The Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and the Brandenburg Gate are wonderful monuments of culture and architecture, but, you see, there is a special charm in traveling to those places where tourists do not run in crazy crowds. Moreover, there are such underestimated corners even in those cities and countries that seem well-traveled up and down.
We offer a virtual tour of several of these places. Perhaps the excitement of a pioneer will wake up in you and you will radically change your plans for the next vacation?
Quinta de Regaleira Castle, listed as part of the palace complex world heritage UNESCO, is one of the most romantic places in Portugal. The main riddle of Regaleira is a well that goes deep into the earth. The spiral gallery that goes around it has nine levels, each level has fifteen steps. These nine levels symbolize the nine circles of hell, the nine circles of purgatory and the nine circles of heaven described by Dante.
On the wall of the well, a shining triangle is a symbol of Freemasonry. Many believed that Regaleira Castle served for Masonic meetings, but there was no documentary confirmation of this.
Weisgerbergasse is a historic street in Nuremberg famous for its stunning wrought iron signs.
Procida is the smallest of the islands in the Gulf of Naples. It is not at all like its chic neighbors - the islands of Capri and Ischia. Until 1986, the island served as a prison for especially dangerous criminals, so crowds of holidaymakers passed it. The inhabitants of Procida still lead a very patriarchal lifestyle: instead of converting all their houses into apartments for rent, they still prefer to grow lemons in old gardens and fish in rocky bays.
Coconut is the largest desert island in the Pacific Ocean, located 600 kilometers from west coast Costa Rica. It is known for the fact that, according to popular legends, the largest treasure is hidden on it, which has not yet been discovered by anyone. And this island is just a paradise for divers due to its rich underwater fauna.
By itself, the town of Blagay does not represent anything, it is rather just a village. But next to it is the source of the Buna River, it is very picturesque. This beautiful place was chosen by wandering Muslim monks - dervishes. In the 16th century, a “tekiya” (from the Turkish “tekke”), a monastery of dervishes, was erected here. Of course, it did not retain its original appearance, but the current building is also not so new - it was built in the middle of the 19th century.
Getting to Ittoqkortoormiit is as difficult as pronouncing its name: only once a week from the capital of Iceland by plane to Greenland, and then by helicopter or boat to the town itself. But it's worth it: this colorful Small town located on the longest icy river system in the world.
Even in ancient times, this place was used by the Carthaginians, and then by the Romans as the main harbor of Malta. In 1565, when the Ottoman Turkey attempted to take over the island, Marsaxlokk had a Turkish fleet stationed there.
Now the local population earns mainly by fishing. One of the attractions of the town are the brightly decorated boats of the townspeople (luzzu).
Hallstatt is a medieval village with less than 1,000 inhabitants. Its main attraction is the salt mines, the oldest in Europe, which have been developed for three thousand years. Information about the village appears in written sources from 1311. There is almost no information about the medieval history of Hallstatt due to its remoteness from the means of communication.
This ring-shaped island, difficult to access for tourists, has become a refuge from storms and icebergs for many creatures, including thousands of penguins. If you want to escape the cold, know that the island is active volcano and abounds in hot springs.
Grotta Palazzese, located in the cave of Polignano on the beach of Mare, is one of the most amazing places on the planet where you can dine deliciously.
The magnificent Mont Aiguile rises 2,000 meters above the French community of Chichilyans. Mont Aigui is known as the "Inaccessible Mountain" - its slopes are equally sheer from all sides. The summit was not conquered until 1492 and became the first mountain that people decided to climb just like that, out of pure curiosity. It is believed that mountaineering was born with its conquest.
Nauru is tiny Island state with a population of less than 10,000 people. It is one of the least visited places in the world - simply because few people know about it. Nauru hides miles of pristine beaches and forests - so if you want to relax on paradise island Hurry up to buy a ticket there. Until other tourists come running.
This 17th-century temple sits on the edge of a cliff, almost 1,000 meters above the Paro Valley. Holy place was built to protect the cave where Guru Padmasambhava, the Buddhist leader, meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours.
A well-preserved medieval town in northern Spain, Albarracin is famous for rock paintings in caves (an important evidence of Levantine prehistoric art) and with their Picaportes - unique doorknobs. Each door in the city and the handle to it are unique and created by local craftsmen in accordance with ancient customs and technologies.
The hotel is so high up in Alpine mountains that the only way to get there is on foot or by cable car. Therefore, the hotel is only available during the summer season and is open from April to October. Living conditions at the Aescher Hotel can be called Spartan. Several rooms are designed to accommodate four people. The toilet, like the bathroom, is shared and located on the floor, there is no shower at all. The hotel offers simple but hearty food in the tradition of the inhabitants of the Swiss Alps. Guests come here to hike and walk in the picturesque mountainous area, visit natural caves, look into the museum of prehistoric finds.
Known as the "Stairway to Heaven", this walking route passes through the highlands of the island of Oahu in Hawaii. 3992 steps rise to a height of 850 meters above sea level and offer a magical view of the island.
The lake is part of the Thingvellir National Park. The islands on the lake are of volcanic origin. Faults around the lake show that in this place the tectonic plates of Europe and America oppose each other. Lucky divers can swim between the tectonic plates of the continents, each year moving away from each other by 2 centimeters.
Chefchaouen is a small town located on the slopes of the Reef Mountains in northwestern Morocco. It was founded in 1471, and until 1920 only 3 foreigners visited it. Now the city is best known for its old part, almost all the houses in which are painted in different shades of blue. The reason for this choice is in religion. In addition to Muslims, Chefchaouen has long been home to a fairly large community of Sephardic Jews. They brought with them the belief that blue is the color of the tassels of the prayer veil, the tallit.
This island is still practically untouched by man: a very small indigenous people and only 400 tourists are allowed here annually. This restriction is intended to protect the unique landscape of Lord Howe, whose crystal clear lagoon is home to a coral reef.
One of the craziest castles in the world is located in America, created solely by the builder Jim Bishop. It is worth visiting for inspiration - and you can also get married here.
Just over a hundred people permanently live in the village of Huakachina. According to local legend, the lake was created after a beautiful princess was taken by surprise by a young hunter while swimming in the pool. The girl managed to escape, and the pool turned into a lake. The folds of the fleeing princess's robes became the dunes surrounding Huacachina, and she herself soon returned to the lake and still lives in it as a mermaid.
Beautiful and deserted landscapes, wonderful places that seem idyllic, and sometimes even otherworldly, belonging to other worlds. Tired of people and tired of communication? Then you should check out our issue, in which we have collected a wide variety of landscape photos taken in the mountains, on the plains and in the deserts. One way or another, they are united by one thing - they are all not only incredibly picturesque, but also deserted.
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1. Steppes of Mongolia
No more than three million people live on the territory of Mongolia, so today it is the country with the lowest population density (1.8 people / sq. km). In its vast steppes one can more often meet herds of animals than human settlements.
2. Shexan Peak, Washington
Translated from the language of the Indians of the Lummi tribe, "Sheksan" means " high mountain". Sheksan is a whole mountain range topped by the famous trihedral pyramid. Having the status of "most high peak”, Sheksan is the most photographed point in the Cascade Mountains.
3. Fjords of Baffin Island
If you ever get a chance to visit this largest Canadian island, you will find incredible amount glaciers and a minimum of people. Winters here are very severe, and even in summer there are often frosts. Therefore, the population of the island is small - only 11 thousand people.
4. Crescent Lake, Gobi Desert
Probably one of the most visited places on this list is the Chinese Crescent Oasis in the Gobi Desert. This crescent-shaped lake is very popular with travelers. Due to natural causes, the area of the desert lake is constantly shrinking, and there is even a risk of its complete disappearance.
5. Meteora Monastery, Greece
This extraordinary complex is one of the centers of Orthodox Christianity and one of the most unusual monasteries in the world. Built on sandstone cliffs on a plain in Thessaly, the monastery bears a name that means "soaring in the sky."
6. Hallstatt, Austria
Less than a thousand people live in this small alpine town, but it is incredibly beautiful views. Located in a remote mountainous area, Hallstatt is deservedly included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is interesting to note that in 2012, the Chinese company China Minmetals Corporation built a replica of it in Guangdong province.
7. Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, France
One of France's most recognizable landmarks, the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel lies about a kilometer from Abbey on the northwest coast. This fortress island is one of the most famous and most visited attractions in France. It is connected to the mainland by an artificial dam.
8. Benbulbin, Ireland
Located in the Dartru Mountains in Ireland, Benbulbin is a famous table mountain (that is, a mountain with a flat top). Its height is 527 m and it is the symbol of County Sligo. Many Irish legends are associated with this mountain.
9. Oassiarsuk, Greenland
Only 89 people live in this secluded place in South Greenland. To admire the local scenic views, you need to cross the fjord by boat.
10 Peak District, England
These mountain ranges are located in national park The Peak District is one of the most popular natural attractions in Northern England. This national park is visited by over 22 million people every year. But, despite such a dense flow of visitors, here you can always find a secluded place and admire the untouched nature.
11. Deer Stones, Mongolia
Ancient megaliths, similar to dolmens or Stonehenge megaliths, are concentrated in hard-to-reach areas of China and Mongolia. These ancient stones bear the image of a deer (hence their name). Similar stones can be found not only in the remote steppes of Mongolia, but also in China, Altai and Transbaikalia.
12. Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
This alpine lake in Kyrgyzstan is located at an altitude of more than 1600 meters above sea level. Most big lake Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul takes 7th place in the list of the most deep lakes world, and its water is second only to Baikal in transparency.
13. Engelberg, Switzerland
This famous Swiss resort is surrounded on all sides by impregnable mountain peaks, which you can admire while sitting comfortably in the cabins of modern ski lifts.
14. Lake Baikal, Russia
The largest freshwater lake in terms of volume contains about 20% of the fresh water reserves on Earth. Baikal takes first place among the lakes of the world in several categories at once: this is the most deep lake of our planet, this is the largest accumulation of fresh water, this is the lake with the most transparent water in the world.
Covered in an army of huge stone heads, Easter Island is a very secluded place, as the only way to get here is by long flight from Chile.
16. Paradise Harbor, Antarctica
One of the two ports used for cruise ships who make excursions to the icy continent.
17. Ayers Rock, Australia
Also known as Uluru, this is the largest monolith (or really big rock) in the world.
18. Gasadalur Village, Faroe Islands
This is one of the most isolated villages on one of the most isolated islands in the world.
This one is awesome beautiful beach became very popular place for diving after the release of the film "The Beach".
20. national park Tsavo in Eastern Kenya
This is one of the oldest and largest parks not only in Kenya, but also in the world. On its territory, which occupies almost 4% of the country's territory, safaris are held.
21. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
The largest salt marsh in the world, which is the bottom of a dried-up salt lake. Its area is 10,582 sq. km, and the thickness of the salt crust in some places reaches eight meters.
22. Ladakh, India
One of the most sparsely populated areas of Kashmir in India. The population density here is only three people per square kilometer. km, which is very atypical for India, where the average population density in the country is 364 people / sq. km. km.
23. Socotra
Socotra Island is in the northwest indian ocean and belongs to the Republic of Yemen. The nature of this island is completely unique, and most of the local plants are found nowhere else in the world.
24. Maldives
The Maldives is very attractive for tourists due to its natural beauty. Calling this country a "deserted place" can only be done with a very big stretch: the population density here is 1102 people/sq. km, and this is the 11th place in the world. But tourists, if they wish (and are able to pay the bill), can count here on complete solitude in some indescribably beautiful corner.
25. Phobikha Valley, Bhutan
Nestled in the Himalayas, this wide valley is known for its scenic splendor and cultural uniqueness.
For a real traveler, it is not the number of places visited that matters, but their quality. Agree, to visit the South Pole is much more honorable than, for example, to go to Paris. There are no more white spots on our planet, but, nevertheless, there are many secluded corners that are inaccessible to most tourists...
No. 10. Easter Island, Chile
1. Easter Island, or Rapanui, belongs to Chile and is considered the most remote island on the planet from the continent (3500 km to the coast of Chile).
2. On April 5, 1722, the Dutch traveler Jacob Roggeveen noticed the island of Rapanui on the horizon and named it in honor of the great Easter holiday.
3. At the time of the discovery of the island by the Dutch admiral, the population of the island was 2-3 thousand people. After this event, the island was forgotten for 50 years. And in 1770 the island was annexed by Spain.
4. The ancient culture of Easter Island is shrouded in mystery and charm. The most famous symbol of Easter Island is the large statues-idols made of stone. Moai statues reach a height of 20 meters. They are made in the form of a head with a torso.
5. Moai idols were made in the period from the 12th to the 15th centuries, after this period their production abruptly stopped. Why the production of Moai stopped and where the people who inhabited the island disappeared is still a mystery.
No. 9. City of La Rinconada, Peru
6. The city of La Rinconada is located in the Andes mountains in the permafrost zone at an altitude of 5100 meters above sea level. Getting to the city is very difficult. The air temperature here is always below zero. There are no plants suitable for human consumption. And because of rarefied air, people quickly lose strength.
7. La Rinconada was formed at the end of the 20th century as a small settlement of gold miners. From the side of the plain opens a magnificent landscape mountain peaks, but when you drive closer, the smell of rotting industrial waste hits your nose.
8. The population of the city is 30 thousand people, almost all of them are engaged in gold mining in mine caves. La Rinconada has a dubious reputation as a city for the poor and the desperate. Gold mining is carried out in terrible conditions, people are not paid wages, they work for a percentage of the gold found, but not everyone and not always find it.
9. Life expectancy in the city is about 50 years. There are reasons for this: there are many accidents, people live and work in poor conditions, the ore emits mercury vapor.
The city, once a bustling industrial center, is now part of the independent Republic of Abkhazia, but its legitimacy is recognized by only four countries that are members of the UN, the rest consider the region to be part of Russia-occupied Georgia.
Tkvarcheli was founded in the 1940s and in just a few years the city turned into one of the regional centers for the extraction and processing of coal. Under Soviet rule, Tkvarcheli actively developed and prospered, but the collapse of the USSR and the ensuing Georgian-Abkhazian war caused significant damage to the city's economy. The volume of industrial production fell by almost 10 times, more and more residents left, as a result of which Tkvarcheli turned into a provincial mountain town, the times of its former heyday only remind of dilapidated buildings overgrown with lush southern vegetation. Now about 5 thousand people live in Tkvarcheli (another version of the name is Tkuarchal). Tourists will like the city with an abundance of stunning mountain landscapes and a wonderful climate, but vacationers should take care of accommodation for the night - there are no hotels in the city.
Hashima Island, Japan
At the beginning of the 19th century, rich deposits of coal were discovered on Hasim and the authorities of the Country rising sun began to actively develop a promising industrial region. In a matter of years, many coal mines appeared on the island (including those that go to a depth below sea level) and several military factories. During its heyday, Hasima was one of the most densely populated places on the planet - according to 1959 data, the population density reached 5259 people per 1 km². It must be said that the working and living conditions on the island were far from the resort ones - many Chinese and Korean prisoners of war, whom the Mitsubishi Corporation brought to Hasima to work in underwater mines, died.
This piece of land, located in the East China Sea, is also known by the nickname Gunkanjima (in Japanese - "Cruiser") - when viewed from the sea, the silhouette of the island resembles a warship.
In the 1960s, the reorientation of Japanese industrial enterprises from coal fuel to oil began, coal mining at Gunkanjima became unprofitable, and in 1974 Mitsubishi was forced to close all mines. Within a few weeks, the busy island turned into a deserted ghost settlement and remains so to this day.
Kitsault, Canada
The city of Kitsault, located in the Canadian province of British Columbia, a few tens of kilometers from the border with Alaska, has everything a small town needs - hundreds of houses, a hospital, a cinema, a sports complex, a bank and shopping mall. The only thing Kitsolt lacks is the people.
Kitsolt appeared in 1979, the city-forming enterprise for it was a molybdenum mine, whose deposits were discovered by geologists shortly before. While the cost of molybdenum on the metal market remained quite high, the city lived, but the idyll turned out to be not too long - in 1982 there was a collapse in prices and Kitsault was almost overnight empty.
In 2004, one of the American entrepreneurs bought the territory of the city for $5 million - in his opinion, Kitsault can be brought back to life. Time will tell if the enthusiast will be able to carry out his plans, but the prospects for this business plan seem doubtful.
House-monument Buzludzha, Bulgaria
The structure, which looks like a giant concrete saucer or flying saucer "parked" on top of a mountain, is a monument erected in the 1980s in honor of the Bulgarian Communist Party. In 1891, it was here, on the top of Mount Buzludzha, that the first congress of Bulgarian socialists took place, at which representatives of the most progressive political forces at that time discussed options for the development of the country.
The memorial house can be called a typical masterpiece of Soviet architectural thought: the walls of the building are richly decorated with Soviet symbols, including beautiful mosaics depicting various scenes from the life of the Bulgarian people. The huge “hammer and sickle” located in the center of the dome logically completes and complements the pretentious aesthetics of the interior designed in the best socialist traditions. Unfortunately, after the dissolution of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1989, the original building turned out to be useless and quickly fell into disrepair.
Doyle, Belgium
The history of the small Belgian town of Doyle has more than 700 years, but in last years the country's government is actively relocating its residents due to plans to expand the nearby seaport, so most likely, soon the city will turn into a ghost settlement. Some residents of Doyle speak out against the resettlement, various protests are held in the city, and the walls of its buildings have become the object of creativity for many European street artists who advocate for the preservation of the city.
Now Doyle looks like a huge open-air art gallery, the contrast between ancient buildings and modern graffiti is both terrifying and amazing. Hundreds of art objects have made Doyle a favorite haunt for contemporary art aficionados, but it is more likely that his days as locality numbered - at present, only 25 people permanently live here, while the decision to demolish the city has not been canceled.
Coco Palms Resort, Hawaii, USA
The Hawaiian resort of Coco Palms is famous for being the location for the filming of Blue Hawaii, one of Elvis Presley's most successful films, in the 1960s.
The resort appeared in 1953, the year the film "Miss Sadie Thompson" filmed here made it popular among vacationers, but the flow of tourists from the 1950s is nothing compared to the avalanche of fans of the "King of Rock and Roll" that flooded the island after the premiere. movie with Presley. For decades, Coco Palms was one of the most popular Hawaiian resorts and it seemed like it would go on forever, but ... In 1992, Hawaii was visited by Iniki, the infamous hurricane that caused irreparable damage to the islands of the archipelago. The amount required to restore the resort was so large that the insurance companies refused to cover the damage and declared bankruptcy, so the glorious rock and roll past of the Coco Palms, alas, has become part of history.
Recently, there have been more and more proposals to revive the resort, but there are no practical steps to implement this laudable intention yet.
Canyon Lodge, Arizona, USA
The sad and instructive history of the Cayon Lodge settlement began in the 1920s. Highway 66, which had just appeared at number 66 (it is also called “Mother Roads” or “America's Main Street”) quickly won the love of motorists, many of them stopped to rest at Canyon Lodge, which by and large represented only a small store, owned by Earl and Louise Cundiff. Travelers on Highway 66 became more and more, the spouses' profits grew, as a result of which entrepreneur Harry Miller, nicknamed "Two Trunks", paid attention to Canyon Lodge. The businessman convinced the couple to lease the land to him for ten years, after which he began work on turning Canyon Lodge into a tourist paradise with many attractions and even a zoo.
One of the main attractions for tourists, Miller considered a canyon located near the city, where in ancient times there was a battle between the Apache and Navajo tribes. According to Harry, real historical events were not attractive enough for tourists, so he decided to stir up interest in Canyon Lodge in his own way - with the help of his workers, “ancient ruins” appeared near the city, trade in fake remains of Indians was established, and in the so-called “Cave Death", serving as a burial place for 42 Apache warriors, even soda machines appeared, the burial itself was renamed the "Mysterious Cave".
An attempt to cash in on the dead did not get away with Miller - robbers visited the town, after which an unpleasant conversation took place between the entrepreneur and the Kandiff couple. The climax of the argument was a shot - a quick-tempered businessman laid Earl on the spot. Incredibly, the court acquitted Harry, but his misadventures did not end there: shortly after that, he was attacked twice by a cougar, in addition, Miller was bitten by the Arizona gila-tooth, a poisonous lizard whose bites for humans are usually not fatal, but can be very painful . In 1929, a fire destroyed Canyon Lodge almost to the ground, the entrepreneur failed to prove his right to these lands in court, and Miller stopped working on the city. After Highway 66 changed its direction, Canyon Lodge was left off the busy route and quickly fell into disrepair.
Doomsday Cinema, Egypt
In the middle of the Sinai desert is probably the most rarely visited cinema in the world - its only hall has not yet seen a single visitor.
So strange place For the construction of the cinema, a French philanthropist chose who, for some reason, thought that it was best to enjoy films among the deserted sandy hills of Sinai. The entrepreneur managed to get a building permit, got the necessary equipment, but after the completion of work in 1990, it turned out (surprise!), that the public did not really want to fight for tickets to the new cinema - in other words, the building turned out to be useless, nor One movie was never shown.
These creepy images of abandoned places on our planet give us an idea of what this world would look like if people left it.
A tree grows in an abandoned piano
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UFO houses in Sanzhi, Taiwan
Also known as the Sanzhi Skeet Houses, a futuristic complex of 60 durable fiberglass UFO-shaped houses in Sanzhi County, Xinbei, Taiwan. An unrealized project of groups of companies under the patronage of the state of a complex of ultra-modern houses for the capital's rich.
Overgrown Palace, Poland
In 1910 this palace was built as a home for the Polish nobility. Under the communist regime, the palace became an agricultural technical school, and then a mental hospital. The building has been empty since the 1990s.
Jet Star Amusement Park, New Jersey, USA
These slides remained in Atlantic Ocean after Storm Sandy in 2013. They rusted for six months until they were dismantled.
Abandoned house in the forest
Church in Saint-Etienne, France
Abandoned church with dummies of parishioners, Netherlands
Puppet factory, Spain
tree sprouting through bike
Shipwrecks on a sandbar, Bermuda Triangle
Floating forest, Sydney, Australia
Cinema in Detroit, Michigan, USA
As Detroit deteriorated, many of its historic buildings were abandoned.
Shipyard in Vallejo, California, USA
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard served as a submarine port during both World Wars. In the 1990s, the building was abandoned and flooded.
House between two trees, Florida, USA
Titanic
The Titanic went to the first and last flight in April 1912. 73 years later big ship at the beginning of the 20th century was found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Circular railway, Paris, France
The Petite Ceinture railway was built in 1852 and ran between the main stations of Paris within the walls of the city. During its operation, it connected five city highways. Since 1934 Railway, as well as some of its stations are partially abandoned.
Spreepark, Berlin, Germany
In 1969, an amusement park with rides, cafes and green lawns was built on the banks of the Spree in the southeast of the city. After the unification of the two Berlins, the park lost its relevance and closed due to insufficient funding.
Library, Russia
Island house, Finland
Turquoise Canal, Venice, Italy
Like any other city, Venice has abandoned places. But there they look even more picturesque.
Stairway to nowhere, Pismo Beach, California, USA
Nara Dreamland Park, Japan
Nara Dreamland was built in 1961 as the Japanese answer to Disneyland and even included its own version of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Closed in 2006 due to low visitor numbers.
Abandoned Mining Road, Taiwan
abandoned pier
Bare footprints in an abandoned nuclear reactor
indoor water park
Elling, Lake Obersee, Germany
Abandoned administrative building in Italy
Methodist Church in Indiana, USA
Gary, Indiana, was founded in 1905 during the US steel boom. In the 1950s, over 200,000 people lived and worked in this city. After the fall of the dispute on steel, almost half of the city was empty.
Church in the snow, Canada
Blue spiral staircase in european castle
Soviet naval test station in Makhachkala, Russia
Church bell tower in frozen lake, Reschen, Italy
Lake Reschen is a reservoir in which several villages and a 14th-century church were flooded.
Glenwood Power Plant, New York, USA
This power plant, built in 1906, has long been outdated. After closing in 1968, it has been used as a location for filming thrillers and zombie films.
flooded mall
Train station in Canfranc, Spain
Canfranc is a small town located near the French border. In 1928, the largest and most beautiful railway station in the world at that time was opened here, which was called "the sparkling gem of modernity."
In 1970, the railway bridge on the road to Canfranc was destroyed and the station was closed. The bridge was not restored, and the former "pearl of modernity" began to fall into disrepair.
abandoned theater
Car cemetery, Ardennes, Belgium
Many American soldiers on the Western Front during World War II purchased cars for personal use. When the war ended, it turned out that it was very expensive to send them home, and many cars remained here.
Attraction in Chernobyl, Ukraine
Abandoned hospital. Chernobyl, Ukraine
The city of Pripyat was deserted after the disaster in 1986 at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Since then it has been empty and will remain empty for thousands of years.
City Hall Subway Station, New York, USA
City Hall Station was opened in 1904 and closed in 1945. Only 600 people a day used it when it was in operation.
Abandoned house in Virginia, USA
Poveglia Island, Italy
Poveglia is an island in the Venetian lagoon, which during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte became an insulator for victims of the plague, and later an asylum for the mentally ill.
Gulliver's Travels Park, Kawagushi, Japan
The park opened in 1997. Lasted only 10 years and was abandoned due to financial problems
Lighthouse on Aniva rock, Sakhalin, Russia
The Aniva lighthouse was established in 1939 by the Japanese (then this part of Sakhalin belonged to them) on a small rock Sivuchya, near the hard-to-reach rocky Cape Aniva. This area is replete with currents, frequent fogs, underwater rocky banks. The height of the tower is 31 meters, the height of light is 40 meters above sea level.
Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland
A castle located on a rocky island in the Loch Duich fjord in Scotland. One of the most romantic castles in Scotland, it is famous for its heather honey and interesting history. Filming took place in the castle: The Ghost Goes West (1935), Master Ballantrae (1953), Highlander (1986), Mio, My Mio (1987), The World Is Not Enough (1999) , A friend of the bride (2008).
Abandoned windmill, Ontario, Canada
Shicheng Underwater City, China
Under the water column of the Thousand Islands Lake in China is hidden underwater city Shicheng City. The architecture of the city remained almost untouched, for which archaeologists called it the "time capsule". Shicheng or, as it is also called "Lion City", was founded more than 1339 years ago. During the construction of the hydroelectric power station in 1959, it was decided to flood the city.
Seaforts of Munsell, UK
in shallow water North Sea Abandoned sea forts of the air defense system stand above the water off the coast of Great Britain. Their main tasks were to protect the large industrial centers of England from air attacks from the most vulnerable direction - from the sea - from the mouths of the Thames and Mersey rivers and to protect the approaches from the sea to London and Liverpool, respectively.
Christ from the Abyss, San Fruttoso, Italy
Statue of Jesus Christ, located at the bottom of the sea, in the bay of San Fruttuoso, near Genoa. The statue, about 2.5 meters high, was installed on August 22, 1954 at a depth of 17 meters. In addition, in different parts of the world there are several similar statues (both copies of the original and variations on its theme), also bearing the name "Christ from the Abyss".
Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
Now it is the largest and tallest building in Pyongyang and the DPRK as a whole. The hotel was supposed to open in June 1989, but construction problems and a lack of materials delayed the opening. The Japanese press estimated the amount spent on the construction at $750 million - 2% of North Korea's GDP. In 1992, due to lack of funding and the general economic crisis in the country, construction was stopped.
The main part of the tower was built, but windows, communications and equipment were not installed. The top of the building is of poor quality and may fall off. The current structure of the building cannot be used. The North Korean government is trying to attract $300 million in foreign investment to develop and build a new design hotel, but for now it has removed the long-term construction from maps and postage stamps.
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