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30 Places Which Used To Be Full Of Life, Yet Are No Less Amazing After Being Abandoned, As Shared By This X Page
You know what - I recently rewatched the first season of The Last of Us series and thought that humanity experiences a rather weird, not always understandable pleasure from contemplating spectacular scenes of desolation. That is, the places where people once lived where life was in full swing - and now only ivy covers the remains of old brick walls, and only the wind howls in the ruins at night...
Forgive me for being too poetic, but, damn it, how popular the theme of the abandoned remnants of civilization is! Suffice it to recall the old TV series Life After People, where over the course of twenty episodes, all that happens is the gradual destruction of outstanding (and not so) monuments of human activity. In general, it is not surprising that there are many popular resources on the internet that collect photographs of abandoned places - such as this page on X, a selection of the best postings of which we’ll present to you today.
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#1
Dunalistair Estate, Scotland
Recently, some attempts have been made to restore the building, but for now it is still in ruins.
bigoldthor 1 year ago
Apparently there have been some revitalization efforts and it is now in use as a retreat, "offering visitors a unique blend of old-world elegance and contemporary comfort." https://beyondvisit.com/abandoned/exploring-the-enchanting-history-of-dunalastair-castle-in-scotland/
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#2
An Abandoned House In Portugal
Stephanie Did It 1 year ago
It must have been magnificent in its time, because it's still gorgeous.
#3
Abandoned Tunnel In France
In fact, there are many reasons why once prosperous towns, villages or individual buildings fall into disrepair. This could be the consequences of a military conflict, a devastating natural or human-made disaster, or simply due to changes in economic conditions. Just remember how many towns or settlements in the West of the United States that owed their heyday to the gold rush were abandoned when nearby gold deposits exhausted their potential.
#4
An Abandoned Mansion In The Irish Forests
bigoldthor 1 year ago
The old house is Moore Hall in County Mayo that was burned down during the Irish Civil War. https://www.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/homes-and-property/mystery-abandoned-mansion-irish-forest-27115845
#5
Abandoned Chateau In The Forest
Robert Trebor 1 year ago
Possibly the owners let it go because of taxes. Those old chateaux are money pits to keep up.
#6
Stock Exchange, Antwerp, Surely Too Beautiful To Be Abandoned
After a long and intensive renovation, it was reopened in October 2019 as an events venue (Antwerp Trade Fair) with restaurant, hotel and public passage.
We must also not forget the destructive consequences of human activity - for example, one of the northern districts of the city of Famagusta in Cyprus has been abandoned since 1974 as a result of a military conflict, and only in 2020 were civilians able to visit it again. Or the site of perhaps the most notorious human-made disaster in the world - the so-called ‘Exclusion Zone’ around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which arose in 1986 after the accident.
And people who have been there bring dozens, hundreds of photographs, frightening with their lifeless, eerie aesthetics, the terrible beauty of nature, desperately trying to heal the wounds left by humankind...
#7
Abandoned Cruise Ship
#8
Lighthouse Staircase
#9
Abandoned Swimming Pool
“I also had the opportunity to visit the Exclusion Zone - where the level of radiation allows a person to stay for a short time,” says Ivan Strahov, a photographer from Odessa, Ukraine, whom Bored Panda asked for a comment here. “This is an incredible, incomparable impression. The evacuation of the inhabitants was carried out on an emergency basis, so the state of things in towns and villages has hardly changed for almost forty years. A lifeless kingdom of decay, rust, trees and silence...”
“I photographed many other abandoned objects - houses, sunken ships, abandoned cars and carriages - and I can say that these photographs still evoke some strange, subtle, poignant feeling. As if we, people, created them, endowed them with a peculiar semblance of life - and then they were left to live out their lives alone. In the end, anyone who looks at such a photo can invent stories about the times when there was life there. And this, probably, is the main charm,” Ivan ponders.
#10
Abandoned Castle In Ireland
#11
Mysterious Abandoned ‘Chicken Church’ Built In The Indonesian Jungle By A Man Who Had A Vision From God
As of today, partial restoration work is being carried out in the building, and it is already welcoming tourists.
Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
Again not abandoned, still a place of worship with cafe and souvenir shop.
#12
This Casino In Romania
And now let’s just scroll this list to the very end, mentally walk through these dilapidated rooms and corridors, imagine that the blind gaps of the windows are filled with light and life, try to imagine who lived here and when... and then our own lives will probably seem even more valuable for us all. Or just simply look and enjoy this wild beauty of oblivion, because it is really worth your time and attention!
#13
Abandoned Train
#14
Library Inside An Abandoned 19th Century Victorian Mansion
#15
Ticino, Switzerland
#16
A Mental Health Hospital In Scotland
Jan Wilhelm 1 year ago
This is Lennox Castle Hospital in Scotland. It closed in 2002. A really sad place... "In more recent years, comparisons have been drawn between Lennox and cult TV series, American Horror Story: Asylum, thanks to the allegations of abuse, neglect and terrible conditions. Those who attempted to run away would be caught and locked up in isolation for up to six weeks, drugged with heavy doses of medication, and refused contact with visitors." https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/the-sad-secrets-of-glasgows-abandoned-mental-hospital-1439724
#17
Faded Glory, Italy
#18
Abandoned Theater
#19
Abandoned Restaurant In Victorville, California
#20
Abandoned Mill, Sorrento, Italy
#21
Abandoned Chateau, France
Currently, restoration work is being carried out on the castle, with the aim of turning it into a tourist attraction.
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
not anymore, https://www.mothe-chandeniers.com/ (in french ) fast traduction : "On October 6, 2017, the start-up Dartagnans launches a crazy idea: collectively buy the castle of the Mothe Chandeniers. The goal? To save and offer the world a new unique model of heritage preservation. In just a few months, the collective purchase campaign went around the world and the castle seduced women and men from 115 countries, of all ages and cultures. Today, they are the guardians of this castle with absolute romanticism."
#22
The Largest 'Telephone Box Graveyard' Is Located Near Merstham
#23
Abandoned Water Park, Vietnam
#24
The Great Synagogue Of Constanta, Romania
#25
The Abandoned Salto Hotel, Columbia
#26
Abandoned Hotel On The Edge Of A Lake In Italy
#27
Bethlehem Steel, The Factory That Built NYC
#28
Abandoned Filmtheater, Dresden Germany
#29
Abandoned Snack Machine
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