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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BadGirlPerk" data-source="post: 20291003" data-attributes="member: 556692">ලොව පුරා මිනිස් වාසයෙන් විවිද හේතු නිසා අතහැර දැමූ  ස්ථාන 20ක් 1. Notch Hill church in Tappen, BC, Canada.  The light is from the train coming up behind it. Since this  picture became popular on the internet and got a bit of press, they  decided to restore the church.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-01-740x615.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 2. San Zhi City, UFO Pods, Taiwan  Taiwan’s other-worldly “ruins of the future” are a set of  pod-like buildings built in 1978 as a vacation resort. However, two  years later the project collapsed due to financial problems and a number  of deaths during construction. Deserted for a further 28 years,  demolition finally began in 2008. Despite the original structures’  futuristic design, the land remains rooted in the past with current  developers hoping once again to build a seaside retreat in the area.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-02-740x492.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 3. Pripyat, Ukraine Pripyat, a city of nearly 50,000, was totally abandoned after the  nearby Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. Due to radiation, it has been  left untouched ever since the incident and will be for many thousands  of years into the future. Nature now rules the city.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/1-Pripyat-Ukraine.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/2ferriswheel-740x491.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/Pripyat-Ukraine-740x493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-03a-740x493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 4. Hashima Island, Japan Hashima island in Japan has a wide array of nicknames, including  Battelship Island (for its shape) and Ghost Island. From the late 1800s  to late 1900s, the island was populated because of the access it granted  to undersea coal mines. However, as Japan gradually switched from coal  to petroleum, the mines (and the buildings that sprung up around them to  support their workers) closed down, leaving an isolated ghost town that  reminds some of a ghostly concrete battleship.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-04-740x493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-04a-740x483.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-04b-740x445.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-04c1-740x415.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 5. Ryugyong Hotel – Pyongyang, North Korea    Unoccupied, unopened and unfinished, the 105-story shell of the  Ryugyong Hotel is a scar on Pyongyang’s skyline and North Korea’s  pride. Construction began in 1987 but stopped after five years due to a  lack of funds. Once proudly emblazoned across North Korean stamps, this  vacant hotel soon became airbrushed out of official photos. Despite  nearly two decades of abandonment, construction resumed in 2008 but  whether the hotel will ever be completed is open to debate.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-05-740x985.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 6. Abandoned Military Hospital in Beelitz, Germany   A rotting carcass of deserted corridors and empty patient wards,  this military hospital once housed German and Soviet soldiers but has  been largely unused since the late 1990s. Derelict it may be but it has  not been entirely abandoned; empty bottles and rubbish scattered on the  ground hint at the disparate groups of opportunistic looters, weekend  wanderers, curious travellers and inspired photographers who are drawn  to the decayed aesthetic of this moribund site.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-06-740x493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-06a-740x628.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 7. Six Flags Jazzland – New Orleans, Louisiana   Severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags Jazzland has been  abandoned since. Several of the rides still stand, a testimony to the  resilience of New Orleans. Several companies have plans to develop the  park, but until then it will remain as the perfect setting for a horror  movie.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-07-740x494.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-07a-740x592.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 8. Salto Hotel, Colombia    The Hotel De Salto opened in 1928 near Tequendema Falls in  Colombia to serve tourists who came to marvel at the 157 meter-tall  waterfall. It closed down in the early 90s after interest in the  waterfall declined. In 2012, however, the site was turned into a museum.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-08-740x1118.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 9. Gulliver’s Travels Park – Kawaguchi, Japan   Constructed in the shadow of Mt Fuji, this theme park opened in  1997. Despite financial help from the Japanese government, it lasted  only 10 years before being abandoned. <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-09-740x492.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 10. Underwater City in Shicheng, China This incredible underwater city, trapped in time, is 1341 years old.  Shicheng, or Lion City, is located in the Zhejiang province in eastern  China. It was submerged in 1959 during the construction of the Xin’an  River Hydropower Station. The water protects the city from wind and rain  erosion, so it has remained sealed underwater in relatively good  condition.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-10-740x454.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-10a-740x433.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 11. City Hall Station – New York City, New York   City Hall Station was built in 1904 and closed in 1945 as only  around 600 people used it only a daily basis. Because of its location,  much attention was given to its design, but nearby stations ensured that  this one never received a significant amount of traffic, and its curved  layout made it unsafe for use with newer, longer trains.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-11-740x492.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 12. Michigan Central Station in Detroit, U.S.A. Michigan Central Station was built in 1913 in Detroit to create a  new public transportation hub. Several planning oversights and mistakes,  however, led to its gradual decline and closing in 1988. The building’s  fate is still being decided, but in the mean time, the station has  appeared in several films and videos, including Eminem’s “8 Mile” film  and “Beautiful” music video.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-12-740x508.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-12a-740x555.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 13. Abandoned Power Plant, I.M. Cooling Tower, Belgium    These are parts of a cooling tower in an old power station in  Monceau, Belgium. The trumpet-like structure in the middle introduced  hot water to the structure, where it then cooled while dripping down  hundreds of small concrete troughs and slats.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-13-740x924.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-13a-740x965.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 14. Uninhabited Island in Southwest Florida, U.S.A.    These small domed structures were built in 1981 on Cape Romano  off the coast of Florida in the U.S. They were the summer home of oil  producer Bob Lee before falling into disrepair. What their fate will be  today is still uncertain.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-14-740x703.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 15. Presidio Modelo, Cuba Empty since 1967, this “Model Prison” still radiates desperation and  paranoia. Inspired by the Panopticon, its oppressive architecture was  designed to create a sense of constant, invisible omniscience.  Commissioned in 1926 by dictator Gerardo Machado, the prison’s inmates  once included Fidel Castro. However, under Castro’s government the  population ballooned to over 6,000 “enemies” of the state. Now a museum,  visitors can experience the forbidding atmosphere still present in  these echoing corridors and vacant cells.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-15-740x462.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-15a-740x552.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-15b-740x493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 16. House of the Bulgarian Communist Party, Bulgaria The former headquarters of Bulgaria’s Communist Party are just as  eerie on the outside as on the inside. The flying-saucer-like building,  while probably a wonder while it was in use from 1981 until 1991, went  into disrepair soon after the fall of the Soviet Union. It is now a  ghost of its former self, although plans are being made to restore it.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-16-740x491.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-16a-740x492.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-16b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 17. Wreck of the SS America – Fuerteventura, Canary Islands   This former United States ocean liner was wrecked in 1994 after 54 years of service.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-17-740x569.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 18. The Maunsell Sea Forts, England   Jutting out of the waters of the Thames Estuary, The Maunsell Forts  slowly rust. Built in 1942, these offshore fortified towers were  designed to provide anti-aircraft fire during the Second World War.  After they were decommissioned in the late 1950s, a number of the  structures were re-occupied by pirate radio stations. However, for the  past three decades the forts have stood abandoned and largely unknown.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-18-740x498.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 19. Kolmanskop, Namibia Kolmanskop was a small settlement in Namibia that saw a boom in the  early 1900s when German settlers realized that the area was rich in  diamonds. The surge of wealth gave out after WWI, however, when the  diamond field began to deplete. By the 1950s, the town was completely  deserted, and is now visited by photographers and tourists.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-19-740x509.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-19a-740x555.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-19b-740x493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 20. Varosha, Cyprus    An urban museum of corroding classic cars, dilapidated  high-rise hotels and shop fronts boasting the latest in 1970s fashion:  for the deserted Varosha quarter of Famagusta time froze in 1974.  Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Varosha’s inhabitants were  forced into a life of exile. Once a favourite destination of the rich  and famous, people today can only peep through barbed wire as nature  reclaims this ghost town.<img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-20-740x359.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-20a-740x493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-20b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://8.smash.com/u/2014/11/abandoned-places-smash-20c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/reputation.php?p=20291003" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/aeyoWHF.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </blockquote>

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