Tag : Mural

Pripyat - Then and Now - The Abandoned City Before and After the Chernobyl Disaster

Pripyat – Then and Now – The Abandoned City Before and After the Chernobyl Disaster

A then-and-now look at Pripyat, the city that housed workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and was evacuated after the disaster, through historic pictures and how those scenes look now, after 30+ years of abandonment

HMP Holloway Prison London

HM Prison Holloway, London

HMP Holloway was the largest women’s only prison in Europe until its closure in 2016. Rebuilt in the 1970s, the prison’s design was recognised as a failure.

Chatterley Whitfield Colliery and Mining Museum, Staffordshire

Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Staffordshire

Chatterley Whitfield is a disused colliery near Stoke on Trent which was later used a mining museum. The museum closed in 1993.

Villa Sbertolli, Italy

Villa Sbertoli, Italy

The building was originally a home but was converted to be used as an asylum and closed over 20 years ago.

Palace Casino - Stunning Abandoned House, Italy

Palace Casino, Italy

A stunning Italian mansion with ornate rooms, a huge double sweeping staircase and its own chapel within the grounds.

Buzludzha Bulgaria

Buzludzha, Communist Headquarters Monument, Bulgaria

The now abandoned House of the Bulgarian Communist Party was built as a monument of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party atop Buzludzha Mountain

Haus Der Anatomie Physio, School, Germany

Haus der Anatomie – Physio School, Germany

A school for physiotherapy students in Germany. Lot’s of physio beds and equipment remain.

Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire

Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire, UK

Stanford Hall is a grand country house that closed after having several uses. An Art Deco theatre remains in perfect condition.

Royal Naval Hospital Haslar aka Serenity Hospital

Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, Gosport, UK

The Royal Hospital Haslar was the largest hospital in England. It had a long and distinguished history serving military personnel, and later civilians. The site closed in 2009.

Beelitz Heilstätten Male Pavilion

Beelitz-Heilstätten – Male Pavilion – Germany

The Pavilion of the Male Sanatorium at Beelitz was the primary treatment area for sufferers of tuberculosis. The building is huge with extensive open-air treatment areas.