Abandoned places in the world

Whether it’s a train cemetery in Bolivia or an Art Deco subway station underneath New York, these abandoned places are snapshots of history frozen in time.

Misty hills. Lonely forest roads. Plenty of vines, moss, and unkempt trees. And the cherry on top—a gorgeous abandoned building that radiates eeriness and grandeur in equal measure. That’s our dream home right there. Especially if the place looks haunted.

Palace of Prince Smetsky, built in 1913, Abkhazia, Georgia.

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Longtime readers will know that for whatever reason, Belgium has a thing for particularly ugly houses. These buildings contain design choices so bizarre that they are almost a subgenre of architectural photography online. Cheap, ramshackle buildings are one thing, but here most homes contain what appear to be deliberate, albeit confusing design choices made by someone who had other options.

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in his latest release, romain veillon invites us to ponder an intriguing question: what would the earth look like if humans suddenly disappeared?

There’s something so eerie and breathtaking about the places that haven’t seen a human for longer than they can remember. Sadly, in our increasingly urbanized world, there are not many corners left like this.