Photos The most fascinating abandoned man-made creations + Their story & location"

i live about 5-10 minutes walk from this, quite alot of people used to BMX in it hah

 

There is a collection of really good pics here, but sadly no explanation for them.

http://izismile.com/2009/03/31/abandoned_and_forgotten_70_pics.html

 

The black and white set tht starts with this one:



Is the Perimeter Acuisition Radar site I worked on in North Dakota. The Pyramid is the radar.

Nice site with history and pictures is here:

http://srmsc.org/par2000.html

john

 

We should rename this thread: "Real-life Unreal Tournament/Quake/Bioshock arena's"...

 

www.uer.ca
Check the DB and the Forum
(You need full member status to see the good stuff but you get the idea)

 

That or "John's CV".

(Resumé for the colonials)

 

Some serious paintball opportunities I think!

john

 

Another website that explores abandoned places.

http://www.opacity.us/

john

 

There's a realy freaky looking half finished hotel in North Korea that was unfinished and abandoned. They photoshop it out pictures.

Can't remember what it's called though.

EDIT: Wasn't too hard to find

http://www.smokehound.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/ryugyong-hotel.jpg

Ryugyong Hotel

 

stunning !!so many films shot there!

 

Actually, that one isn't abandoned any more. They started up the building in 2008.


It's a really cool structure, though.

 

Thank. You.

New thread shortly

 

SO AWESOME!

I needed pics of abandoned human life. My project can commence!!!

*cue evil scientist laugh*

 

Hashima Island
A japanise mining Island, which was abandoned in 1974. Reminds me of Chernobyl
http://www.viceland.com/wp/2009/04/battleship-island-japans-rotting-metropolis/

 

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This thread is getting better, so I'll add something to keep it alive

I have a great interest in WWII, and can't visit Jersey without spending a couple of hours in the war tunnles or German underground hospital, or Hohlgangsanlage 8 as the Germans called it:

Wikipedia

Official website

Fascinating place.

EDIT: This one is an example of another German war tunnel that was intended for use as a hospital, although it's more incomplete than the Jersey tunnels and not presently maintained.

 

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http://weburbanist.com/2009/05/12/12-of-the-worlds-most-mysterious-monuments-ruins/

 

I'll see your boats, and raise you a plane!



The Russian built Ekranoplan flew only feet above the surface of the sea, compressing the air between it's stub wings and the water to achieve lift. It combined the speed of an aircraft with the cargo capacity of a landing ship. If I remember right it still holds the world record for lift at around 1000 tons, nearly twice an A380.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/22/caspian_sea_monster/

The second page has a link to the location on google earth.

 

I love those things. I'm so pissed the last one of the KM's is at the bottom of the Caspian Sea, and all the plans and blueprints got destroyed. I'd love to see the big bugger at an aviation museum or something, it must be an awe-ispiring sight.