Amazing castles in Poland: description, history, interesting facts and reviews. Tram depot in Poland. Petite Ceinture Railway, France
Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA) opened on October 25, 1829. Many famous criminals were kept here - for example, Al Capone. The prison closed in 1969, and today it hosts art exhibitions and tours.
new york farm
This old abandoned farm on Seneca Lake in New York is the "home" for the same vintage abandoned cars.
Discovery Island
Discovery Island is a Disney theme park in US state Florida. After dangerous bacteria were found in the water of Lake Bay, on which the island is located, the park was closed in July 1999 - and has remained abandoned ever since.
Hotel del Salto
The luxurious hotel was built in 1928 near picturesque waterfall Tequendama in Colombia for the richest tourists. However, after the water of Tekendam was contaminated and the waterfall, in fact, turned into a sewer, tourists stopped coming there - and the hotel was abandoned.
UFO houses in Sanzhi
These flying saucer-shaped houses were designed in 1978 in Sanzhi (Taiwan) for officers of the American army. However, two years after the construction of an unusual village began, the funding ended - and the unfinished houses were abandoned.
Tram depot in Poland
This tram depot in the city of Czestochowa in southern Poland was built at the height of the industrial era. Today, the untouched but abandoned tram depot is considered one of the most mysterious and beautiful abandoned places in Europe.
Six Flags Jazzland Amusement Park
The Six Flags Jazzland amusement park looks like a set for the Zombieland movie. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina, which swept over New Orleans, turned the park into ruins, after which they did not begin to restore it. Some rides still stand in the abandoned park.
Chinese amusement park
China's Wonderland amusement park was supposed to be one of the largest in the world. However, shortly after the construction of the park began in Beijing, the capital of China, the developer company went bankrupt. Mysterious structures former park rides are still standing, but farmers have long been using the abandoned area for agricultural work.
ancient church
This ancient church is one of the most mysterious and frightening abandoned places. Nobody knows its history, and the strangest thing is that everything in the church has remained in its place, and even chairs are still standing in an abandoned church hall.
Gulliver Theme Park
The Gulliver Theme Park opened in Kawaguchi (Japan) in 1997 - right at the foot of Mount Fuji. It would seem that a very attractive place for tourists - however, the idea of the creators did not work: just 10 years after the opening, the amusement park, which turned out to be completely unprofitable, was abandoned.
Military Hospital Belitz-Heilstetten
The Belitz-Heilstetten hospital was built in eastern Germany in 1898. Here, among other things, well-known participants in the Second World War, such as Adolf Hitler, were treated. The operation of the hospital was completely stopped in 2000, and since then it has been abandoned.
Bannerman Castle
Francis Bannerman VI built a castle on Pollepel Island in New York in the early 20th century. Initially, the castle was to be used by the US military as a grand warehouse. However, in 1920, the ammunition stored in the castle exploded, destroying most of the buildings - and as a result, the castle was abandoned.
Amusement park Dadipark
The Dadipark amusement park opened in Belgium in the fifties and was abandoned in 2002 - after little child, as a result of a tragic accident, his arm was torn off while riding a water slide in the park. Even before the incident, visitors to the park regularly complained about the low level of security.
underwater statue
This creepy underwater sculpture created by the sculptor Guido Galletti - it is located in the bay of San Fruttuoso, in Italy, at a depth of 17 meters under water and is called "Christ from the Abyss".
Michigan Station
Building this railway station in the US state of Detroit was completed in 1913, and for some time it was considered the highest railway station in the world. Railway was closed in 1988, and with its closure, the station was abandoned as unnecessary.
Lighthouse Aniva
On Sakhalin, at Cape Aniva, there is an abandoned lighthouse of amazing beauty. Once upon a time, prisoners were kept on the Tonino-Aniva Peninsula, but today both the peninsula and the lighthouse are uninhabited.
The great Wall of China
Since the approximate length of the Great Chinese wall is over 21 thousand kilometers, it is not surprising that some parts of this majestic structure are abandoned - and produce a mysterious, almost frightening impression.
Chateau Miranda
During the French Revolution, a wealthy family built this castle. The descendants of the owners of the chateau lived here until the Second World War, during which the castle turned into an orphanage. And since 1991, the building has been empty, and in 2014 the castle was even going to be demolished.
Redsend Sea Forts
During the Second World War, unusual structures were installed to protect Great Britain at sea - sea forts, fortified towers on pontoons. After the end of the war, the towers, of course, turned out to be unnecessary and were eventually abandoned.
Hashima Island
Over 5,000 coal mine workers once lived on Hashima Island. However, after coal replaced gasoline as the main source of fuel in Japan, the island was completely abandoned.
sugar factory
In Brooklyn, New York, there are still abandoned factory buildings where sugar was once produced.
"Ghost Station" City Hall
City Hall station opened on the very first line of the New York subway back in 1904, and after only 40 years, in 1945, it was closed as unnecessary - and turned into a "ghost station".
Underwater city
Ancient chinese city Shichen, built over 1300 years ago, was flooded in the fifties of the XX century during the construction of a hydroelectric power station - and since then has been hiding under water at a depth of 20 to 40 meters.
The Holy Land theme park was built in Waterbury, Connecticut, and all of its rides and attractions were based on bible stories. The park's popularity peaked in the 1960s and 1970s, with over 40,000 tourists visiting the Holy Land every year. After closing in 1984, the abandoned park looks untouched and rather scary place.
Nuclear power plant, Belgium
This nuclear power plant in Belgium was used to cool hot water cold wind. It was abandoned not so long ago - in 2006, and since then dangerous place now and then they plan to destroy it.
The wreck of the SS America
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This report should not be read by overly impressionable people. Poland here turned out to be very unusual, mystical and mysterious at the same time. So sometimes it turns out that where the story ends and secrets begin, one cannot do without mysticism. During our tour of the Polish lands of the former East Prussia, we were looking for traces of German culture and life. And found them here in abundance. To our surprise, the Poles have preserved almost completely intact numerous traces of that state, which has disappeared from all over the world for 70 years. geographical maps, torn to pieces and completely assimilated. True, sometimes we found very strange evidence of that bygone era. In this story, we will talk about the family crypts of ancient Prussian families and about an abandoned German estate, lost on the very border between Poland and Kaliningrad region. You are unlikely to read about these places in guidebooks, and there are no signs along the roads to them. After all, these sights are still very specific. Perhaps this is the reason that the majority of not only visiting guests, but also the Poles themselves do not even know about their existence. I myself came across a photo of a strange family crypt in the shape of a pyramid almost by accident, making up our route on Google maps. It was from this so-called "Pyramid of Rapa" that our journey through mysterious places former East Prussia.
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Somewhere in these expanses of Poland between the cities of Goldap and Wengorzewo, a very small and rather ordinary village of Banie Mazurskie was lost. Here you have to turn main road in the direction of the Kaliningrad region and drive along the forest path for about 10 kilometers. Somewhere at the end of this path in the middle of a swampy forest, an attentive traveler will notice a flat clearing with strange building far away. There are no signs here yet, no one takes money for travel and inspection either. Enterprising Poles have not yet reached here, so you should be careful. We ourselves missed the right turn the first time.
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A neatly cleared path along an ancient embankment in the middle of forest swamps leads to the ancient tomb of the von Fahrenheid family. Its square-shaped building has a strange pyramidal roof structure almost 17 meters high. The place is amazing and mysterious at the same time. The entrance to the tomb is walled up, but through the bars of the windows it is not difficult to see four ancient coffins of different sizes inside.
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locals can tell a lot of interesting things about the Rapa pyramid. They believe that the place chosen for the construction of the crypt was special, possessing some kind of energy. It is known for certain that Baron Fritz Wilhelm von Fahrenheid, who was buried here, was a great connoisseur and connoisseur of culture. ancient egypt. The mysterious crypt was built in 1811 and its original dome was like a smaller copy of one of the Egyptian pyramids. This strange building was created for the burial of the youngest and beloved daughter of the Baron Ninette, who died suddenly of scarlet fever at the age of three.
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Later, other members of the von Fahrenheil family, including the baron himself, were buried here. The baron's vast fortune gradually fell into disrepair. Only old mansion in present-day Ozersk, and this family crypt. Until recently, anyone could enter this ancient tomb. The family coffins stood open and in them one could see the fully mummified bodies of the von Fahrenheids. The swamp air and humidity were oddly conducive to the preservation of dead flesh. At the same time, many who visited these places felt the strange aura of this place.
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Before the Second World War, there were nine coffins here, five of which disappeared without a trace. About ten years ago, the entrance was walled up, and the coffins were closed. This was due to an act of vandalism that took place nearby in another old German crypt of the Steinert family. A little scared, but even more intrigued, we immediately went there.
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The desired turn was indicated by a simple piece of paper with the name. First, we drove through the small village of Zaklze Wielkie with a preserved old German manor building, and then along some forest paths we drove to the edge of the forest. Here we found another old family crypt.
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At the entrance we saw two large stone blocks with carved figures of hearts.
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The square building of the crypt itself turned out to be locked, but a note on the door testified that, if desired, one could turn for the keys in the very nearest village that we had just passed. Here it was also possible to look into the inside of the crypt through the bars of the windows.
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The tomb was built on two levels. On the lower one, two open coffins lay on simple wooden boards. Inside them, we distinguished two mummified bodies. Even despite the bright sunny day, we all felt a little uneasy. Unfortunately, I learned almost nothing about the Steinert family resting here. Somewhere I read only that the bodies apparently belong former owner manor and a young woman of 20, perhaps his fiancee or wife.
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The once richly finished crypt was partially destroyed and robbed several times, and about ten years ago vandals stole the lids of the coffins and part of the inner lining of the crypt. Then the head of one of the bodies mysteriously disappeared. Since then, this place has been carefully locked up. One can only guess about who needed to disturb the ashes of a long-dead couple in love, resting in this quiet secluded place, and how such vandalism was accepted on the other side of life and death. Being here, it's time to think about eternity and the inevitability of death.
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Our unusual trip that day ended with a visit to an abandoned palace in Mieduniszki.
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The place here is quite wild and sparsely populated. The border with the Kaliningrad region is less than two kilometers from here. The asphalt path on the way here was replaced by an old rubble road.
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Winding through this wilderness, at some point I began to feel like a time traveler, falling deeper and deeper into a time hole.
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The dilapidated estate was lost in the depths of the forest, which was once a park. Baron von Fahrenheid's possessions were also once here, which were sold after his death. That once majestic two-story building with an attic, the ruins of which can now be seen, was built in the 20s of the last century. In the post-war years, the Poles placed the administration of the local state farm here. Then it fell into private hands.
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Apparently, due to the remoteness and uninhabitedness of these places, as well as due to the proximity of the border, in the end, the estate turned out to be completely abandoned.
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What we saw was only a shadow of the former beauty of this place. Part of the building burned down and collapsed, turning into ruins. But the right wing was preserved very well.
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We were able to go down to the basement, and then up to the very roof.
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Wandering through these time-ravaged corridors and stairways was both creepy and interesting at the same time. In many rooms, under a pile of debris and layers of peeling paint, traces of a glorious past could still be recognized.
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To some extent, we have invaded the realm of shadows and ghosts of the past. Who knows what otherworldly creatures now live in these chambers. Reality is always scarier than even the worst movie. Now there is little that reminds of living people here.
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Surprisingly, there was almost no modern debris inside the building. People left it long ago, leaving the estate to the will of the natural elements.
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It can be assumed that in another 20 or 30 years this estate will forever disappear from the face of the earth, turning into part of the forest surrounding it. The locals only use ancient buildings barns, still keeping traces of German culture in the form of cross windows and narrow loopholes.
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Nearby, we also found the front gate, the contours of which were hardly distinguishable under the canopy of overgrown shrubs.
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It was here that we felt how easily the past dissolves into the present and how quickly decay and oblivion absorb what seems to have recently been filled with life and meaning.
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Our journey through the lands of East Prussia did not end there. Ahead of us were military facilities from the Second World War, Crusader castles and beautiful monasteries. But I will talk about this later.
Very often people go on a trip specifically to see the castles of Poland. There are many of them in this country. The history and architecture of each of them are of interest to tourists. Poland's castles were built by wealthy people. Perhaps that is why the buildings differ in quality and were able to survive to this day. We will talk about some of them in this article.
Dunaets
In the south of Poland there is a castle, which is also called Niedzica. It was built at the beginning of the 14th century on the site. Its original purpose was to protect the Hungarian northern borders. The castle had several owners. He has his own secret. Legend has it that the Incan treasure is hidden on its territory, but it is cursed, and anyone who tries to find it perishes. During the Second World War, the castle was significantly damaged. But in the 1970s it was restored and now belongs to the Association of Historians.
Currently, the castle is a museum. Anyone can visit it and learn the history of the castle and the area in which it is located. You can see old engravings that show what the castle looked like in different eras. The museum hosts various exhibitions. For example, an exhibition of ancient weapons, watches. Visitors are always curious to be in the hall of coats of arms. In the room there are panels with images of the coats of arms of all the owners of the castle, and there were many of them. Tourists speak of this castle with admiration. There is parking and a restaurant. You can not only explore the castle, but also relax and have a bite to eat.
Ksenzh
In translation, the name of this castle means "prince". It is indeed very beautiful and majestic. Tourists enthusiastically speak about it and advise everyone to visit it. Castle Ksienzh (Poland) is the third largest in the whole country. It was built in the 14th century. Over the years of its existence, the castle was rebuilt more than once, depending on the taste of the owners. Therefore, some of its elements are made in the Baroque style, others - Renaissance, Gothic. The interior of the castle was significantly damaged during the war. Some rooms have not yet been restored. In addition, almost all the valuables that were inside were gone.
During the war, when the castle was captured by the Nazis, a tunnel was dug under it. Many prisoners of war died in this work. In memory of past sad events, exhibits of that time are preserved in the castle. Going on a trip, you can visit not only castles. Hotels in Poland are also located on their territory. For example, on the territory of Ksenzh there is both a hotel and restaurants. So you can take a leisurely look at the sights, because you can always have a bite to eat and spend the night here. Interestingly, castles in Poland are places not only for excursions.
Castle hotels
In this country, you can feel like a prince or princess - you just need to settle in one of the castles. There are about 40 such objects on the territory of this country. So the choice is huge. For example, the castle hotel Klichków is located in Lower Salesia. On its territory there is a spa center, a cafe, a restaurant. You can swim in the pool and buy souvenirs. Rooms here with amenities and a special atmosphere of antiquity. You can also name such hotels-castles as Ryn on Masurian lakes, Rydzina, Lublinsky, Moshnensky. It all depends on which part of Poland you like the most. If you are going there for the first time, choose any one, you will definitely like it.
Marienburg Castle
There is a large brick building in Poland. This is the former residence of the Masters of the Teutonic Order. It is built at the end of the 12th century. The castle building is currently a museum. Tourists enthusiastically speak about the collections of ancient weapons, armor and amber that they had a chance to see. Also, sometimes concerts and solemn meetings are held in the halls of the castle. During the Second World War, the building was almost destroyed, but then rebuilt. In the 14th-15th centuries, the castle was a fortress that served to protect the Crusaders. Therefore, from the inside, its territory is equipped with everything necessary to withstand long sieges.
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The castle consists of three parts. At the top there was a monastery for the monk-knights. In the middle there were halls for receiving guests, rooms for officials. In the lower one there were bakeries, stables, workshops, barns, forges. The territory of the castle is 20 hectares. During the Middle Ages, it was the area of the so-called middle city. Therefore, the castle even in those days aroused surprise among people who happened to see it.
Since it was a fortress, the rooms were located in it with a special meaning. Knights' chambers were never placed below, so that the enemy could not quickly penetrate them. The castle was surrounded by a moat and had a chamber for interrogating prisoners. The main parts of it were additionally reinforced with brick walls. This castle does not leave visitors indifferent. The huge building is impressive and leaves unforgettable memories.
Abandoned castles in Poland
Not all old buildings can be restored. Therefore, there are some castles in Poland that live out their lives, gradually collapsing. But antiquity still attracts tourists. After all, even a stone left from a medieval wall evokes thoughts about the historical past. For example, these include two guard castles: Czorsztyn and Niedzica. Once they served as a frontier fortification on trade route. Diplomats from Hungary and Poland often met on their territory.
In the 14th century, Casimir III expanded the Czorsztyn castle. At the beginning of the 15th century, the Hussite wars took place, during which the castle was badly damaged, but was soon restored. In the middle of the 17th century, it was captured by peasants during an uprising led by Kostka Napierski. But after 10 days the castle was liberated, and the strikers were executed. Soon the Pototskys became the owners of the castle. But in 1792 there was a fire there. After that, the castle was not restored. But tourists still strive to see its ruins. Even defeated, he makes you admire the former greatness. Tourists speak of him with respect. No one regrets having been there.
Ogrodzinets
Only ruins remain of this castle. It is located on the Krakow-Czestochowa Upland and was built in the 14th-15th centuries. The castle was gradually destroyed. Although it had several owners, no one cared about its restoration. But after the Second World War, the walls were reconstructed in order to preserve at least what was left. The ruins of the castle are shrouded in legends. They say that ghosts roam them at night and the ghost of the Black Dog appears. Movies and music videos have been filmed in the castle.
Griffenstein
Not far from Prostsovka is a stone castle. Previously, it belonged to the Griff family, and then passed from hand to hand. There were even battles over the right to possess it. After it was destroyed by fire in the 17th century, a new castle was built in its place. At present, the ruins are fenced off and cannot be approached closely. But tourists can photograph what remains of Griffenstein Castle from afar.
From this article you learned about historical sights beautiful country. The castles of Poland attract many tourists and leave no one indifferent. To understand which castle you like the most, you need to see them all. And there are a lot of them in Poland.
Once upon a time, life was in full swing here, but for some reason people left these places. The ruins of a former life excite the imagination, causing interest and at the same time horror. Only the most fearless tourists are ready to visit these abandoned places.
I suggest you look at the photographs that prove that nothing in our life lasts forever, and nature will eventually take its toll anyway. This is probably what the post-apocalyptic world will look like.
Petite Ceinture railway, France.
Since the thirties of the twentieth century, there has been an abandoned circular railway line in Paris called La Petite Ceinture (Small Belt) and perhaps in the future this circular line will be revived.
30 km roundabout railway line La Petite Ceinture was built in 1857 to connect several train stations in Paris. But in the 1930s, it was closed - the subway began to perform its functions. Since then, this infrastructure facility has gradually collapsed without repair, until the architects Amilcar Ferreira and Marcelo Fernandes proposed to run new trains on the upgraded rails.
Tourists will also be able to use this train to travel around Paris. After all, the La Petite Ceinture railway passes through the very center of this city, not far from the main attractions of the French capital.
Jet Star attraction, New Jersey.
The Jet Star Rollercoaster was left submerged in the Atlantic Ocean after Superstorm Sandy in 2013. It stood rusting for six months, until it was plucked from the sea.
Church of Saint Etienne, France.
At the top of the hill, at the end of the old winding street of Mount St. Genevieve (Rue de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève), forever in the shadow of the colossal Pantheon stands modestly ancient church Saint-Étienne-du-Mont (Saint Etienne on the mountain)
In 1222, it was decided to build a new church inside the abbey of Saint-Genevieve, construction began in 1494 and ended only in 1624. Due to such a long period of construction, the church combined several styles, primarily late Gothic and Renaissance.
House on the island, Finland.
Wreckage of ships in the shallows, Caribbean Sea.
Scientists estimate that about three million shipwrecks are scattered on the bottom of the oceans around the world, some of which are thousands of years old. In the waters of the Caribbean Sea, there are many wrecks of sunken ships, the wreckage was first discovered by Commander Cousteau in 1956. In fact, some of the most famous reefs are wrecks turned into marine life into stunning underwater habitats for all kinds of marine life.
Estate in Poland.
In 1752 Alexander-Józef Sulkowski bought the estate of Bielsko. In the same year, the estate received the status of a principality (Fürstentum).
Naval Shipyard Mar Island, California.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard (Mare Island Naval Shipyard, MINS) is a US shipyard and naval base located on western outskirts the city of Vallejo (Vallejo, California). The shipyard is located on the peninsula of the same name about 37 kilometers northeast of San Francisco in the northern part of San Francisco Bay.
Wonder Bus Chris McKendel, Alaska.
Christopher Johnson McCandless (born Christopher Johnson McCandless, February 12, 1968 - August 18, 1992) was an American traveler who, during his wanderings, took the name Alexander Supertramp (eng. Alexander Supertramp) and went to the uninhabited part of Alaska with a small supply of food and equipment in hoping to live some time in seclusion. Four months later he died of exhaustion near national park Denali. They found him on this bus. After 4 years, in 1996, Jon Krakauer published a book about his adventures, and thanks to this book, the place of death of Chris McKendel became popular with tourists
Turquoise Canal, Venice, Italy.
Maybe it is in January that you need to visit Venice in order to see the clean turquoise canals from which it breathes only freshness. Grand Canal or Grand Canal(Italian Canal Grande) is the most famous canal in Venice, while it is not a canal in the strict sense: it is not an artificially dug structure, but a former shallow channel between the islands of the lagoon, one of which is Rialto.
House in Florida, USA.
This small facility in southeast Florida was built in 1981 at Cape Romano and was summer residence oil tycoon Bob Lee, but then fell into disrepair. It is still unclear what fate awaits him next.
Abandoned mountain road, Taiwan.
Alishan Forest Railway in Taiwan is a network of ancient narrow-gauge railways in the mountainous region of Alishan, a very popular tourist attraction.
City Hall subway station, New York.
Abandoned subway stations are the holy grail for urban underground explorers, diggers. Some of these stations have been closed for decades and have not been explored at all, and have already become legends.
The station was opened on October 27, 1904, as part of a priority development of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) network. At this time, trains ran from this station to 145th Street. Over time, the station no longer met a number of new standards (the platform was too short and the turning radius too small) and was closed.
Orpheus Auditorium, New Bedford, USA.
The abandoned New Bedford Orpheum Theatre, located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States, is an architectural treasure from the 1920s.
The theater is located at 1005 Water Street in New Bedford, it worked for only 47 years: from April 15, 1912 to 1959. By the way, on the opening day of the theater, the legendary Titanic sank).
The theater can accommodate 1.5 thousand spectators. It was opened on special occasions. It was impossible to get into it simply by paying money, as in the theaters of Moscow, tickets were either sold out months before the performance, or got through an acquaintance.
In 1959, the theater was closed due to unprofitability, and the state refused to support it.
Old pier.
Dadipark water park, Belgium.
Dadipark was opened in 1950 under the influence of local pastor Gaston Deveer. It was one of the most accessible and cheapest parks. Several times they tried to restore it, but in 2000 there was an accident. In 2002, the park's owners announced that it would be renovated, but the park has been empty ever since.
Boat shed, Lake Constance, Germany.
Lake Constance (German: Bodensee) is a lake located in the foothills of the Alps on the border of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Speaking of Lake Constance, they mean three bodies of water: the Upper Lake (German: Obersee), the Lower Lake (Untersee) and the Rhine (Seerhein), which connects these two reservoirs.
Pool lake constance formed during the last ice age thanks to the Rhine glacier protruding from the Alpine valley. It can be described as a lake formed by a melting glacier.
Library, Russia.
Doll factory, Spain.
The Paola Reina doll factory is located in the small Spanish town of Onil, not far from Alicante. You can get there either from Alicante - by bus or taxi. Or from Valencia by train (bus) to Viyena, and from there by taxi.
Methodist Church, Gehry, Indiana.
Archaeologists have found evidence of an advanced mound builder culture throughout the state. It was the home of the Miami, Potawatomi, Delaware, and Kickapoo tribes. R. Lassalle was the first European to explore these lands in 1679. In 1725 the French Jesuits founded the first settlement of Vincennes here. The development of new territories was accompanied by skirmishes with the Indians, but in 1818 most of Indiana was open to white settlers and became one of the centers of colonial trade.
Staircase in a deserted castle.
Chenonceau Castle (fr. Château de Chenonceau) - located near the small village of the same name Chenonceau in the French department of Indre and Loire. It is one of the castles commonly referred to as castles of the Loire. It has a "folk" name - " lady's castle". One of the most beloved, famous and visited castles in France. It is privately owned but open to the public.
Church in the lake, Italy.
Bisentina (Italian L'isola Bisentina) - the most big Island lake, its area is 17 hectares, you can conduct an interesting tourist excursion along it.
Church of Saint Giacomo and Saint Christopher (Santi Giacomo e Cristoforo) with its dome built by the architect Giacomo da Vignola
Glenwood Power Station, New York.
Yonkers, New York, is home to the Glenwood Power Station, built in 1906. It was abandoned in 1960 and has never been restored. Its purpose was the same as that of the New York system - to supply electricity to the railway network
floating forest. Sydney, Australia.
Abandoned ship SS Ayrfield - floating mangrove forest
Life is cyclical - the death of one becomes the birth of something else. So it was with the British steamship SS Ayrfield, which has stood for miles off the coast of the Olympic Village in Sydney for many years. Its rusty hull has turned into real mangroves. Because of this, he became recognizable all over the world, and photographers enjoy unusual shots that can be taken right from the shore in front of the ship.
Abandoned shopping center.
The former New World Mall in the Thai capital is now a much more amazing sight than it was when it was open 20 years ago. Its ground floor is now flooded with water, and thousands of fish swim there, slithering between the broken railings of the old escalator.
The now abandoned shopping center is also a place of pilgrimage for tourists who want to take a look at perhaps the most unusual aquarium in the world.
Car cemetery, Arden, Belgium.
Not far from the village of Châtillon, in the south of the country, in the middle of the forest, there is an impressive car cemetery. Its history goes back to the times of the Second World War. Previously, there were as many as four cemeteries in the vicinity.
In total, over 500 vehicles were stored in these four long-term storage facilities. Today, only one remains large-scale. It all started with the fact that when the war came to an end, military base all Americans left.
Amusement park Speedpark, Berlin, Germany.
The most incredible and strange amusement park in existence is, without a doubt, the abandoned Spree Park in Berlin. To date, this is the only amusement park that was officially renamed into a surrealism park over time. There is still a lot left of the old amusement park here: abandoned roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, almost drowned in greenery, huge dinosaurs and mammoths, standing and lying in completely unexpected places, ridiculous, shabby figures left over from attractions, it is not clear where the tunnels lead.
