Behind the Iron Curtain: An Abandoned Tour of the Eastern Bloc. In 2013, photographer Rebecca Litchfield was commissioned by Carpet Bombing Culture to photograph the abandoned buildings and areas of the former Soviet Union and its satellite states.
Litchfield’s journey took her through ten countries in Eastern Europe to capture what was left from the collapse of the Soviet Union. The result was Soviet Ghosts, a fascinating 192-page hardcover photo book with essays and articles sprinkled throughout. In an extensive blog post, Litchfield recalls: “For me the place that had most impact on me emotionally was Chernobyl, I have visited many abandoned buildings, some of which have affected me deeply and emotionally. But never had I encountered a whole town, which had been devastated by disaster to such a degree. a3d360e_460s.jpg (JPEG Image, 460 × 343 pixels) Ferreiros do Dao Map - Portugal.
The Secret Of The Abandoned Fish Mall. Down a nondescript soi in old town Bangkok lies a relatively unknown hidden gem.
Without a good knowledge of Bangkok geography, one would be hard pressed to believe anything interesting lies behind this gate. The posted sign reads in Thai “strictly no entrance beyond this point” New World shopping mall, a four storey former shopping mall. Brøndby Haveby - Google Maps. Randall Park was Once the World’s Largest Shopping Mall. This is What it Looks Like Today. May 20, 2014 At the time of its opening in 1976, Randall Park Mall was the “world’s largest shopping center” boasting 2 million square feet of retail space.
Developer Edward De Bartolo built the mall on the site of the Randall Race Track in the village of North Randall, Ohio. At the time of its opening, North Randall’s population was 1,500 and the mall’s employee population was 5,000. After decades of decline the mall was officially closed in March 2009. Today it stands abandoned, a relic of the past. A Tour of Japan Through the Lens of an Urban Explorer. Canadian photographer Chris Luckhardt (featured previously) travels the world in search of adventure and exploration.
He specializes in documenting abandoned places and his travels through visual storytelling. His work has been featured on ABC News, The Weather Channel, MSN, The Daily Mail, Buzzfeed and many more. Chris has travelled throughout Japan six times, including a 2-month residency in Yokohama. As he explains: The Old Town of Lijiang. May 22, 2014 The Old Town of Lijiang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Lijiang City, Yunnan, China.
The town has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. It is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges. Travel photographer Trey Ratcliff took this photo back in 2011 at sunrise. The rooftops seem to endlessly extend into the horizon. Broadway Tower, Worcestershire. A view of Broadway Tower Another view Broadway Tower is a folly located on Broadway Hill, near the village of Broadway, in the English county of Worcestershire,[1] at the second highest point of the Cotswolds after Cleeve Hill.[2] Broadway Tower's base is 1,024 feet (312 metres) above sea level.
The Kelpies: Scotland’s 100 ft Horse-Head Sculptures. The Kelpies are two 30 metre (100 ft) high horse-head sculptures located at the Forth and Clyde Canal in The Helix, a 350 hectare parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area of Scotland.
They are the largest public artworks in Scotland. The sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in October 2013. The Kelpies are a monument to the horse powered heritage across Scotland. This Playground Looks Crazy Fun. Mar 24, 2014 Opened in 1998, City Museum consists largely of repurposed architectural and industrial objects and is housed in the former International Shoe building in the Washington Avenue Loft District of St.
Louis, Missouri, United States. The Stacked House Hotel in Zaandam. Mar 20, 2014 Seen here is the funky façade of Inntel Hotel, located directly outside the train station in Zaandam, a town in the Netherlands located about 12 minutes from Amsterdam’s city centre.
The structure is built up from a varied stacking of almost 70 individual little houses, executed in four shades of the traditional green colour of the Zaan region. In the hotel’s façade, five distinct types of Zaan houses can be found, from labourers’ cottages to town houses. A striking exception is the blue corner piece, a reference to the blue house, which was the subject of a painting by the French artist Claude Monnet (1840-1926) during his stay in the Zaan region.
Hallstatt Village, Austria. Ancient Builders Created Monumental Structures that Altered Sound and Mind, Say Researchers. Some ancient monumental structures were built to manipulate sound for sensory and mind effects, suggests recent research.
The results of recent research suggests that ancient, or prehistoric, builders of the monumental structures found in such diverse places as Ireland, Malta, southern Turkey and Peru all have a peculiarly common characteristic -- they may have been specially designed to conduct and manipulate sound to produce certain sensory effects. Beginning in 2008, a recent and ongoing study of the massive 6,000-year-old stone structure complex known as the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum on the island of Malta, for example, is producing some revelatory results.
Like its related prehistoric temple structures on Malta, this structure features central corridors and curved chambers. But this structure is unique in that it is subterranean, created through the removal of an estimated 2,000 tons of stone carved out with stone hammers and antler picks. Inside Malta’s Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum. Pumapunku. Coordinates: An example of high-precision small holes Stone blocks at Pumapunku Pumapunku or Puma Punku (Aymara and Quechua puma cougar, puma, punku door, hispanicized Puma Puncu) is part of a large temple complex or monument group that is part of the Tiwanaku Site near Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Derinkuyu Underground City. Derinkuyu Underground City is an ancient multi-level underground city of the Median Empire in the Derinkuyu district in Nevşehir Province, Turkey. Extending to a depth of approximately 60 m, it was large enough to shelter approximately 20,000 people together with their livestock and food stores.
It is the largest excavated underground city in Turkey and is one of several underground complexes found across Cappadocia. [citation needed] It was opened to visitors in 1969 and to date, about half of the underground city is accessible to tourists. Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni. The Hypogeum of Paola, Malta, (Ipoġew in Maltese) literally meaning "underground" in Greek, is a subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase (3000-2500 BC) in Maltese prehistory. Thought to have been originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times and the remains of more than 7,000 individuals have been found.
It is the only known prehistoric underground temple in the world. The Hypogeum was depicted on a 2 cents 5 mils stamp issued in the Maltese Islands in 1980 to commemorate the acceptance by UNESCO of this unique structure in the World Heritage Site list. The Paris Sewers: A City Within a City. The Paris Sewer Museum is dedicated to the sewer system of Paris. Tours of the sewage system have been popular since the 1800s and are currently conducted at the sewers. Visitors are able to walk upon raised walkways directly above the sewage itself. In the past, you could do an underground boat cruise, but cruises were stopped after a bank heist in which the robbers made their getaway via the sewers. The World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria and it’s Beautiful. The Seaside Restaurant Set Inside a Cave in Southern Italy.
The Top 25 Ranked Freshwater Aquariums in the World. Since 2001, the International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest (IAPLC) has been the largest planted aquarium design competition in the world. Hobbyists from all over the globe enter their aquariums in hopes of winning the grand prize of 1 million Yen (approx. $12K USD). However, more important than the monetary reward is the global ranking granted to each contestant.
With over 1,819 applications from 55 countries, the competition is fierce. 2010 marked the most successful year to date for total submissions as well as number of participating countries around the world. Below you will find highlights of the top 25 ranks freshwater aquariums in 2010 along with an explanation about the judging criteria/process. Every year the Sifter is completely blown-away by these living artworks. 1. 150x50x50 cm “Forest Scent” 2. 90x45x45 cm “Loess plateau” 3. 120x45x40 “Colour of life” 4. 120x45x45 “The view” 5. 150x60x60 “Karst” 6. 210x60x60 “A day when walk on a jungle trail” 7. 120x50x50 cm “Forest silent” 8.
Unique View of the Eiffel Tower. Nov 13, 2013 In this beautiful shot by famous travel photographer Trey Ratcliff, we see a unique view of the Eiffel Tower on a lovely summer day in Paris. While photos of the iconic monument are quite common, I’m always drawn to photos that capture popular places in a fresh way. As Trey explains: “I made it over to the Eiffel Tower for a big night of shooting, and arrived there just as the sun was setting. I have a few little special spots I like to visit around the tower that are not full of tourists and the like. The 33 Most Beautiful Abandoned Places In The World. Check Out this Steampunk Coffee House in Cape Town. Oct 10, 2013 Located in Cape Town, South Africa, is this amazing steampunk space for artisan coffee roasters, TRUTH. Coffee. Shitterton comes on top of list of Britain's worst place names including Pratts Bottom, Crapstone and Slag Lane... but those who live there insist it's still a lovely place to live. 34 Lost Cities Forgotten by Time.
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