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Top 6 Awful Places on the Earth to Inspire Your Horror Creation A tiny village in Japan populated by dolls. A hill covered with huge crosses. Blood waterfall in East Antarctica. Coffins hung on the cliff side. All these places are not imagined by Stephen King or Clive Barker. They actually exist. Moreover, they are open for tourists. In this article, we will tell you about 6 awful places that can make your blood creep. They both attract and horrify, and will definitely inspire your horror creation. That's what nightmares and dreamscapes are based on. Nagoro Doll Village, Japan If you have ever travelled through small towns in Japan, you won't be surprised to see typical scenes of rural life. Fishermen, children running to school, elderly couples resting on wooden benches near their houses. All that touches your heart, unless you realise that all these people are dolls. Nagoro Doll Village is located in the picturesque Iya Valley on the island of Shikoku off the beaten path. It attracts tourists with magnificent views of untouched nature and the unhurried pace. As the population of this village is shrinking, dolls are taking the place of its inhabitants. An elderly resident, Tsukimi Ayano started to replace the people who left or died with their life-sized replicas. The dolls outnumber humans by a ratio of 10 to 1, and their number keeps growing. Ayano dreams of making the village full of life again. Until then she is fighting loneliness in such an unusual and creepy way. Walking around Nagoro, you can see life-sized dolls in the most unexpected places like closed classrooms or the old town hall, in the street or at a bus stop, in the park or even in the cemetery. Tsukimi Ayano says that different locations remind her of people who lived here before. Who knows, maybe someday dolls will finally replace all residents of Nagoro. Hill of Crosses, Lithuania [caption id="attachment_628656" align="alignleft" width="204"] Photo by Tom Podmore on Unsplash[/caption] Seven miles from the city of Šiauliai, Lithuania, there is the Hill of Crosses, an amazing and gloomy site of pilgrimage. You may take it for a cemetery, but it is an object of cultural heritage. The history of the Hill of Crosses is connected with wars and uprisings. There are many legends about it, but the real origin is still unknown. The Hill is covered with crosses and crucifixes of various shapes and sizes. In the middle of the XIX century, there were several dozen of them, and much more a hundred years later. Today, their estimated number is around 50,000. In 1993, Pope John Paul II donated the crucifix during his visit to Lithuania. Clearly, a lot of scary stories about processions of the dead and visions of Saints are associated with the Hill of Crosses. Beelitz-Heilstätten Hospital, Germany If you like to tickle your nerves with stories about gloomy abandoned hospitals, here is one of them. Beelitz-Heilstätten hospital complex strikes the imagination with its size. it includes more than 60 buildings and is justly in the TOP 10 abandoned places and the ruins of modern architecture. Initially, the site was divided in two parts and was planned as a sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis. Many seriously ill men and women spent their last days there. During the First World War, it was used as a military hospital where wounded soldiers were nursed, including a young soldier named Adolf Hitler. After the war, the hospital complex got abandoned, although several buildings are still used today. Over time, Beelitz-Heilstätten hospital fell into ruin and now looks like one of the filming locations for “Silent Hill” or “American Horror Story”. Even though it is forbidden to get inside, there are still illegal visitors who dare to walk around the hospital buried in verdure. Blood Falls, Antarctica The Taylor Glacier or Blood Falls is like something out of a horror movie. A blood-red waterfall pours out of the glacier, which has acquired its unusual colour due to iron oxides in the water.

It's a real natural wonder, fascinating and chilling. The lake that feeds Blood Falls is covered with 1,300 ft of ice. It was discovered by Australian geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor during his expedition to McMurdo Dry Valleys in 1911. This discovery could have been his last, as a year later he nearly died during a long expedition. Taylor's party was due to be picked up by the Terra Nova supply ship in January, 1912, but the ship could not reach them through the ice. Fortunately, the scientists were rescued in February and they left Antarctica in March, 1912. Hanging Coffins, Philippines In the Philippines, you can see hanging coffins nailed to the cliff high above the ground. Residents of Sagada are widely known for the tradition of burying their dead in coffins hung on the sides of cliffs rather than traditional burial in cemeteries. Such a burial practice may seem creepy, but it is quite common on the island of Luzon. It's an ancient ritual that is also widespread in other Asian countries. For example, hanging coffins were found in China, Tibet and Indonesia. One of the earliest hanging coffins found is about 2,500 years old. Presumably, it belongs to one of the Bo people (ethnic minority group in China). One of the common beliefs is that burying a person in a hanging coffin brings him closer to his ancestral spirits and allows him to keep an eye on his family. However, there is a more pragmatic reason. Land shortage made them save the land for agricultural purposes. Anyway, today you can see hundreds of wooden coffins tied or nailed to the sides of cliffs and caves in the Philippines. Sometimes, relatives hang a chair next to the hanging coffin, where the deceased was seated immediately after death. That is also a part of the funeral tradition. [caption id="attachment_628659" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo by Fern M. Lomibao on Unsplash[/caption] The Stanley Hotel, Colorado, USA According to the research conducted by Staffbe, an IT outstaffing company, and Zippia, the main causes of workplace stress are workload (39%) and interpersonal issues (31%). But if you worked in the Stanley Hotel, Colorado, you would also have to deal with mysticism, the problem of a completely different kind. Probably, all the fans of Stephen King know about this hotel. Its history and atmosphere inspired him to create the famous Overlook Hotel from “The Shining”. You will hardly meet creepy twin girls here, but hotel guests believe it's haunted. In 1911, an accident occurred in room 217. A maid was injured by an explosion. She broke both legs, but survived. Nevertheless, stories about her ghost still circulate in the Stanley Hotel. The hotel guests regularly report ghost sightings of Flora, the wife of the founder of the hotel Freelan Oscar Stanley. The Stanley Hotel offers spiritualistic tours all year long. You can try to communicate with spirits or even consult a psychic medium. If you see beauty in the scariest things and admire most haunted places in the world, we hope you enjoyed reading this article. Go ahead to visit all of them at your own risk!

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A Cure for Wellness Gore Verbinski. 2016

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“The Beelitz Heilstätten”

The Beelitz sanitarium was built between 1898 und 1930 on a 200 hectare area and was equipped with up to 1200 beds. Its main purpose was to cure lung diseases. During the world wars it was used as a military hospital and after World War II the Russian army continued to use it for this purpose. Today most parts of it are ruins or damaged and are known as lost places which already have been used as filming locations for movies like Polanski’s “The Pianist” or Bryan Singer’s “Operation Walküre” with Tom Cruise. After years of vandalism the area is now closed and protected by a security team but it is possible to attend some guided tours.

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Beelitz-Heilstätten Hospital, Beelitz, Germany

Beelitz Heilstätten Hospital is located in Beelitz, a small asparagus town near Berlin. Originally built in the early 20th century to treat tuberculosis, the entire complex consists of approximately 60 buildings.

It was confiscated as a military hospital during World War II and was also used in Nazi experiments during World War II. On the last day of the war, the facility was confiscated by Soviet troops and became the largest military treatment centre outside Russia until 1994.

I find this building even more off something of an inspiration for my building look. I want the building to be more like this building where the textures on the walls are falling apart.

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Zalando BHQ-Z Building, Berlin

Zalando BHQ-Z Building, Berlin Modern Office Building Photos, German Interior Architecture

Zalando BHQ-Z Building in Berlin

28 Mar 2022

Architects: HENN

Location: Berlin, Germany

Renderings by HENN

Zalando BHQ-Z Building, Germany

HENN’s Zalando BHQ-Z Building is currently under construction in Berlin. BHQ-Z will complete HENN’s three-building headquarter complex for Zalando, one of Europe’s leading online platforms for fashion and lifestyle. The BHQ-X and O buildings were completed in 2019 and the BHQ-Z is scheduled for completion in 2023. The design declares the city’s identity as a global tech hub, while staying true to its Berlin roots.

The building’s z-shaped plan is a contemporary twist on the traditional Berliner block. The interior courtyard, normally a private space, playfully shifts to the perimeter of the site to create an inviting and dynamic street-frontage. The building’s courtyards appear as excavations from the building’s massing. Wrapped in highly-transparent glass, the building’s distinctive voids enter into a dialogue with the neighboring buildings and urban context.

Martin Henn, HENN Managing Director and Head of Design: “The BHQ-Z Building is a next-generation work environment whose architecture completely dissolves the boundaries between fixed and collaborative workspaces, public and private, digital and physical. The office has become a true place of exchange.”

The two spiraling atriums organize the office physically and conceptually. The full-height atrium, located directly across from BHQ-X, is open and accessible to the public; the second atrium, which is open from the third floor to the top floor, will be used primarily by employees and collaborators. Together, they create an open and communicative space with a high-degree of visual and physical connection between the floors.

Occupants circulate through the center of the building, at the pinch point between the two voids. This area is the social heart of the building, while quieter, more secluded spaces are located along the periphery of the floors. The facade reflects the interior organization with a gradient from more traditional windows at the workstations to full transparency at the atriums.

The BHQ-Z Building relies on three-dimensional space, rather than interior partitions, to create different zones of use and organize workspaces. The architecture translates the digital commons of the internet into a physical workplace, allowing for the effortless flow of information and exchange of ideas. The design is the result of HENN’s decades of expertise designing future-oriented work environments and the firm’s concept of Office Urbanism.

Office Urbanism understands the office as a kind of micro-city; a flexible setting for a wide range of activities, with a gradient from private spaces to more public ones, enabling workers to participate in the urban life all around them.

Zalando BHQ-Z Building in Berlin, Germany – Building Information

Architects: http://www.henn.com/en#design Year: 2022 Typology: Office Client: Zalando Location: Berlin, Germany Area GFA: 17, 134 m² Status: Under Construction Consultants: MuP Braunschweig (TGA), Lumen³ (Lighting design), Werner Sobek (Building physics), Werner Sobek (Structural engineering), Werner Sobek (Facade planning)

Team Team: Daniel Festag, Reiner Beelitz, Martina Fabre, Michael Sadomskyj, Emiliano Lupo, Klaus Ransmayr, Dirk Breuer, Ralph Hempel, Anne Henkel, Daniel Recklingloh, Silvia Forster-Golm, Peter Lee, Anatolii Romanov, Andre Serpa, Denise Gellinger, Nora Graw, Martin Erdinger, Oliver Koch, Matthias Palloch, Georg Pichle

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Beelitz Heilstatten (D) May 2014 #abandoned #sanatorium #Germany Click the link for more pics and history about this location: http://www.lost-in-time-ue.nl/index.php?mact=Gallery,m6e73e,default,1&m6e73edir=HOSPITAL-AND-CARING%2F3-6-2014-Beelitz-Heilstatten-D-May-2014&m6e73ereturnid=56&pagina=56

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… even for people who did them all :-))

In the last years I was kind of busy exploring hikeable areas in Berlin and Brandenburg. Here is a list of most of my hikes in Berlin and Brandenburg including a rough evaluation of the public transport possibilities to get there. Behind every link you’ll find pictures and most of the time a short description including a map of the trail I took.

As always, most of the links include maps which I recorded during my hikes. As I change direction spontaneously—based on weather, on an attractive area I spotted, on my mood or on the fact that it gets dark quickly—I recommend to explore the areas with openness to hike another trail or change the direction whenever you like to. I recommend the landscapes, not necessarily the exact trail I took. Don’t forget to use maps and GPS :-). I highly recommend MapOut offline maps.

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How to read the charts:

Location and month:

I noted the month in which I hiked because every landscape looks different with the seasons. For some of them you can have an impression of another weather and therefore another atmosphere of the trail and scenery.

Public Transport Rating:

I always looked up from Berlin Central Station/Hauptbahnhof. This is what set rating means:

★★ = It’s easy and even better to get there by public transport than by car ★☆ = It’s already more complicated to get there by public transport, sometimes you have to walk for a while to reach the trail, sometimes you have to change trains for more than 3 times ☆☆ = You can go everywhere by public transport, but in this case you’ll spend really a lot of time and it’s very complicated to get there

Please use Open Street Map with public transport layer to get a visual impression where you want to go and where you have to get out of the train/bus/tram. And look up on BVG.de how long it will take you to go there.

Favorite:

❤️ = The hikes marked with a heart are my personal favorites. Great lake, picturesque villages or cultural sites to see, or just a very divers hike. This doesn’t mean, that the other hikes aren’t worth while. I just liked them more. Hikes I didn’t like at all are not listed here.

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The best hiking areas in the North of Berlin

Schloß Liebenberg

Liebenberg

Liepnitzsee

Volkspark Pankow

Wedding

Werbellinsee

Wildpark Schorfheide

Werbellinkanal

mushroom

Wildpark Schorfheide

Tegeler See

Location and Month Notes Public Transport Rating Favorite Briesetal (September) Briesetal (March) Briesetal (July) Briesetal (November) Wonderful and magical landscape, forest in a river, swans and picturesque wooden bridges ★★ ❤️ Mühlenbecker Land (December) Summt (June) Castle on a lake near the city ★★ Tegeler See (August) Wilderness in the city along the lake shore ★★ Zehdenick (August) Zehdenick (August) Gransee (August) Former clay mining area with lots of lakes and old industry ★☆ ❤️ Hellsee (June) Hellsee (April) Lobetal (October) Romantic hike through the forest along a murmuring creek and a lake ★☆ ❤️ Bernsteinsee (June) Bernsteinsee (October) Divers landscape with silent lakes an sandy beaches ★☆ ❤️ Kyritz an der Knatter (March) Beautiful lakes ★☆ Biesenthal (February) Vast, lonely landscape with lots of ranting birds ★☆ Tegeler Fließ (January) Beautiful pasture landscape near the city center ★★ Grumsiner Forst (November) Huge and bright beech tree forest ★☆ ❤️ Hobrechtsfelde (October) Horses, historical buildings and vast fields ★☆ Liepnitzsee (September) Bogensee (March) Regenbogensee, Wandlitz (March) Wandlitz (January) Beautiful sparkling lakes, huge forests and WW2 architecture ★☆ ❤️ Wildpark Schorfheide (December) Wildpark Schorfheide (September) Huge parc with animals who used to live in the Brandenburg forests (wolves, lynx, horses, moose, … ) ☆☆ ❤️ Arkenberge (December) Mountains at the city border, great views over the city form above ★★ Schönerlinder Teiche (November) Schönerlinder Teiche (November) Rare buffalo species around small lakes ★★ ❤️ Schönholzer Heide (November) City parc with Russian war monument ★★ Liebenberg (February) Great landscape, romantic castle, lakes and swans ★☆ ❤️ Botanischer Volkspark Pankow (January) Big parc with deer ★☆ Werbellinkanal, Eichhorst (March) Serene hike along a river ☆☆ ❤️

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The best hiking areas in the West of Berlin

Sacrow

Ketzin

Grunewald

Paretz

Wannsee

Paretz

Havelhöhenweg

Location and Month Notes Public Transport Rating Favorite Havelhöhenweg (August) Nice lake views from above ★★ ❤️ Grunewaldsee (April) Meet thousands of different dogs and their owners ★★ Teufelssee (June) Visit an abandoned post WW2 spy station ★★ Kloster Lehnin Faboulous monastery in vast landscape ★☆ Jungfernsee (February) Always along lakes ★☆ Döberitzer Heide (June) Long hike without possibility to shortcut through forests and flat landscapes with a view tower ★☆ Wannsee, Düppeler Forst (January) Wild forest near the city ★★ Sacrow (February) Along lakes with a castle and a chapel on the shore ★☆ ❤️ Paretz (February) Very divers hike, historical village, historical clay mining area with many lakes ★☆ ❤️

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The best hiking areas in the East of Berlin

Waldsieversdorf

Strausberg

Biesow

Rehfelde

Schönerlinder Teiche

Stienitzsee

Strausberg

Reichenow

Garzau

Garzin

Altfriedand

Bötzsee

Location and Month Notes Public Transport Rating Favorite Müggelsee, Müggelberge, Teufelsmoor (May) Müggelsee (February) Müggelsee (February) Visit the second highest mountain in Berlin (115m) and walk along a wooden runway through the marshland “of the devil” ★★ ❤️ Seddinsee, Schmöckwitz (April) Seddinsee (February) Very simple hike always along a lake or a river ★☆ Stienitzsee (March) Fine lake but with some obstacles. Sometimes you cannot reach the shore because it’s fenced privat land ★☆ Herrensee (October) Herrensee (January) Herrensee (May) Beautiful wild lake surrounded by marshland forests. Beware of mosquitos in summer. ★★ ❤️ Stobbertal (July) Magical forest atmosphere along a creek ☆☆ ❤️ Garzau und Garzin (October) Rehfelde (February) Divers landscape, some lakes and a pyramid ★★ Altfriedland (November) Thousands of birds, picturesque village, beautiful lakes but you can’t reach the shore because it’s protected or private area ☆☆ Ihlandsee (December) Beautiful lake in the forest ★☆ Strausberg (January) Nice forest hike along a small river near the city ★★ Oderbruch (September) Vastness and Silence ★☆ ❤️ Blumenthal (November) Wild forest and a small, old forest settlements ☆☆ ❤️ Biesow (October) Biesow (February) Absolut silence around the lakes and a tiny, cute settlement in the middle of nowhere ☆☆ ❤️ Köthen (July) Mesmerizing views from the top of a look-out, nice lakes ☆☆ Erkner (September) Wild paths and lakes ★★ ❤️ Buckow, Märkische Schweiz (October) Waldsieversdorf (February) Hilly landscape, beautiful lakes and a picturesque small town with delicious ice cream ★☆ ❤️ Spreeauen (October) Lyrical landscape and a natural river ★☆ ❤️ Leuenberg (March) Divers hike with forests , lakes and fields ★☆ Werneuchen (March) Dark green lake in the forest ★★ Spitzmühle (April) Spitzmühle (October) Spitzmühle (January) Bötzsee (October) Wonderful, scenic and easy hike around lakes. ★☆ ❤️ Möllensee (July) Very divers Hike around lakes ★☆ Treptower Park (April) Tiny hike, almost in the City Center ★☆

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The best hiking areas in the South of Berlin:

Beelitz Heilstätten

Albrechts Teerofen

Pfaueninsel

Beelitz Heilstätten

Location and Month Notes Public Transport Rating Favorite Scharmützelsee, Bad Saarow (March) Hike with a look-out and beautiful lakes, opportunity to visit Bad Saarow (Bath) ❤️ Prieros (April) Divers hike, partially on a small path directly on the shore of Schmöldesee Albrechts Teerofen (November) Interesting landscape and Western/Eastern Berlin History Beelitz Heilstätten (October) Take a hike above the trees and look at an ancient abandoned asylum ★☆ ❤️ Pfaueninsel (June) Meet the peacocks and hike where already Emperor Willhelm II took a walk Nuthe-Nieplitz (April) Marvellous and wild nature reserve ❤️ Sperenberger Gipsbrüche (April) At least six small lakes and a very beautiful and wild landscape ❤️ Schwielowsee (March) Beautiful lake (but with a little road walk)

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Die schönsten Wanderungen in Berlin und Brandenburg

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The building of the sanatorium is originally located in Beelitz-Heilstätten, an old tuberculosis clinic. The building itself and the area around it have been completely renovated after being a ruin for decades. 750 windows (1,000 sq m of glass), 350 doors, 1,200 sq m of walls and many other things had to be replaced or repaired to restore the original look of the building.

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Beelitz (2009) by Angelique Brunas Via Flickr: More pictures from this location can be found here. 🔘 brunas.nl│facebook│insta 🔘

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10 abandoned structures and the ruins of modern architecture

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Abandoned buildings exist all over the world and are typically viewed as a testament to unsuccessful projects or hubs for vandalism. As architecture gets forgotten and abandoned, a process of change begins in the aesthetics of its structure and space.

Architecture, despite its resilience, scale and relevance is, like all things, sooner or later forgotten. It is likely that the reader has passed by abandoned buildings and structures. It is also likely that it created a more acute response to its identity compared to new buildings.

While ancient weariness can give to the structure a certain historical value, to most building the decay of architecture is easily dismissed or considered eerie and distasteful. Even if the original function of a building can be terminated, leaving it to deteriorate, some structures around the world have gained aesthetic significance because of their decay and its enhancing character.

The characteristic that only the passage of time can create embodies a unique sensation to them. These can be used with different purposes such as a scenario for a horror story or a defining and charming feature of a restoration project. Here is a compilation of these aesthetics when abandoned architecture is left truly abandoned and left exposed to the elements.

This compilation provides inspiration for renovation projects as well as a degree of contemplation for what becomes of architecture when dismissed of any function.

Dome Homes – Florida, USA

The Cape Romano Dome House is an abandoned house consisting of six dome-shaped modules on stilts, located approximately 100 meters offshore from Cape Romano Island, Florida.

Constructed during the ’80s, the Dome Houses were meant to become a futuristic vacation home. The harsh weather of Florida eroded the shorelines, leaving this architectural project to be considered inadvisable.

Kolmanskop, Namibia

Located in the south of Namibia, the town of Kolmanskop was once the spot of diamond mining in the early 20th Century.

Once its inhabitants discovered more diamonds south of Kolmanskop the site eventually became a ghost town. Now its sand-filled interiors depict what could have been a contemporary art installation or space concept.

Africa, Namibia, inside a house of ghost town Kolmanskop, wooden door and sand

The Maunsell Sea Forts – England

The Maunsell Forts are armed towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts and named after their designer, Guy Maunsell.

The forts were decommissioned in the 1950s, and the abandoned towers were used by pirate radio operators in the following decades.

Heilstätten Hospital – Beelitz, Germany

Built in 1898, this disused hospital complex of approximately 60 buildings located in the district of Beelitz Heilstatten in Germany.

During World War I, it served as a field hospital that treated the earliest casualties including a young soldier by the name of Adolf Hitler, who had been blinded by a British gas attack and wounded in the leg at the Battle of the Somme.

Power Plant IM – Charleroi, Belgium

Originally built in 1921, the Power Plant IM used to be one of the largest coal-burning power plants in Belgium.

But with great power comes great pollution, and this particular plant was responsible for 10 percent of the total carbon dioxide emissions in the entire country. Greenpeace protested, and the site was shut down in 2007. While the power plant no longer provides any electricity, the abandoned towers still provide plenty of dystopian and eerily beautiful vistas.

Michigan Theatre – Detroit, USA

What was once a bustling business hub is now a ghostly reminder of Detroit’s economic status.

Built-in 1926 on the spot of Henry Ford’s first workshop, the Michigan Theatre was once an opulent downtown Detroit institution with seven stories and a $5 million architectural work.

The theater closed its doors in 1967, following the boom of television. Since then, the space has served several purposes until it was finally repurposed as a parking garage in the late 1970s.

Nicosia International Airport – Cyprus

Nicosia International Airport was once a busy, successful airport from the time it opened in the 1930s until it was abandoned in 1974, following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

For the past decades, planes have turned to rust, while the airport’s interior areas have left to decay and accumulate bird excrements.

Teufelsberg – Berlin, Germany

This now-abandoned Cold War listening station sits on top of a pile of WWII rubble covering up a Nazi military college. NSA built the futuristic geodome featured station on the mountain to spy on East Berlin.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the station was decommissioned. Today, it’s graffiti-covered ruins overlooking the city providing visitors a piece of European history and abandoned architecture.

Buzludzha Monument – Kazanlak, Bulgaria

The Buzludzha Monument was built toward the end of the Cold War by the Bulgarian communist regime to serve as the official headquarters for the Bulgarian Communist Party.

The UFO-shaped brutalist building was the site of many state functions, with Lenin and Marx posters and a red-star ceiling setting the ambiance. The monument was abandoned and closed to the public in 1989.

Hashima Island, Japan

Entire communities across the globe also get abandoned and left to decay. The Hashima Island was once known for its undersea coal mines, reaching a peak population of over 5,000 residents. Once the mines started to run dry in the 70’s most people left.

The once-thriving island is now completely abandoned, serving only as a lair for a James Bond villain or sightseeing tours.

Like Hashima Island, many other cities and communities had the same destiny, creating odd and dystopian places across the world, simply waiting to be either restored or completely forgotten.

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Beelitz-Heilstätten: Historic Town in Germany

Beelitz is a historic town in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for its cultivation of white asparagus (Beelitzer Spargel). Geography of Beelitz-Heilstätten

Beelitz has situated about 18 km (11 mi) south of Potsdam, on the rim of the Zauche glacial sandur plain.

The town is surrounded by extended pine woods of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park.

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50 abandoned places around the world and the history behind them

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.

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Every abandoned building has a story about how it got that way, whether it’s an urban legend or the truth.Rotting, crumbling, or completely invaded by nature, abandoned buildings can be as creepy as they are fascinating.

From ancient ruins uncovered underneath ash to mental hospitals that have been left to rot, we’ve rounded up 50 abandoned buildings around the world and the history behind them.

The Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan

The Pontiac Silverdome once hosted the Super Dome.

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The Pontiac Silverdome was once home to major events like the Super Bowl and concerts by The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Led Zeppelin. However, since the Detroit Lions left back in 2002 it has been empty and abandoned. It is now in the process of being demolished.

Graun Church Tower, Lake Reschen, Italy

Only the tower of this church still remains above water on Lake Reschen.

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Graun Church on Lake Reschen in South Tyrol, Italy, was once a regular Italian church. However, an artificial lake was built in 1950 in order to provide the town with electricity, drowning the historic church.

Today, all that remains visible is the church’s bell tower, which looks as though it’s floating in the middle of the lake.

Ross Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Ross Island was originally a British settlement.

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Vegetation has all but consumed the remains of the the island, which was once referred to as the “Paris of the East.”

In its prime, it was home to British government officials, as well as a penal settlement set up after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British residents made it their home with extravagant dance halls, bakeries, clubs, pools, and gardens, until 1941 brought an earthquake and an invasion by the Japanese. Ross Island was then alternately claimed by the Japanese and British until 1979, when the island was given to the Indian Navy, which established a small base there.

Today, tour groups visit the island almost every day.

Maunsell Sea & Air Forts, Thames and Mersey estuaries, United Kingdom

These forts have been abandoned since that 1950s.

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During World War II, the Maunsell Army Sea & Air Forts were built to defend England against German forces.

A group of forts raised above the water on stilts made up the complex, designed by Guy Maunsell, a British civil engineer.

The forts officially closed in the 1950s, but the structures that remain can occasionally be seen from land at East Beach Park in Southend-on-Sea.

Kolmanskop, Namibia

A building invaded by sand dunes in Kolmanskop.

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Kolmanskop was at its liveliest in the early 1900s, when German miners came to the area to hunt for diamonds. With them, they brought German architecture, giving the desert area an opulent, out of place look. The town featured a ballroom, a hospital, and a bowling alley among other amenities.

The town’s decline began shortly after World War I, but the final nail in the coffin was the 1928 discovery of a diamond-rich area along the coast. Most of Kolmanskop’s residents hurried to the new hotspot, leaving their belongings and the town behind.

Kolmanskop has been slowly getting eaten by the desert ever since. Tours to Kolmanskop can be booked in the nearby coastal town of Lüderitz.

The Orpheum Theatre, New Bedford, Massachusetts

This theater was once lavishly decorated, but it has been abandoned since 1962.

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In its heyday, the Orpheum Theatre was a prime example of Beaux-Arts architecture, thanks to its flat roof and symmetrical design. Its interior was equally impressive.

It first opened on April 15, 1912, the same day that the Titanic sank. The space also boasted a large ballroom, gymnasium, and a shooting range, making it a popular event space in New Bedford.

The building has gone through several owners since its closure in 1962, and plans have been in the works to reopen it as a community theater in recent years. While it has not yet reopened, urban explorers frequent the site and claim that it’s haunted.

Haludovo Palace Hotel, Krk, Croatia

The Haludovo Palace Hotel was a luxurious retreat on the Mediterranean Sea in the 1970s.

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This mid-century-style hotel opened in 1971, drawing visitors to the small Croatian island of Krk.

A year later, the founder of Penthouse Magazine, Bob Guccione, invested $45 millionin the property and expanded it, turning it into the lavish Penthouse Adriatic Club Casino.

Once the Yugoslav Wars began in the early 1990s, Krk was no longer a popular travel destination, and the hotel was eventually abandoned.

Bannerman Castle, Beacon, New York

What remains of Bannerman Castle today.

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Located on Pollepel Island on the Hudson River, Bannerman Castle once acted as arms storage for Frank Bannerman, a Scottish munitions dealer in New York City. Bannerman and his wife eventually built a glamorous, castle-like home on the property, and resided there during the summer.

After a powder explosion in 1920, several fires, and various changes in ownership, the castle is not the breathtaking sight it once was, but Bannerman’s name can still be seen plastered on what remains of its facade. Today, visitors interested in the historic site can tour the island via passenger boat or kayak.

Pripyat, Ukraine

Pripyat was evacuated during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.

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On April 26, 1986, a radioactive release 10 times bigger than the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power station. Around 350,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes, leaving in such a haste that the city looks like it’s frozen in time.

Dolls are scattered on the floors of abandoned kindergartens; shreds of sheets and pillows remain on beds; and dishes rot in sinks. Radiation levels in the city are still too high for people to live there, so it remains untouched.

Military Hospital in Beelitz, Germany

Beelitz-Heilstätten (Beelitz Sanatorium) once treated Adolf Hitler.

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This eerie military hospital once treated Nazi leader Adolf Hitler for a thigh injury he acquired during a WWI battle in late 1916.

It was built in the late 19th century to help rehabilitate tuberculosis patients in Berlin, but was later abandoned during the fall of East Germany.

The chilling building was used as a set for Oscar-winning film, “The Pianist.”

Jonestown, Guyana

Jonestown has been taken over by the dense jungle.

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Jonestown, Guyana, was the location of one of the most shocking tragedies in American history, as 909 members of the People’s Temple died from cyanide poisoning at the direction of a cult leader.

The village where the cult resided is now mostly covered in dense jungle vegetation, although a few structures still remain.

The Abandoned City Hall Subway Stop in New York, U.S.A.

You can see City Hall station if you stay on the 6 train after its last stop.

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Completed in 1904, City Hall station was the first southern terminal of the first line of the New York City subway. Built to impress New Yorkers with their swanky new mode of transportation, the station featured Roman brick walls, brass chandeliers, and vaulted arches.

It closed in 1945 as it could no longer accommodate the growing ridership, but apparently you can still see it if you stay on the 6 train after its last stop, on its way back uptown.

Buzludzha Monument, Bulgaria

The Buzludzha Monument was once the House of the Bulgarian Communist Party.

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This abandoned monument, which sits high in the Bulgarian mountains, was once the House of the Bulgarian Communist Party. In power during the height of Soviet influence, the party decided to erect the monument to commemorate socialist communism. However, the site was abandoned after the government’s fall from power in 1989.

Simacem, North Sumatra, Indonesia

An abandoned classroom in Simacem, Indonesia.

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After 400 years of dormancy, Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung has been erupting in recent years, causing various villages on its slopes to be evacuated. They remain abandoned, declared too dangerous to inhabit. Simacem is one such town, and filled with the remains of lives hastily left behind.

Coal plant in Lynch, Kentucky

Lynch, Kentucky, once had around 10,000 residents.

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Lynch, Kentucky, was at one time the largest coal camp in the world, with around 10,000 residents at its peak. It even had its own power plant, which was built in 1919. However, as coal declined, so did the city, and the plant — and most of Lynch — now sits abandoned.

Abandoned Submarine Base in Balaklava, Ukraine

The once top-secret submarine base is now a museum.

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This abandoned aquatic facility was originally built by the USSR as a top-secret plant designed to house a fleet of nuclear-ready, Soviet submarines during the Cold War.

The complex remained untouched for a long time, until the Russian Federation gifted the abandoned base to the Ukrainian Navy in 2000. It is now a museum.

Humberstone, Chile

Humberstone was left so suddenly that it appears frozen in time.

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Humberstone is a former English saltpeter mining town in the Atacama Desert. Synthetic nitrate invented during WWI replaced saltpeter, meaning that the facilities were no longer needed.

People left so abruptly that much of the town appears frozen in time, with pictures still hanging on walls, and closets filled with clothes.

In 2005, Humberstone was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Michigan Central Station in Detroit, Michigan

Michigan Central Station in Detroit used to be the tallest train station in the world.

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Although Michigan Central Station was once the tallest train station in the world, it has been abandoned since 1988, when Amtrak stopped running there, and has become a symbol of Detroit’s decline.

Athens Olympic Village, Athens, Greece

A deserted training pool in Athens’ Olympic Village.

Although you’d expect ancient ruins in Athens, these modern facilities fell into disrepair sooner than expected.

After hosting the Olympics in 2004, Greece simply had no use for world-class, expensive-to-maintain venues for niche sports like softball, beach volleyball, or even swimming, so they became useless immediately after the Olympics left town.

Rum Orphanage, Büyükada, Istanbul, Turkey

Despite being made of wood, Rum Orphanage in Turkey still stands today.

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This large wooden building on Büyükada, off the coast of Turkey, was originally designed to be a luxury hotel and casino. However, due to issues with permits, the building was sold and eventually turned into an orphanage in the early 20th century.

The approximately 215,000 square foot building is reportedly the largest historic timber building in Europe, according to the World Monuments Fund.

After ending operations as an orphanage in 1964, the building remained unoccupied for decades. In 2012, restoration began to turn the site into an environmental institute.

Pompeii, Italy

Pompeii today.

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One of the most famous eruptions of all time, Mount Vesuvius’ 79 A.D. eruption completely buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a thick blanket of volcanic ash.

The city was abandoned for nearly 2,000 years, until explorers discovered it fully intact underneath 20 feet of dirt and debris in 1748.

Many of the abandoned structures are still standing today, and can be visited.

Prora, Rügen, Germany

Prora is a three-mile-long abandoned Nazi resort.

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Three years before Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of a three-mile-long tourist resort on the island of Rügen called Prora, then the largest resort in the world.

When World War II began, however, Prora’s construction stalled and it was left abandoned for several decades.

It is currently being transformed into a luxury resort.

Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Toppled stadium seats in the Houston Astrodome.

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The world’s first domed stadium, The Astrodome, has been abandoned since the Houston Astros baseball team left it in 2003.

A staple of Houston’s city skyline, the stadium remains abandoned, with no plans to be demolished.

Mys Aniva lighthouse, Sakhalin Island, Russia

This lighthouse is located on an isolated island in Russia.

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Aniva is a coastal town on Russia’s Sakhalin Island, near Japan. The Mys Aniva lighthouse sits on the rocky coastline, abandoned and worn down.

The lighthouse was built by Japanese engineers in 1939, and was used by both Japanese and Russian militaries over the years.

The site is popular today among urban explorers, some of whom have found belongings of people who once lived in the lighthouse.

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia

Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous prison in the world.

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The spooky Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous prison in the world, but now stands in ruins. It once held many of America’s most notorious criminals, including “Slick Willie” Sutton, an American bank robber, “Scarface” Al Capone, the Chicago mob boss, and Freda Frost, a female inmate who poisoned her husband.

St. Nicholas Church, Mavrovo Lake, Macedonia

The St. Nicholas Church is sometimes semi-submerged in water.

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The Saint Nicholas Church was built in 1850, but has been abandoned for about 100 years. When Lake Mavrovo, which is manmade, was created, a dam filled the surrounding area with water. However, since the area has experienced droughts in recent years, it is possible for visitors to enter the the ruins of the church.

Dome Homes, Marco Island, Florida

This collection of dome-shaped homes now sits offshore.

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These concrete dome-shaped structures may look futuristic, but they’re actually just the vacation home of a retired oil producer.

Bob Lee built the dome homes in 1981 as an environmentally friendly and self-contained getaway for his family on Marco Island, Florida.

While the pods once stood on their concrete pylons right on the beach, erosion has resulted in their current location in the ocean. While unlivable today, the igloo-like structures are still standing right off the coast of Marco Island.

City Methodist Church, Gary, Indiana

This church has been used in several movies, including “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Transformers 3.”

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The crash of the steel industry hit Gary, Indiana, hard in the 1970s. This economic depression resulted in the abandonment of many once-popular buildings, including the City Methodist Church.

The church reportedly cost a whopping $1 million to build back in 1926, which would be about $7 million by today’s standards. However, despite all the work that went into building the beautiful English Gothic style church, the parish officially closed in 1975.

Since its closure, the City Methodist Church has not gone entirely untouched. The site has acted as a shooting location for several movies, including “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Transformers 3,” and “Pearl Harbor.”

Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville, Kentucky

This hospital housed patients from a tuberculosis outbreak in the early 1900s. Today, you can visit the building on a ghost tour.

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The Waverly Hills Sanatorium acted as a hospital in which patients with tuberculosis were quarantined in the early 1900s, although the building that still stands today was not completed until 1926.

The hospital operated until 1961, when an antibiotic that cured tuberculosis was discovered. Today, many people believe that the site is haunted. Visitors can participate in ghost tours, haunted houses, and laser light shows on the hospital grounds.

Sathorn Unique Building “Ghost Tower,” Bangkok, Thailand

The “Ghost Tower” is a popular destination for urban explorers.

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Commonly known as the “Ghost Tower,” the Sathorn Unique Building in Bangkok is an abandoned skyscraper that’s shrouded in mystery.

The luxury high-rise was built in the 1990s, although construction was abruptly halted upon the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. As a result, the building has fallen into decay and has become a haven for urban explorers. The inside of the tower is covered in graffiti.

While climbing to the top of the building is really dangerous, visitors can still get a glimpse inside from the ground floor of a nearby parking garage.

Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea

The Ryugyong Hotel is the tallest unoccupied building in the world.

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At 105 stories with a striking triangular shape, the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang towers over much of the city.

Construction on the building began in 1989 with plans of containing Japanese lounges, casinos, and night clubs. However, the hotel has remained unfinished for decades.

In August, Business Insider reported that construction may resume soon.

Bodie, California

This ghost town will take you back to the Wild West.

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Bodie, California is just a few hours south of the popular vacation town of Lake Tahoe, but it feels like a step back in time to the Old West.

This ghost town, which is now a state park, had its heyday during the California gold rush in the late 19th century. Today, the park aims to keep the town as authentic as possible.

Every summer, the park offers nighttime ghost tours that take visitors to Bodie’s church and 106-year-old abandoned mill.

Teufelsberg, Berlin, Germany

These strange dome structures sit atop a manmade hill in Berlin.

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Located in Berlin, Teufelsberg (“Devil’s Hill”) is a man-made hill built out of rubble after World War II.

During the Cold War, the dome-like structures were added and used as US listening stations. Antennas and satellite dishes were built on the site in order to intercept radio signals from East Berlin.

New York State Pavilion, Flushing Meadows, New York

If you’ve driven past these fairgrounds in Queens, New York, you’ve probably wondered what these oddly-shaped structures are.

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The futuristic-looking structures that stand in Flushing Meadows Corona Park actually date back to the early 1960s, when they were built for the New York World’s Fair in 1964.

A dream team of architects, including Philip Johnson, Richard Foster, and Lev Zetlin, designed the complex, which includes observation towers, a theater, and a tent that once had a cable suspension roof.

While the fairgrounds have been empty for decades, a massive restoration of the complex that will make it suitable for visitors is underway, and is set to be completed by 2019.

Nara Dreamland, Nara, Japan

Nara Dreamland was inspired by Disneyland but went abandoned for around 10 years.

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Built in 1961, Nara Dreamland was inspired by California’s Disneyworld in the US, but it fell into disrepair after closing in 2006 due to dwindling visitor numbers, according to Atlas Obscura.

Centro Financiero Confinanzas, Caracas, Venezuela

This skyscraper in Caracas remains unfinished.

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This unfinished skyscraper in Caracas is more commonly known as “The Tower of David.” Construction on the building, which was intended to be a financial center, began in 1990. However, after the death of one of the project’s main investors and an economic downturn in Venezuela, construction came to a halt in 1994.

Squatters then took over the unfinished tower, creating a large community within the building that even came to include electricity, though all residents were evicted by 2015. The future of the building is still uncertain.

Centralia, Pennsylvania

Centralia has been on fire for over 50 years.

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Until 1962, Centralia was just like any other coal mining town in central Pennsylvania. However, after a fire at a landfill spread to several local mines, the town became uninhabitable.

As the fire grew, it moved through the mines and underneath the town, creating health safety issues for residents.

Today, Centralia is completely abandoned, although it is full of eerily empty streets, houses, and businesses. You can still see steam rising from the ground in many areas, including on an abandoned strip of road that has become known as “Graffiti Highway.”

Garnet, Montana

These log cabins in Montana have stood the test of time.

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Many mining towns were built quickly and cheaply in order to allow miners to start working as soon as possible. This was the case in Garnet, Montana, a 19th century town that was once home to 1,000.

Garnet is now known as Montana’s best-preserved ghost town, and log cabins, schools, and saloons that were once home to gold miners and their families can be explored for only $3. There are campgrounds nearby for people looking to get an overnight experience.

Craco, Italy

Craco survived earthquakes and landslides before being abandoned in 1991.

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This hillside ghost town was founded in the 8th century, and sits on a cliff that’s 1,312 feet off the ground. The city emptied due to various natural disasters. In 1963, many evacuated after a landslide; in 1972 a flood made conditions even more precarious; and in 1980 an earthquake caused the town to be abandoned in its entirety.

A locked gate surrounds the city, so visitors must book a guided tour. Thanks to a miraculously unscathed statue of the Virgin Mary, the town hosts various religious festivals throughout the year. And despite the fact that the area is a ticking time bomb, the city has been used for several films, including “Passion of the Christ.”

Canfranc International Railway Station, Canfranc, Spain

Canfranc was once the biggest train station in Europe upon opening in 1928.

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Located in northeastern Spain near the French border, the Canfranc International Railway Station was once a luxurious and architecturally beautiful stop for those traveling Europe by train.

However, the station was taken over by the Nazi regime in the early 1940s, halting regular travel. After World War II, a train crash in the 1970s damaged the tracks, causing another closure.

While the building is no longer utilized as a rail station, parts of the station are now used as a laboratory by the Spanish government.

Floating Forest, Sydney, Australia

The SS Ayrfield has gone from military ship to a beautiful forest on the water.

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The SS Ayrfield was frequently used during World War II, often traveling back and forth from Newcastle to Sydney, Australia.

However, after the ship was retired in the 1970s, it took on an entirely new purpose. The ship was abandoned in Homebush Bay in Sydney, not far off shore. Plants began to grow on what remained of the ship’s hull, which eventually turned into a lush forest.

Today, you can spot fully grown mangrove trees on the abandoned ship, providing a unique contrast with the hull’s rusted exterior.

Crookham Court Manor School, New York

The school closed down after high-profile child abuse cases.

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This empty boys school in Berkshire, New York, has been abandoned since the late ’80s, after a high-profile child abuse case came out and forced the school’s closure.

A photographer who visited the building told Daily Mail, “I felt emotional as I walked around. I wondered what terrible things had happened in the rooms which are now eerily empty. It’s horrible to even imagine.”

Four former staff members have since been jailed, and the building remains in creepy ruins.

Letchworth Village, Rockland County, New York

Most of the buildings in Letchworth Village are partially demolished.

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Once a sprawling campus with stately buildings, Letchworth Village is a now-defunct mental institution that has fallen into deep decay. Despite being ahead of its time (it tested the first polio vaccines in the 1950s) it closed in 1996, after years of reports of abuse and horrible conditions.

While most of the buildings are covered in graffiti both inside and out, it is still possible to view some aspects of the original architecture and uses for specific hospital buildings.

Hotels in Varosha, Famagusta, Cyprus

Once popular tourist destinations, these beach side hotels are now vacant.

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Varosha, a town on the island of Cyprus, was once popular among tourists, though the entire beachside community is abandoned today.

Elizabeth Taylor and Brigitte Bardot both visited Varosha back in its prime, according to the Daily Mail. However, after Turkish troops invaded and occupied the region in 1974, hotels and businesses lost their customers and became vacant.

Today, many beachfront hotels still stand, overlooking the ocean, although they remain empty.

Spreepark amusement park, Berlin, Germany

The once bustling Spreepark amusement park is now empty and overgrown.

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Spreepark was built as a dinosaur-themed amusement park by the communist government outside of Berlin in 1969. While the park’s popularity flourished in its early years, it was finally closed down in 2002 due to lack of interest.

While many abandoned buildings and parks are closed off to visitors, guided tours of the ruins of Spreepark are available.

Hashima Island, Japan

This ghostly abandoned island was used as the villain’s lair in a James Bond movie.

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Hashima Island was once known for its undersea coal mines, which began operations in 1881. The island hit peak population in 1959 with over 5,000 residents (mine workers and their families), but once the mines started to run dry in 1974 most people left.

The once-thriving island is now completely abandoned, with the exception of the sightseeing tours that drop off boatloads of tourists each day who come to see the abandoned homes, stores, and streets. The island was also featured as a villain’s lair in the Bond movie, “Skyfall.”

Chateau Miranda, Celles, Belgium

Chateau Miranda is an abandoned orphanage.

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This abandoned building has served a lot of different purposes. It was originally built by French aristocrats who were fleeing the guillotine, later became an orphanage, and is now just a ruin.

Although its owners got several offers, they refuse to sell it, instead letting it fade into its surroundings.

Gwrych Castle, North Wales

Gwrych Castle was built in the early 1800s.

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Built in the early 1800s, Gwrych Castle once had a total of 128 rooms, including 28 bedrooms, an outer hall, an inner hall, two smoke rooms, a dining room, a drawing room, a billiards room, an oak study, and a range of accommodations for servants. During World War II, it housed 200 Jewish refugees, and was later open to the public.

Although the castle has long been vacant, it was bought several years ago with the intention of being converted into an opera house and luxury hotel, but those plans never came through.

Holy Family Orphanage, Marquette, Michigan

Holy Family Orphanage closed in 1965.

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Once home to 200 children, classrooms, dormitories, playrooms, a dining hall, and other facilities, Holy Family Orphanage closed its doors in 1965.

A plethora of urban legends and stories surround the orphanage, including the mistreatment and death of some of the children housed there over the years. Some say you can still hear the children playing.

The spooky building is now in the process of being renovated and turned into apartment buildings for residents who are brave enough to move in.

The Moynaq Ship Graveyard, Uzbekistan

This was once one of the largest lakes in the world.

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The Moynaq Ship Graveyard is a ghost town in the middle of the Uzbekistani desert, almost 100 miles away from the nearest shore.

Once one of the four largest lakes in the world (it was 26,300 square miles), the Aral Sea dried up when the rivers feeding it were diverted for irrigation purposes in the 1960s.

Today, dozens of abandoned ships are disintegrating in the scorching desert heat.

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