Spooky abandoned places (31 photos)

They say that the only constancy in life is change. History literature is one way to understand the passage of time, but there are also physical monuments that can tell us a lot about bygone times. And if only such places are cared for and cared for, sometimes those that have long been in disrepair are interesting. Here are some of the most ghostly places around the world, each with its own special charm.

Underneath all this dust, rust, and cracks, are the stories of people who once lived, prayed, and went about their daily lives. And when you try to imagine these people and their lives, a special atmosphere and nostalgia are born. It seems as if people have just packed their belongings and walked away. On the other hand, it's interesting to see how some things that once belonged to humans are now returning to nature. Cooling chamber in Belgium.





It is part of the cooling tower of an abandoned power plant in Monceau, Belgium. A funnel-shaped structure in the center supplied hot water, which was then cooled by draining into hundreds of small concrete gutters.



Kolmanskop, Namibia. It is a small abandoned settlement in Namibia that flourished in the early 1900s. Then German settlers began to mine diamonds here. The inflow of funds ended after the First World War, when the diamond field began to deplete. By the 1950s, the city was completely abandoned by people, and now only photographers and tourists come here.



Floating timber in Sydney. This is the hull of the large steamer SS Ayrfield, which was decided to be dismantled in Homebush Bay, Australia, after World War II. But when the shipyard closed, this ship, like several others, remained where they had been abandoned. Now it is a beautiful and mysterious floating forest that serves as an example of the fact that nature can survive always and everywhere.



The sea forts of Mansell, England. These forts were erected near the mouths of the Thames and Mersey rivers in the UK to protect the country from a potential German threat from the air during World War II. When they were decommissioned in 1950, it was home to several people, including pirate radio operators, and was also home to the Principality of Sealand, a self-proclaimed independent state.



The last house on the Dutch Island, USA. This house was once part of a fairly successful island colony in the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. However, due to the rapid erosion of the soil, there was less and less space on the island. The house in the photo was the last on the island before collapsing in 2010.



Pripyat, Ukraine. Pripyat is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in the Kiev region. The city is located on the banks of the Pripyat River, 3 km from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, near the border with Belarus. The distance to Kiev is 94 km. Pripyat was founded on February 4, 1970. The general reason for the founding of the city was the construction and subsequent operation of one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe, Chernobyl, a city-forming enterprise, which gave Pripyat the title of the city of nuclear scientists. Pripyat became the ninth atomic city in the Soviet Union.



Many workers of the Chernobyl plant, which ended in a major disaster in 1986, lived in Pripyat. After the evacuation, Pripyat remains a radioactive ghost town, which can only be visited with specialized escorts.



The House of the Bulgarian Communist Party. The former building of the monument house, built in the 1980s in honor of the Bulgarian Communist Party, today looks creepy both inside and outside. This structure, which looks like a flying saucer, fell into disrepair after the collapse of the USSR. Now it is only a ghost of the former structure, although there is talk of starting restoration work.



Nara Dreamland Amusement Park, Japan. The park opened in 1961. But by 2006 it was already closed. Now it is a popular place among the city's "discoverers", although guards periodically patrol the territory and impose fines on violators who enter the closed area.



An uninhabited island in southeastern Florida, United States. These small domed structures were built in 1981 on Cape Romano, off the coast of the United States. It was the summer residence of oil tycoon Bob Lee, but then fell into disrepair. It is still unclear what fate awaits them.



Abandoned mill, Italy. This structure in the Valley of the Mills in Sorrento was abandoned in 1866. Once upon a time, wheat was ground here, and there was a sawmill nearby. The mill was isolated from the sea after the construction of Tasso Square, which caused humidity levels in the region to rise and the mill had to be abandoned.



Michigan Grand Central Station in Detroit, USA. The station was built in 1913 to create a new transport hub. However, several construction mistakes led to the fact that the station had to be closed in 1988.



The fate of the station is still undecided, but it has appeared in several films, for example, in Eminem's 8 Mile.



Sunken yacht, Antarctica. This eerie ghost ship is the Mar Sem Fim, a Brazilian yacht that sank near Ardley Cove in Antarctica. On the yacht, the Brazilian film crew decided to shoot a documentary, but due to strong winds and a storm, it had to be abandoned. The water that got on the ship froze, broke through the hull and sank the yacht.



Abandoned New Bedford Theater, USA. This is an old theater in Massachusetts. It was opened in 1912 and closed in 1959. Since then, it has already managed to be a tobacco storage and supermarket. Now the non-profit organization is trying to raise funds for the renovation of the building.



Abandoned railway station, Abkhazia. This station in Sukhumi was abandoned during the wars in Abkhazia in 1992 and 1993 as a result of the conflict between Georgia and Russia, the region was abandoned, but the station still retains traces of its former greatness, such as the delightful stucco.



Abandoned wooden houses, Russia.



All these exquisitely decorated buildings are located in the Russian outback. Some of them are surrounded by forests.



It is due to their remoteness that they have remained untouched.



An underwater city in Shichen, China. This incredible underwater city, lost in time, is 1341 years old. Shichen, or Lion City, is located in Zhejiang Province in eastern China. It was flooded in 1959 during the construction of a hydroelectric power plant. Water protects the city from wind and rain erosion, so it remains in relatively good condition.



An abandoned subway station in New York, USA. This beautiful subway station is right under New York City Hall. That is why a lot of attention was paid to its design, but due to the neighboring stations, this one never received the attention it deserved from the public, and its curved route was considered insufficiently safe. The station was closed in 1945 and has remained closed ever since, except for a few exclusive tours for tourists.



Salto Hotel, Colombia. The hotel opened in 1928 next to the Tequendama Falls in Colombia, to serve tourists who came to admire the 157-meter waterfall. The hotel was closed in the early 90s, after interest in the waterfall faded. But in 2012, this place was turned into a museum.



An abandoned subway tunnel in Kiev, Ukraine. This photo was taken in the subway near Kyiv. Many of the tunnels are partially flooded, and stalactites hang from the ceilings.



An abandoned submarine base in Balaklava, Ukraine. Although this base is not completely abandoned, it is still impressive. Until its closure in 1993, it was one of the most secret bases on the territory of the USSR. Today it is the State Maritime Museum.



An abandoned military hospital in Beelitz, Germany.



This large hospital complex was built in the late 1800s. In it, Adolf Hitler was recovering from a leg injury sustained during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Some parts of the complex are still in operation, but most were abandoned after Russian authorities left the hospital in 1995.



Hashima Island, Japan. This island has a variety of names, including the name Warship (due to its shape) and Ghost Island. From the late 1800s to the late 1900s, the island was inhabited because it provided access to underwater coal mines.



However, as Japan gradually shifted from coal to gasoline, the mines (and the buildings that sprang up around them) closed, leaving behind a ghost island that resembles part of a ghostly warship.



UFO houses in San Zhi, Taiwan. These alien homes in Sanzhi were originally intended to be resort lodges, particularly for American military officers serving in Asia. However, due to low investment and car accidents, the site had to close in 1980, shortly after it was built. Unfortunately, these amazing buildings were demolished in 2010.



An abandoned church in the snow.



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