#16 The Christ of the Depth
Or Cristodegliabissi in an other name, a two and a half-meter statue at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea. The statue was placed under the water in 1954, in memory of DarioGonzatti, who died in 1947 during diving. The Depth of Christ is located in the San Fruttuoso seafront in Italy, Liguria. The statue was six years old this year, and in 2003 it was pulled out for a quick restoration, so that it did not fall apart completely. One arm had to be repaired because an unguarded boat had broke it down successfully. With an anchor.
#15 Kolmanskop, the ghost city in Namibia
In 1908, a black worker found a diamond in this area, and the Germans built up a whole city, only living from diamond mining. The first miners were earning very nice salary, and everything from hospital to theater was built, even trams and casinos. However, after World War I, the area’s diamond stock was depleted and no mining was done. Finally, in 1954, the city was completely emptied. Since then, only tourists are coming here, but in a very nice amount, especially photographers. Great pictures can be made about how the desert recaptured the city after the people had left.
#14 The abandoned dome houses in CapeRomano
The dome houses were originally built in 1981, and a gentleman named John Tosto finally bought them in 2005. He has not touched them yet. There is a constant burst of revolt around the renovation, according to some sources, Tosto may even make a fine of $ 185,000 for them. Me personally would not renew them. There is something unrealistic, ufo-like in their appearance and faced with the facts, the renovation here is rather a clearing up with a dozer, because these houses can not be renovated much. The outlook can be kept, but it is almost simpler – and safer – to rebuild them from zero. In any case, the dome houses are very popular among tourists, which I can understand.Not surprisingly, many people call the boat a Floating Forest and it is a fascinating sight. It is almost ghastly, as the trees have rooted in the deadly scattering hull of the ship. With GooleMaps it can be viewed from the top and it is not less a strange sight.
#13 The abandoned German fishing cottage
The cottage „stands” in Berchtesgaden National Park at the junction between Bavaria and Salzburg. The park was founded in 1978 and is located 210 square kilometers. Poor little cottage is rotting in the world’s most picturesque environment: crystal clear water, mountains that bite into snow-white clouds … However, this does not help on it so much.
#12 Angkorvat, Cambodia
Angkor Wat (or Angkor Wat) is the most prominent temple complex in Angkor. It was built between 1113 and 1150, with 5000 sculptors and stone carver, as well as 50,000 hard-working man in 30 years of work. The complex still functions as a religious center: it plays an important role in both Hindu and Buddhist religions. Angkorvat has become a symbol of Cambodia, even in the flag and the crest – each year crowds of tourists are pilgrimaging here.
#11 The wonderland amusement park
The never-ending Wonderland theme park was an unofficial response from China to Disneyworld and would have been builted 32 kilometers from Beijing. It would have been the biggest theme park in Asia – and as long as the construction took place, they announced it like this – they just never completed their construction. First, the project was canceled for financial reasons in 1998, and in 2008 a second attempt was made to resurrect it, but finally it was busted also. Finally, in mid-May, the semi-finished buildings and other attractions were demolished, but many tourists visited it, and in fact, there was a separate man in the parking lot who led them around.
#10 The Kerry Way trail between Sneem and Kenmare
The road itself is more than 200 kilometers long and is one of Ireland’s most popular hiking trails. The starting point is Killarney, the popular tourist resort, and among the long long trail we can meet the most delightful and beautiful spots in the countryside.
#9 The last house on the Dutch island
The island of Dutch is a rapidly eroding island in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. The island was once inhabited by fishermen and farmers, but nobody has stayed there anymore. The house was built in 1888, and it was for a century fighting with the increasingly disappearing shoreline. Despite the efforts of it’s former owner, Stephen White, he lost against the nature, neither the house nor the island could be saved.
#8 Pripyat, the Ukranian ghost city
Pripyat is a typical memento of playing God. If there were no acquaintances for the name of the city, I suppose it is enough to describe that the former settlement was about 16 km from Chernobyl. After the explosion of block 4 in 1986, the whole city was evacuated and – for understandable reasons – it is completely uninhabited since then. The ghost town retained the retrograde image of Sovjet settlements – just the nature was always against the concrete, asphalt and brick. This town is sad, and put your hands up, if you would feel safe to move there, even if fifty papers shows that there is nowhere radioactive radiation here anymore.
#7 The fort of Maunsell sea
There are rusty forts in the sea, as if a team of Imperial walkers had been thrown by the gods that could launch a laser beam in the direction of the shore at any moment. The Maunsell Fortresses were left out of World War II so that the monstrosity would have snak from it for their pleasure. The fortress squadron was built in 1942. When they were still operational, the buildings were tied together, with a thin iron bride. Originally there were three fortresses, but now only two has remained. Their structure was the same: seven buildings surrounded the central tower. After World War II, they were disarmed in 1950. The third fort was badly damaged by a storm, and after being scretched by another ship, it was demolished in 1959. In the other two in the sixties and seventies, pirate radio stations were operating for a long time.
#6 The castle of Bodiam
Bodiam Castle is a beautiful castle what has remained in a surprisingly nice condition in England, East Sussex. It was built in 1385, with the leading of strange named Sir Edward Dalyngrigge. Of course, the British scientists have to get rid of everything, and according to the latest science fictions, poor Bodiam castle walls were too thin to stand in a battle, and the waterbows were not enough good, so it was built to be just a pointer. Hard luck. The water slides, however, are already look like a good stuff, and indeed the whole castle. And, indeed, it’s not so common to see a building which have lived a lot of battles in such a beautiful state, so probably the Bodiam Castle may not have seen so many wars at all. The building was restored by Lord Curzon, God blesses his name.
#5 Michigan railway station, Detroit
The city of Detroit anyway is the bad memento of industrial decline, but the railway station of Michigan gives it an extra: it is more than one hundred years old and when it was built it was the highest and far the most luxurious railway station. Now it is more than 25 years, that the last train has departed from here. The opinions are very divided, what should be done with it. There is no money to renovate it, according to many people they should just clear the area with a dozer because its ugly. According to others it is just beautiful, lot of photographer are comming here not by accidance, they can shoot very good photos how the luxury slowly turned into decay.
#4 Craco, the italian ghost city
Craco is an abandoned italian ghost city in the province of Matera, south Italy. The city has been evacuated in 1963 due to the repeated landslides. The ghost city can be found in the „depth” between the italian boot’s heel and soles, directly next to the sea. Thanks to the evacuation Craco has changed to be a very popular tourist spectacle, moreover they like to make shootings here also. They shoot one part of Mel Gibson’s Passio here also.
#3 The empty Russian missile factory
A girl named LanaSator had a thought, took herself and sneaked into one of the factories in NPO Energomash with a camera, in the suburb of Moscow. The Russian government, of course, was not happy with it and was harassed for it, but no one can deny that she made great pictures. The whole thing looked like if you were wandering around the scenarios of a science fiction movie. There was no one there. No guards, no security precautions, except for some surveillance cameras somewhere. Nobody stopped it, no one questioned. Which is just interesting because the company is one of the world’s largest rocket launching companies.
#2 The tunnel of love, Ukraine
Hearing the name of Ukraine, we think abut molotov coctail and war, not love. In Klevan there is a three kilometer railway which leads to a factory. Here everything is overgrown by the nature – creating an unrivaled beautiful setting.The train is shipping food three times per day to the factory, in the remaining time dozens of photographers shoot the place over, and lovers are coming here: according to the urban legends, whoever goes with their pair and sincerely wants something, their wishes come true.
#1 Nara Dreamland amusement park, Japan
Nara wanted to beat Disney World down also, of course, with its own figures and attractions, not with Donald Duck and his companions. The amusement park was built in 1961 and closed its doors in 2006 because it hadn’t got enough visitors. There were roller coaster and monolithic railways, all kinds of gaming machines and really everything, all that is needed for a successful adventure park. They were pushing it hard and was going for a long time – but nowadays absolutely no one is coming here. That’s because it is forbidden to enter, and fines have been hit the curious photographers’ palms.
