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Sanatorium Imereti Tskaltubo
THE ABANDONED SANATORIUM IN GEORGIA Architects A. Alex-Meskhishvili and L. Janelidze built this ‘Sanatorium Imereti’ in 1961. Tskaltubo became the important spa-resort during the Soviet times. A total...
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Politička Škola Josip Broz Tito
THE ABANDONED SCHOOL IN CROATIA This Croatian ‘Politička Škola Josip Broz Tito’ is close to the border with Slovenia. It is a giant, modernist building where Yugoslav politicians once studied...
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Patent-Papierfabrik Hohenofen
THE ABANDONED PAPER PLANT IN GERMANY ‘Patent-Papierfabrik Hohenofen’ is an old paper plant in the German village Hohenofen. It was built in 1838 and stopped production after the German reunification....
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Audytorium Wydziału Chemii
THE ABANDONED SCHOOL IN POLAND ‘Audytorium Wydziału Chemii’ or, the auditorium of the Faculty of Chemistry was built in post-war Poland. It is a real pearl of the modernist architecture of the Polish...
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Heilstätte Grabowsee
THE ABANDONED HOSPITAL IN GERMANY ‘Heilstätte Grabowsee‘ is a former lung sanatorium. It was founded in 1896 by the German Red Cross. Later it was used as a military hospital and as a movie set....
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VEB Halbmond-Teppiche
THE ABANDONED FACTORY IN GERMANY ‘VEB Halbmond-Teppiche’ is an abandoned carpet factory in Oelsnitz, a small town in the heart of Vogtland. It made carpets in the orient style. In 1880, Karl W. Koch...
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Métallurgique d’Espérance-Longdoz Chertal
THE ABANDONED FACTORY IN BELGIUM This steel factory ‘Société Anonyme Métallurgique d’Espérance-Longdoz’ in Chertal was built in 1963. The factory produced more than 3,5 million tons of steel per year....
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Ateliers Centraux d’Ougrée
THE ABANDONED WORKSHOP IN BELGIUM ‘Ateliers Centraux d’Ougrée’ are the repair workshops, storage halls and offices of a big steel plant. It is situated in the heart of the steel industry, the Liege...
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Presswerk Wilhelmsthal
THE ABANDONED FACTORY IN GERMANY ‘Presswerk Wilhelmsthal’ is part of the ‘Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke’ or ‘VDM’. The factory had several mechanical and hydraulic metal presses. Most of the...
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Meryl Fiber
THE ABANDONED FACTORY IN FRANCE Since 2011, the Meryl Fiber factory, which produced nylon fibers, has been shut down. The site has been the property of the Public Land Establishment since September...
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Château de la Côte
THE ABANDONED CASTLE IN FRANCE ‘Château de la Côte’ is one of the outbuildings of ‘Château Menier’ which in reality was called ‘Tournebride’. The French castle was built in 1913 for George Menier, a...
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Brandweerwagen Depot Gent
THE ABANDONED FIRE TRUCKS IN BELGIUM ‘Brandweerwagen Depot Gent’ was a shed full with abandoned fire trucks. The depot was owned by the Fire Museum in Aalst. The trucks were moved to another depot in...
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HFB Ougree
THE ABANDONED STEEL FACTORY IN BELGIUM This is the abandoned blast furnace HFB. It was part of the Liege Steel industry that collapsed due to the economic crisis. After a merge of different local...
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Porzellanfabrik Johann Kronester
THE ABANDONED FACTORY IN GERMANY This old porcelain factory ‘Porzellanfabrik Johann Kronester’ was founded in 1906 by Johann Kronester. It was managed as a family business for four generations. Johann...
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Cérabati
THE ABANDONED FACTORY IN FRANCE This is the derelict factory ‘Cérabati’ an acronym for ‘Compagnie Générale de la Céramique du Bâtiment’. The site was abandoned in 2011, after more than 100 years of...
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Chateau de l’Ours
THE ABANDONED CASTLE IN FRANCE ‘Chateau de l’Ours‘ was built in 1860 in a Napoleon III style. It was a hunting lodge owned by the Du Pont de Compiègne family. The castle was built in two stages, first...
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Zeche Westerholt
THE ABANDONED MINE IN GERMANY ‘Zeche Westerholt‘ was the last active coal mine in Gelsenkirchen. It was built in 1908 and became later part of Bergwerk Lippe. The huge mine site was abandoned in 2008....
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Trauerhalle Friedhof Altenburg
THE ABANDONED CEMETERY IN GERMANY This ‘Trauerhalle Friedhof Altenburg’ is the mourning hall of the Altenburger Friedhof. It was built in 1895 and was used until 1930 when a new crematory complex was...
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Centro Vacanza della Gioventù Italiana
THE ABANDONED CHILDREN’S CAMP IN ITALY ‘Centro Vacanza della Gioventù Italiana’ is an abandoned children’s camp in the North of Italy, somewhere between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps. It was built in...
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Ecole de Natation Mangombroux
THE ABANDONED POOL IN BELGIUM This is the abandoned swimming pool named ‘Ecole de Natation Mangombroux’. The derelict site will be demolished soon. During 1927 the Verviers water polo team is no...
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