau's place. The reason they think nobody lives there is cuz eeee, another man done gone.
Heather March 4 years ago
Nope Marie Laveau lived at 152 Rue St. Ann (the location is marked today as 1020 St. Ann Street)
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Eugen Bumble 4 years ago
Hahah) It is Ukraine!! we do not have alligators))
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Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago
I don’t think it’s as little as it might seem—the tree framing it is ginormous
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A Very Little Key Will Open A Very Heavy Door. Charles Dickens
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
WOW... What an entrance.... It's a shame they didn't maintain it...
sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Impressive work done, back in the day, without tools, today with modern tools and technology, builders are lazy, what is built today, is extremely boring !!!
Candia Lee 4 years ago
I want to see that carved wall on left, so I can read all of it. Last word is "Christ".
Jessica Bertram 4 years ago
last line is "our lord jesus christ" ...together we can decipher it!
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"The best way to keep your camera safe is to always keep it attached to you. That might mean different things to different people. Generally having your camera strap around your neck is a good thing. But, if you feel more comfortable holding it, that way if something unexpected does happen, you can move as needed," Dominic said.
When it comes to lighting, your camera's inbuilt flash might not be enough. He shared that he will "always advocate" for a tripod and a long exposure when shooting in dark settings.
#4
The Garden Of Ninfa Is A Landscape Garden In The Territory Of Cisterna Di Latina, In The Province Of Latina, Central Italy
The garden includes the ruins of the ancient settlement of Ninfa, whose name seems to derive from a classical era nymphaeum, a temple dedicated to nymphs, located on an island in the small lake.
Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago
Wisteria is one of life’s most beautiful smells!
Load More Replies... Hugh Willie Mungous 4 years ago
It is certainly not abandoned (not, at least, now it isn't). It is a major tourist location. It has an ancient history - dating back to the Romans - but malaria finally finished it off as a place of habitation in the 17th century. Now it is an Italian national/natural monument and it is a very popular location for visitors.
Rodrigo “centoventicinque” Boschi 4 years ago
it's not abandoned at all, is a private park you can visit after booking for a ticket that is pretty cheap, about 5 €
Boudica 4 years ago
I read it as Ninja. I'm not quite awake yet either.....
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Abandoned Castle In Italy
Debbie Barnes 4 years ago
Can you imagine how beautiful this once was.. The winding staircase, the balls that took place there... So sad that it can't be restored...
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
It will be restored with some elbow grease and a can-do attitude. We just need to wait for all those that carry the Spirit Of Dadliness to unite.
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Anyone-for-tea? 4 years ago
When I win the euro millions, I’ll restore it! With lots of before and after photos
Alice Laffi 4 years ago
This castle is named “Castle of Sammezzano”. It is in Tuscany and sice fewer years ago, it was possibile a tourist guide-visit. I had the possibilità to visit it and it was a Beautiful experience!
Katinka Min 4 years ago
I know ther eis a ridicolous amount of beatiful buildings in Italy, but they MUST preserve this one! According to Wiki, they are trying. The inside is even more insane than the outside.
Victor Botha 4 years ago
People ask why these buildings are abandoned. The simple reason is maintenance and upkeep is prohibitively expensive unless you are super wealthy. That is why there are so many of these beautiful buildings standing abandoned all over the place.
Arenite 4 years ago
And that gives you some idea of how rich the kings, princes, and aristocrats who lived there were. And why the peasants that lived there were so dirt-grubbingly poor.
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Robert T 4 years ago
The mock crenellations show that it had delusions of being a castle.
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#6
Abandoned Casino In Romania
Cristian Alexandru Damian 4 years ago
restoration works are in progress. in 1-2 years will be reopen.
Alexandru Bucur 4 years ago
They're aiming for May 2022. In the meantime, you can see how the works are progressing through this website. It also has live webcams: https://cazino-constanta.ro/?fbclid=IwAR1ugqhyCXliAnHcFYHICzQy9IIEE2WHwUJVlU1BBcM4uo3b3H_fj6jmjQo
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Mark Karol-Chik 4 years ago
As the light of day passed, and the tides of darkness approached, the hidden souls, from long time passed, began to dance
"If you're wanting an action shot in the dark or a more illuminated subject, I'd recommend using an external flash or using external lighting altogether," Dominic suggested. "Depending on the look you're going for will depend on your preferred light source."
He noted that the flash on a camera has a fairly harsh and direct light. "You're going to cause a lot of harsh shadows and as a general rule, I would recommend staying away from the on-camera flash unless you absolutely have to use it," the photographer told Bored Panda.
#7
The Stairway Of An Abandoned Button Factory
Rabbit Carrot 4 years ago
Looks like someone raided the place and dropped the stash as they were escaping.
Jonny Man 4 years ago
Looks more like there was a bizarre button accident that required the place be shut down before a massive button meltdown occurred. My guess? They shouldn't've hired someone who goes by "The Other Mother."
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Just Carmen 4 years ago
Just think of all the beautiful things that could be made with all of these. Wow.
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Time to be scooping up some free buttons. Always plenty of projects you can do with them
Nami Tantrum 4 years ago
there is this film (and book) 'war of the buttons' i probably was the only one in my class that liked watching it
Candia Lee 4 years ago
I remember that title, I think. Or am I confusing with The Chocolate War?
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A Perfect Place For Peaceful Thoughts And Meditation
#9
Abandoned 19th Century Greenhouse, France
Diane Johnson 4 years ago
Cold winters under dozens of quilts and a few books from that old library.
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Hugh Willie Mungous 4 years ago
Doesn't look like it would take too much work to ship-shape and Bristol-fashion this place.
Candia Lee 4 years ago
Best I could find is the owners abandoned the greenhouse to nature. Those grounds are still carefully tended.
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The ‘Abandoned Beauties’ project has quite the member count over on Facebook. A whopping 435.8k people follow the page. It’s easy to see why.
The photos are stunning and evoke a sense of mystery, adventure, and uncovering lost secrets. The photos are also peppered with a heavy dose of creepiness that makes us just uncomfortable enough to keep us alert.
#10
Abandoned Glasshouse
Rabbit Carrot 4 years ago
We have one of these in my town park. It’s really beautiful. I wanted to restore it and turn it into a cafe, the council planning department said no and it’s still rotting away with more and more windows being smashed by yobs each passing year. Sigh.
Sunshine Sunshine 4 years ago
Try again! Great idea. Tell them that it's important that people have places to meet #covid
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Rett 4 years ago
Council issues seem to be a power play. Try again and get a petition going for signatures by the local surrounding businesses/people who live near by. Go to your local politicians and contact individuals on the council. Have a good plan and explanation of your goal. If you can get an artist to draw what it will look like. We had to do this for a house it worked and I don’t regret doing it. Good luck. Long love beautiful old buildings.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
When I see these beautiful glass greenhouses in disrepair, a small part of me dies.
#11
Abandoned Mansion, Belgium
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Why post fake pictures though? It's not warped in reality. This picture doesn't belong here.
GenericPanda09 4 years ago
Now that's the kinda place I can imagine myself in the attic dressed in my late mum's frocks and talking to myself......... although I can't do her voice... it's far too deep. (She's not allowed to speak in casinos because the vibrations set the slot machine alarms off)
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
I don't know if they used a lense or if that building got no internal support at all.
Dale Davis 2 years ago
I doubt it was built with the ends leaning outward, and if it has settled like that, there would be a huge split in the middle.
Dale Davis 2 years ago
I doubt it was built with both ends leaning outward, and if it settled that way, surely it would be torn apart in the middle.
#12
Abandoned Chapel In France
tiari 4 years ago
Because restauration is really expensive, especially if you need highly specialist artists for it. And you need those because you have to adhere to preservation order codes. And if you own an old castle that happens to have a chapel in the gardens, your efforts and money go to the castle first.
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Patty Jackson 3 years ago
Why would they abandon this beautiful church, crazy. The Catholic church has way too much money.
Ginger S Baldwin 3 years ago
I'm looking at all these amazing photos of beautiful places, wondering, "Why? What happened here?"
The founder of the ‘Abandoned Beauties’ project notes that they credit all the photographers for their work. If you notice a gorgeous photo without any credits, then that means that the image is either part of the creative commons license or the page wasn’t able to find the original photographer.
If you have any questions about all of that and you want to give the photographers a follow but can’t seem to find the original source, try asking the page moderator or the community itself. You never know, you might find someone who’s in the know!
One thing to keep in mind is that, overwhelmingly, the authors of the photos don’t add details about the precise locations. This is done very much on purpose, in order to protect the locations and objects from vandalism.
#13
The Ruins Of Bannerman’s Castle, An Abandoned Military Surplus Warehouse, Still Stand In The Middle Of The Hudson River
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Wellll... they're working towards opening as much as they can. Currently, you can now get to the island after decades of closure. But making the castle safe to enter is probably a decades-long process.
Load More Replies... Candia Lee 4 years ago
Wish I'd known about this when I lived in NJ/NYC. Would have been a great day trip for drawings.
#14
Fairy Tale House
Μαίρη Γκιβέτση 2 years ago
Saint Nikolay Russian Church, Amrakits cultural heritage monument of Armenia
#15
I Don't Understand Why People Abandoned Beautiful Properties Like This
Caro Caro 4 years ago
You don't understand? How much money do you have to maintain the building, heat the place, electric bills, etc.
Adrian 4 years ago
Combating the rising damp, replacing the mortar, sourcing good timber, removing the frescoes to fix the backing then replacing. Many of the artistic skills are gone too.
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Audrey Frenette 4 years ago
Some abandoned places were left as part of an estate with an inheritance dispute. By the time its sorted, the place is in such disrepair nobody can afford to restore it.
Šárka Glasslová 4 years ago
In some countries there is a reason like war... I know of some really old abandoned houses in a forrest near my home town. Most of them are almost invisible now but I know where you can find them. It used to be part of the nearby village but WW2 happened and after that it became part of the no-man's land on borders between my country and germany. Wandering and living here was limited, so the forrest claimed it...
Lynn Morello 4 years ago
Usually because they are too expensive to restore, Simple renovations will not be acceptable, Councils usually have these older buildings earmarked as Heritage Listed. Meaning Exact Replica Renovations.
Damon Hill 4 years ago
Being 3 years into renovating a 1920 home, I fully understand. There comes a time when it's cheaper to just walk away than to update. Some places give assistance and/or incentives to renovate historical properties, unfortunately for me, I don't live in one of those. Even though all work to the exterior has to be approved by the Architectural Review Board (historical board) they offer no financial assistance. Banks won't even talk about a loan until it's done. I didn't go in blind, we knew what needed to be done and how to do it but had no idea banks wouldn't give a renovation or construction loan. So we have no choice but to carry on.
Gilbert Hill 2 years ago
Believe me it takes a lot of money the heating bills alone . I owned a manor house an example on the landing was a set of leaded stain glass windows rot had got in the window frame. This had started inside the wood and had not been detected for years with inspections to repair the oak window frames and a few repairs to the lead in the windows the cost $35.000.00 this was in 1980 . You get one small leak and it travels for years before it's discovered and by then the damage that has been done can go from the were the leak started down three stories specially now when people don't have live in staff and half the place is not in use.
Keeping the locations secret is a very practical approach. While a handful of urban explorers visiting an abandoned ship (which is dangerous in itself) might not do much harm (especially if they don’t remove anything as souvenirs), the same can’t be said about dozens, hundreds, or possibly even thousands of visitors.
#16
A Library Inside An Abandoned 19th Century Victorian Mansion. Who Wants To Explore??
Candia Lee 4 years ago
I'll take the bookcases! The books might be beyond saving, though there are likely many first editions.
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Anita Marx 4 years ago
It's a shame to see those books. Many years before someone bought and saved books, becoming more through the generations, later ordered this beautiful library furniture. Maybe this was the pride of that manor. And now look at it - making every book lover heartbreak.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
It does depend on what kind of books they are. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries all manner of droll and largely useless things were bound into books simply as a means of maintain them as reference material. Hundred-volume sets of laws for countries that no longer exist, summaries of financial records, serial publications from governments, etc. During my time working for a university library we filled 30-yard dumpsters with old law books and government publications like financials, agricultural statistics, minutes from committee meetings, 'recommended practices' etc., which had been superseded, or were entirely obsolete. Not all books are great literature or celebrated scientific texts.
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I'm saddened that no one gave the books more respect than this...
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Italy
HardTruths 4 years ago
Reminds me of A Series of Unfortunate Events (Neil Patrick Harris version), Count Olaf's home.
over it already 4 years ago
Makes sense - my initial thought was that it is beautiful and threatening at the same time.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Too dark and dreary. The garish ornamentation clashes with the rough-hewed ceiling.
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Ballysaggartmore Towers Are Two Ornate Entrance Lodges (One Also Acts As A Bridge)
They are situated on the former Ballysaggartmore Demesne approx 2.5 kilometres from the town of Lismore in County Waterford, Ireland. The structures are were constructed for an Anglo Irish Landlord, Arthur Keily-Ussher no later than 1834.
Sue Lynn Chan 4 years ago
I can imagine a knight on a white horse comes to reclaim their love ones after the harsh battle.
Jenny Pugh 4 years ago
Reminds me of the Twins in Game of Thrones, of House (traitorous) Frey.
PeachPossum 4 years ago
Technically, the Ushers in Poe's story was inspired by the true story of a fire in Boston, Mass. at the home of Ebenezer Usher.
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Imagine if a huge flood of urban explorers would end up going to a single location. Some of them might be veterans who know to treat the location with care, however, others might be amateurs who damage the place willfully or by accident.
#19
The Magnificence Of An Abandoned Place
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
This would make a fantastic gallery.... My imagination is running wild!!!
#20
A Roman Bathhouse Still In Use After 2,000 Years In Khenchela, Algeria
Francie Traschen 4 years ago
lol. i was thinking the same exact thing. we sure don't build like they did!
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Beatrice Multhaupt 4 years ago
An engineer once told me that the Romans routinely built things more solidly than necessary because of their weird number system. It was so difficult to figure out how thick a wall really needed to be that masons just doubled the estimate and...voilà: a structure to withstand the ages!
over it already 4 years ago
I recently heard a story about how they figured out how to mix a type of concrete that continues to get stronger with age instead of deteriorating, and that the recipe was lost to time and we still have no idea how they did it.
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Lindsey Judd-Bruder 4 years ago
But seriously, imagine just how many a$$es have sat in that pool! 😂
Load More Replies... Jason Long 4 years ago
2000 years, mind boggling. Now days architects can only guarantee 100 years😳
Joonscrab 4 years ago
I'm assuming it can be done but you'll need double the amount of materials, and the quality of materials will also have to change. If you're ready to pay the price, I'm sure they'll figure out something.
Load More Replies... Pamela Dylina 3 years ago
They used LEAD PIPES ..!! We're the water pipes checked out here..???
#21
An Old Castle That’s Been Left Behind In England
Rich Walker 4 years ago
It's not an abandoned castle, it's King Alfred's tower, a folly built in the1760s to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' War against France and the accession of King George III near the location of Egbert's Stone, where it is believed that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Anglo-Saxons in 878 before the Battle of Edington.
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
Thanks, Rich, for taking time to share the history...!!!
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Matt Hollis 4 years ago
What do you mean 'left behind'? what when we moved all the castles somewhere else? lol
Chris Wade 4 years ago
Is that like the butler's castle next to the actual castle or something? That's such cute tiny castle.
AnnaBanana 4 years ago
Imagine the thigh and bum muscles you'd have after climbing those stairs all day!
Tiggy Darling 4 years ago
Been there. Thought about walking up. Decided not to.
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Thomas E S Thomas 4 years ago
I love old beacon towers. The keepers quarters are on the left. Between 1200-1800 beacon keeps were built throughout Europe. Built on a rise, a hill, or a mountain, the tall narrow towers could be seen for many miles. A beaconeer would have banners, flags or a lens to send signals or codes to armies or even other towers.
More foot traffic means more wear and tear and that means that the risk of getting hurt increases. Someone might weaken the floorboards in an abandoned shack or someone else might have vandalized the railings, leading to a nasty fall.
#22
Abandoned Beach House Slowly Being Reclaimed By The Sea, North Carolina
over it already 4 years ago
I thought they moved this house a year or two ago. Could've been another one, but there was a massive house they moved on the outer banks.
Will Tolen 3 years ago
it's being CLAIMED by the sea, REclaimed would mean it came from the sea in the first place and now the sea is taking it back where it came from.
#23
Shengsi Islands
There are few reminders of the power of nature as beautiful and stark as the scenes at the abandoned village of Houtouwan, on the Shengsi archipelago just off the Chinese mainland.
This small fishing village was only deserted in the early 1990s, but since then nearly every building has been enveloped by some of the densest greenery you will ever see.
SingingCatMom 2 years ago
And at the rate we're going, we will be long gone.
Load More Replies... Lynn Morello 4 years ago
200 years before. Lets just plant this little bit of Ivy here. Today. I think this Ivy likes it here.
Marian LINCOLN 2 years ago
Well no need to say I live in the. House with the ivy growing on it.... they are ALL Ivy covered cottages aren't they...
Cathryn Martin 2 years ago
Dang, must be KUDZU! As the people of the American southeast can attest, Kudzu (a Japanese "import") does this EXACTLY to anything nearby. Trees, houses, cars, and if you stand still long enough, YOU!!! I believe it has been proven that Kudzu can grow 5 feet in ONE NIGHT!!! Makes great paper, though...no more cutting down trees if you simply chop down the Kudzu vines and process them in a similar fashion.
#24
Abandoned Hotel Del Salto, Colombia. Explore Or Ignore?
Sue Hazlewood 4 years ago
On the other hand exploring will get them out of the damp mist
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
It's not haunted! The lady that has been living in there for 320 years will confirm
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
This hotel has been repurposed and is now The Tequendama Falls Museum of Biodiversity and Culture.
Judy Millett 1 year ago
That's amazing ,I would love to see the restoration inside
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Part of being an urban explorer means keeping a lot of information secret, only sharing it with a small handful of trustworthy community members. Posting photos is fine; shouting about where you took them isn’t.
#25
Beautiful Abandoned Miners' Cottages In A Disused Slate Quarry In Snowdonia, North Wales
The quarry closed in 1969 due to industry decline and because 170-years of working the site had reaulted in waste tips sliding into the main pit workings.
Suzy McKee Charnas 4 years ago
I can't help but imagine the misery of living in one of those stone cells and trudging off every day in that dank, dim air to work in the mines.
Susan Mercurio 4 years ago
And their families...they had lots of children
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Penny Fan 4 years ago
Atmospheric but desperately poor and harsh. I've been there and on a cold wet day you can taste the misery
Suzy McKee Charnas 4 years ago
Yes, that's what I was reacting to -- you can feel it coming out of the picture, can't you. Well, some of us can.
Load More Replies... Hugh Willie Mungous 4 years ago
Cheap slate from China? Unfortunately price is often more important than quality. In the nineteenth century, in particular, Wales roofed most of the Western World - in particular the British Isles and North America.
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
This actually brings a dark cloud for me... These people worked so hard, required so little and yet, in the end, just disposable...there is no happiness in the air ~
Lindsey Judd-Bruder 4 years ago
Snowdonia, what an awesome name!! Sounds like something from a fantasy book!
#26
Strasbourg, France
Nicolas Schirvel 4 years ago
Old building of the university's medical school. Restored since 2019, it's now the epidemiology institute.
#27
Abandoned Hotel In Northern Italy (San Pellegrino)
Thomas Schwarting 3 years ago
I was thinking of the Grand Hotel on that one Star Trek episode.
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Daniele Ribolla 4 years ago
now fully restored and open to the public, after tens of millions of euros... it's in my town, San Pellegrino, north Italy, the origin of famous bottled spring water.
Preparation is everything when it comes to Urbex. That means getting yourself a good pair of gloves, a pair of thick shoes, and wearing a quality dust mask. When you venture out, you should be wearing heavy clothing and perhaps even a helmet of some sort to protect your body from any debris or in the case of a fall.
#28
Hidden In The Forest
Kona Pake 4 years ago
Not if you don’t mind removing all the bodies from the crypts under the floor and out in the cemetery.
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Abandoned Spa Town In The Czech Republic
Blackadams 4 years ago
I have dreamt of this place before i promise im not lying...only that the staircase were much larger😭😅😅
#30
Abandoned Villa In Italy
Candia Lee 4 years ago
The trompe l'oeil tile is beautiful. The far "columns" look real. I wish I could have seen this in its glory. That sideboard!
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I certainly appreciate the skill and artistry involved, but way too garish for my tastes.
KayLynn Taylor 2 years ago
Image how much time it took to carve all the details just for no one to fix it and leave it to die.
Before you venture out, do some research about the area and the specific location. Reach out to any local Urbex communities or any pals who you know go exploring after school or work. Whenever possible, consider starting your adventure with a partner or two by your side. That way, if one of you gets hurt, the other can help! And that means that you all get back home safely, ready to share your fantastic photos with everyone on the internet.
#31
Ghost Cloud Temple
The Cute Cat 4 years ago
I think this is the pi bedugul hotel in Bali. Abandoned because the building against local rule for not build anything higher then local Pura, so considered to having bad luck.
Susan Widomski 3 years ago
Everything looks so ancient when it's abandoned. Surprising how really young they could be.
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Adriana Štiasna 1 year ago
PI Bedugul Taman Rekreasi Hotel and resort, a.k.a Ghost Palace in Bali, Indonesia is still a tourist spot but as an abandoned haunted palace. The complex was built in the 1990s but could never see an opening. It was built by the son of the Indonesian president and was probably under investigation for corruption. I drove by several times and wondered why such a beautiful hotel in such a beautiful place was abandoned. It's a pity
#32
Aniva Lighthouse In Sakhalin, North Of Japan
PeachPossum 4 years ago
US government was giving some away earlier, but you have to promise to live there and take care of them.
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Jenny Trost-Zimmerlee 3 years ago
I can't even begin to imagine the work it took building this place. Getting the supplies there and the labor. Just amazing.
Cathryn Martin 2 years ago
This is too cool and if you do a search, there is this really neat set of 360 degree photos from the different sections - all the way to the light at the top! Sad that it is derelict and neglected.
Frogladysharon 4 years ago
I have always dreamed of living in a lighthouse, this would be perfect!!!!! Restored of course!
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
There's a 300kg pool of mercury, among other items, left behind. Eventually, the sea will claim it, so I hope the government cleans it up before that happens.
EJN 4 years ago
A right miserable place to live, near the sea, very cold, Siberian winds, no place to go shopping...
#33
French Castle
#34
A Sanatorium, In Poland. Explore Or Ignore?
Tiny Dancer 4 years ago
A sanatorium?! That's a big, fat no from me. Too many tortured souls in the ether *shudder*
Squidward 3 years ago
Why tortured souls? It was a place where people came to heal themselves, drink healthy mineral waters, bathe in the sun, go for walks and so on
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Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
It seems like it could have been refurbished for a different, hopefully more cheerful, use...??? What a waste!
Candia Lee 4 years ago
It is for sale, with pre-permits for commercial use like a hotel. Couldn't get much info in English easily.
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Małgorzata Borowska 3 years ago
My father in law stayed there a few years ago. It's not abandoned at all.
jazz frederick 1 year ago
I could never be paid enough to explore a sanatorium/asylum. They way they treated patients back then was definitely against basic human rights. I'm all about abandoned or haunted places but there's way too much negative energy in those places because I've never herd of one closing down just because there's was always a very bad reason.
Cathryn Martin 2 years ago
Creepy but definitely explorable! Only a day trip, though...it would be like a scary horror story of crazed ghost doctors and patients after the living...
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Sintra
André Tiago Almeida 4 years ago
This is not abandoned, it is called "Poço Iniciático" (or Well of Initiation), and it belongs to the complex of Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal. It can be visited.
Randolph Croft 4 years ago
You can descend, and at the bottom is a passage to a series of walkways, one of which exits under a small waterfall - sideways (so you don't get soaked.) It was part of a 'journey' the owner, a Rosicrucian, used to display some of their ideals.
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Alexandru Bucur 4 years ago
Yup. it's one of the "Initiation Wells" at Quinta da Regaleira, in Portugal. Built between 1904-10 by an eccentric millionaire named António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro qho had a serious fetish for anythign relating to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians, so he built a whole lot of "ruins", "temples", etc. on his property.
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Cathryn Martin 2 years ago
I think this place was shown on the series The Cuse of Oak Island. For those who haven't watched it, Oak Island has a history of being a place where the Knights Templar may have hidden a large cache of treasure. There are symbols and similar items like stone cairns they have found and in this "well" they were shown symbols that matched up with some on Oak Island.
#36
Skola Tower. Italia
Janice Blaufox 4 years ago
Is that the real name? There was no letter K in the Italian language.
Rochelle Davies 4 years ago
A misspelling by perhaps the proofreader…..Scola is the correct spelling of the tower
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Candia Lee 4 years ago
Fascinating. Built in 1700s to protect the nearby coastal villages, Scola was damaged in 1800, used for target practice, restored by a local politician.
Hugh Willie Mungous 4 years ago
I think it is usually spelt with a "C". It is off the Ligurian coast.
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
Is this a ruin? The walls don't look jagged, and there's no debris in the water. Was it a gun platform? I could imagine three cannons at the top, ready to make life miserable for any ship coming in with bad intentions.
#37
Abandoned Beauty
Johnny Pierce 4 years ago
I'm not afraid of the dead. I'm afraid of the living.
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Lori Oostendorp 4 years ago
This looks almost exactly like the house front door set for Dark Shadows the series back in the late 60's.
Candia Lee 4 years ago
I was looking at the reconstruction of the Romanian casino (someone commented a link). The vaulted concrete underpinnings are cracked, crumbling, exposed rebar, rock walls with huge holes, groups in hard hats. I can't imagine the funding needed to restore. BP moved this post from where I wrote it, too much trouble to fix. Posting here, cause my words are precious.🤣
#38
Abandoned Train In Siberia
Teresa Spanics 4 years ago
Indeed 😢 A male friend who is a train hobbyist would be heartbroken seeing that poor train like that 😢
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#39
Abandoned Guitar Factory
Marian LINCOLN 2 years ago
I was thinking what a tragedy.... all the music silenced forever in those poor unfinished guitars. All the joy never sung, and the sadness never spoken...
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Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
I'm surprised they didn't bother to finish the ones that were in progress???
Holvnn Olive Ntivuguruzwa 3 years ago
But why these abandoned structure looks like the people were inside and some one scream fire, and everyone gets out, leaving everything in working order
#40
Awesome Staircase In Europe
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Hewlett Packard has a divination tower? Is that how you get their printers to work????
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sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Wow, this is fabulous, it seems to me, Europe has some incredible workmanship !!!
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I'm struck by the condition of the curved veneer. Appears it just needs cleaning and buffing.
Vivian Orr 4 years ago
Imagine how gorgeous this was when it was new. Still beautiful but just imagine…….
KayLynn Taylor 2 years ago
Professer Trelaway lives here, it’s not abandoned! Divination tower in HP is described just like this.
#41
Who’s Interested In Escaping Civilization And Buying Their Own Private Island In Wales? This Fixer Upper Sea Fort With Epic Views Is Now For Sale, It Was Last Upgraded In 1859!
Ambrosia Feathers 4 years ago
this breaks my heart, a water park. why????? If I had that kinda money, I'd buy it, do minor renovations, and literally just live there. If I had that kinda money I'd also throw out all the clothes and such I have now and renovate my wardrobe accordingly as well. Nothing but fluffy 1600 high end dresses for me
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Andrew Gibb 4 years ago
https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/lifestyle/property/a21093983/entire-stack-rock-fort-island-wales-for-sale/
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Whst's alarming is you couldn't buy even a tiny, run-down house in any NA major city for that.
Mystery Egg 4 years ago
There's a few of these dotted around the south English coast too. I remember they filmed a reality show in one once. Can't remember what it was called.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
The most recent article (2018) on Stack Rock Fort has it up for sale, "and it costs less than a one-bedroom London flat at £400,000".
#42
An Overgrown Pool At An Abandoned Mansion. Location Unknown
Louise Wilde-Brandt 3 years ago
Not from The Rain, that pool was in Denmark and looked quite different.
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Aisling Allan 4 years ago
Oh imagine cleaning out the pool and swimming in that, beautiful view.
over it already 4 years ago
Yuck. I can almost see all the mosquito larvae/nymphs in that water from here.
Edwardo Lobo 4 years ago
46 Allendale, Terre Haute, IN 47802 the house that coke built. The guy that designed the green coke bottle lived at this estate. It's for sale.
Marian LINCOLN 2 years ago
Don't care if it's location is known or not known.... I think it's more beautiful now than it ever could have been before... It has a charm now its builders and old owners never could have dreamed of.
#43
Atmosphere In Russia
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago (edited)
Churches weren't collectivized as that was a program for agriculture and only affected peasant landholdings. The building could have been seized for use by the local government and certainly the church goods would have been stripped out, but that likely happened in 1920-1921 when much of the church gold was sold abroad to feed the victims of the 1921 famine. It's also quite likely that the whole village has become too small to care for the church or just abandon as the country urbanizes
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#44
Abandoned Library
Mary Hiers 4 years ago
Agreed, but my dust allergies are acting up just from looking at this picture!
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Tiny Dancer 4 years ago
I'm gonna need ya to slap a warning sticker on this one. My heart can't handle seeing books in so much pain!
Suzy McKee Charnas 4 years ago
Their decay will go back to the ground to help fertilize new trees.
sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
Extremely sad, waste of many books, perhaps it was, during a war !!!
#45
Volkswagen Graveyard
Glirpy 4 years ago (edited)
So, humans are just going to leave those there, huh? Rusting away. Dripping oil and gas into the environment. Super.
Robert Larson 4 years ago
They were recalled because of issues with the engine/transmission I think, I can’t remember.
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#46
Abandoned Hotel - 2019
Gae Mackwood 2 years ago
Did I see this in an architecture rag or online? They cleaned it up and now do wine tastings..?
#47
Smirnykh, Sakhalinskaya Oblast', Russia
Originally, the airfield on this place was built in the early 20th century for the Imperial Japanese Army and was called Keton. It consisted of a 1200 m long concrete runway, gravel taxiways and about 20 equipped aircraft parking lots.
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After the Soviet Union regained control over Sakhalin in 1945, the Smirnykh airfield (both the village and airfield were renamed in 1946 after the battalion commander who died in the battles for the liberation of the island in this area) became home to the 528th Fighter Aviation Regiment, which performed the tasks of air defense of Sakhalin Island and its marine zone.
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In 1966, the airfield was reconstructed. A new runway with a length of 2,000 m was built, which was later extended to 2,500 m, as well as reinforced concrete shelters for aircrafts with fan exit to taxiways.
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In 1994 the fighter aviation regiment was disbanded. The aircrafts were moved to Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where a storage base was equipped, but later all of them were disposed off. But two MiG-23s, one combat aircraft and one combat trainer, were left in hangars at the Smirnykh, where they remain to this day...
Thomas E S Thomas 4 years ago
Just like Afghanistan. Can't retrieve all the equipment? Disable it and leave it.
k1ddkanuck 4 years ago
No, that was never built, and it was proposed on the other side of the war ;) I'll see myself out xD
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#48
Abandoned...
T Lee Mac 4 years ago
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Kolbe?fbclid=IwAR0J6q3ptKpJK50ReiQf-5vSFQhyHCH-hd01k3-HEZoKN0y4H81sn5j9t5M
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Villa Kolbe a German Renaissance castle Built in 1890/1891 according to designs by Berlin architect Otto March , Landhaus Dr. Kolbe in Neo -Renaissance style is "one of the most elaborate and architecturally valuable villas in Radebeul and its wider surroundings", however neglected due to years of vacancy in March 2016. It was built for the chemist Carl Kolbe (1855–1909), the sole signatory general director of the nearby Heyden chemical factory. You can go see it they're giving tours of the building.
#49
If Walls Could Talk...
SAN4ES 4 years ago
ступени мраморные ??? иногда все таки стенам лучше молчать, ибо слишком многое они видели и знают ))))
Bella Shubladze 2 years ago
Looks like old houses in Tbilisi,Sololaki . There are plenty of them there. full of wisdom and beauty.
Billy Maguire 4 years ago
Next thing we'll hear from these walls is "I've fallen and I can't get up", I think.
#50
Soviet Era Tupolev 104 Jet
Michelle Masters 1 year ago
Isn't this scene one of the last few scenes or so from the movie "Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events"?? Where Jim Carey plays the roll of many characters, ultimately he's the villian! Excellent family movie indeed!! I recommend in case anyone hasn't seen it... true children's classic!! You won't be disappointed!!
Josey Griffin 4 years ago
Omg, these are beautifull and liveable, once fixed up. Look at that couple from England that brought a 45 room mansion abandoned in the south of France. Cannot remember their name. His name is d**k. He is so amazing, so is she. Surely homeless people could go in. How can these just be abandoned?
#51
Abandoned And Beautiful
#52
Abandoned Church In France Where Nature Has Taken Over
#53
Abandoned 19th Century Greenhouse
#54
They Do Not Make Anything Like They Use To
#55
A Glimpse Of Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji Temple, Arashiyama, Japan
#56
The Gate Keeper At The Abandoned Putzar Castle In Germany
#57
Brings Back Memories Of Phantom Of The Opera
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Theaters aren't really that 'decadent' as nearly all their interior architecture is made of molded plaster hanging from the ceiling. It's also why restoration is so difficult and time-consuming. They weren't designed to exist forever.
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Vivian Orr 4 years ago
Like I said earlier…. we will NEVER see buildings like this again. It’s sinful to let them deteriorate like this.
#58
An Abandoned Carousel
Joey Marlin 4 years ago
Odd. Were the stairs added later? Would prevent it going round otherwise.
PeachPossum 4 years ago
No, they are original. The floor turns too. People could stand on the balcony and watch the world go round.
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There are two decker carousels. I’ve seen quite a few in the US. Most I’ve actually seen were German made. I think. But look closely the horses would ride under the stairs. The ones I’ve seen also have horses on the top level and go around.
#59
This Beautiful Synagogue Has Been Abandoned For Over 20 Years
Alexandru Bucur 4 years ago
That is, sadly, the The Great Synagogue of Constanța, built in 1914 in a Moorish Revival architectural style. It was abandoned in 1996, as most of the Jewish community of Constanța either died off or emigrated to Israel. It has been slowly decaying ever since and there is no money or much public interest to save it.
matilda 4 years ago
1996 can't be 20 years ago! It was at least few year's ago!!!! 😅
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#60
This Is A Ship Is Stranded On Koh Chang And Used To Be Bookable As Accommodation. Now It's Completely Deserted For Some Years Already And People Call It The 'Ghost Ship'
#61
Old Castle In New Hampshire
Annamagelic 4 years ago
Its actually the staircase of a house built in the 1920's that burned down in the 1960s. https://newengland.com/today/travel/new-hampshire/madame-sherris-castle-ruins/
Isabel Care 4 years ago
Always avoid random staircases in the woods. Have you never read horror stories?
#63
Villa In Italy
#64
Abandoned Somewhere
The Radio Demon 3 years ago
"You can still fight" is the translation. Not sure what it means.
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Palace
#66
Amazing 19th Century Staircase On An Abandoned Building!
over it already 4 years ago
Wow. But how tall do you have to be to make that handrail useful? Yeesh!
#67
This Sculpture Of Jesus At Abandoned Cemetery In Poland Gets Slowly Absorbed By A Tree
#68
Abandoned Bank Vault
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Where I live, commercial building codes are enforced, and minimum lighting is required even if a building is disused. So long as it is owned by someone, that someone must maintain fire suppression and minimum lighting systems until the day it's torn down.
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Nature Taking Over
#70
Room With A View
Kerry Andrew 4 years ago
This one is really eerie, not even the bedsheets we’re removed. I wonder if the owners/occupants ever feel like there is something they have forgotten
#71
A 14th Century Abandoned Castle In Scotland
Isobel Davies 4 years ago (edited)
im pretty sure people live there, its called castle stalker
#72
Abandoned Chapel
#73
Staircase Inside An Abandoned Hospital
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
It doesn't seem practical for a hospital... I guess I wasn't the first to come to this conclusion ... Could be a great environment for a museum or gallery, though~
#74
Abandoned Castle In France That Once Employed Over 1,200 People At Its Peak
#75
The Splendor Still Shines Through
#76
On Planet Earth
#77
Overgrown Greenhouse In Illinois, United States
Danish Dynomummy 4 years ago
I dont understand why all of these absolutely stunning greenhouses are just left behind. They wouldnt even take that much effort to restore.
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
Sad state of affairs... We not only disrespect mother nature, we've become too lazy to even care for the green houses.... Yikes...
#78
An Overgrown Boat On The River In Europe, Exact Location Unknown
chi-wei shen 4 years ago
This is the MS Heimliche Liebe in Frankfurt and it is a science project.
#79
An Old Sanatorium Where Nature Has Begun To Take Over. Exact Location Unknown
#80
Derailed
#81
Sevastopol Shipyard
#82
Abandoned Observation Tower At Coral Island, Bahamas
#83
Be Careful!
Biba Little 4 years ago
I like the photo but this sitting on the edge gives me chills I don't like it. Pls people don't do that.
#84
Poland
Chris Ramage 4 years ago
Either that was placed there, or someone had a s**t ya pants lucky landing
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Rose the Cook 4 years ago
Some of these are too grand to be allowed to deteriorate, surely they could have been repurposed.
Martha Meyer 4 years ago
And who is supposed to pay for that? Restoring an historical building easily costs tens of millions.
Load More Replies... Courage the Cowardly Dog 4 years ago
Amazing. You can just feel the layers of history in these places waiting to be unpeeled.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
It would be better if BP was doing a little more work on the posts and write the location of every building! Honestly it's not that difficult since the commenters can find it with one click! It would take a little more time and the post would be more complete and interesting! Uploading staff from reddit and other sites just like that is plain laziness!
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
Why were those beautiful buildings abandoned in the first place? Humans need to reclaimed their cities, towns, re-purpose , reuse old structure and stop urban sprawl - the desecrating' the nature!!!!
Bobbie Meyers 4 years ago
Sad. All these beautiful places left to rot. And NOTHING built today is anywhere this epic. We can only build bland and boring now. Well, no one will care when the current stuff is left to rot.
Rose the Cook 4 years ago
Some of these are too grand to be allowed to deteriorate, surely they could have been repurposed.
Martha Meyer 4 years ago
And who is supposed to pay for that? Restoring an historical building easily costs tens of millions.
Load More Replies... Courage the Cowardly Dog 4 years ago
Amazing. You can just feel the layers of history in these places waiting to be unpeeled.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
It would be better if BP was doing a little more work on the posts and write the location of every building! Honestly it's not that difficult since the commenters can find it with one click! It would take a little more time and the post would be more complete and interesting! Uploading staff from reddit and other sites just like that is plain laziness!
Christina Uhlir 4 years ago
Why were those beautiful buildings abandoned in the first place? Humans need to reclaimed their cities, towns, re-purpose , reuse old structure and stop urban sprawl - the desecrating' the nature!!!!
Bobbie Meyers 4 years ago
Sad. All these beautiful places left to rot. And NOTHING built today is anywhere this epic. We can only build bland and boring now. Well, no one will care when the current stuff is left to rot.
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