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In this abandoned fishing village on Shengshan Island, Zhejiang province, China, vines climb the old stone walls, weave through the windows and doors and creep along the crumpling paths. Greenhouses everywhere: Clothed in vines and leaves, the former fishing village is a sight to behold. The pictures were taken by Shanghai-based amateur photographer Qing Jian. (See aerial view further on this page.)
The French village Oradour-sur-Glane has been left in its ruined state, its buildings and car destroyed by fire after it was attacked by Nazi soldiers and all its inhabitants massacred in 1944. It remains a chilling time capsule as the burned out homes remain exactly as they were on the day they were torched, even the car of the mayor still lies rusting in the main street
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The Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture (of 'little belt railway') was a Parisian railway that, from 1852, was a circular connection between Paris's main railway stations. Abandoned since 1934, the beautiful 19-mile belt of neglected green space in the centre of Paris is a treasure trove for graffiti artists and nature-lovers
Once the home to hundreds of German miners seeking their fortune in the Namibian desert, almost 100 years after Kolmanskop peaked as a thriving and bustling oasis, it is now a dilapidated ghost town slowly being reclaimed by the sand
Photographer Enrique Lopez-Tapia took this photo of one of the surviving houses, venturing inside the document room knee deep in sand. The wooden houses, large and opulent, were built in the middle of the desert by wealthy German miners. Now sand dunes rule
Ghost town: The pictures were taken by photographer Michiel Van Balen as he travelled through the Nambian desert taking shots of the deserted town left to decay in nature. The creepy remains of Kolmanskop have made it a magnet to ghost hunters and it has featured on a number of paranormal series
A Russian shipyard in a small bay south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the setting for this collection of rusting former glories surrounded by snow and ice
A Kapok tree which grew in the ruins of Preah Khan Temple,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Angkor, Cambodia,
has totally taken over its surroundings,
creating a beautiful natural entrance for travellers to explore
Another view of the Preah Khan Temple
An aerial view of the abandoned fishing village on Shengshan Island, Zhejiang province, China, shown at the top of this page, where nature has reclaimed the land, with vines covering up most of the buildings.
The Valley of the Mills is an old abandoned flour mill in Sorrento, Italy that was gradually abandoned over the years. The humid environment created a micro-climate that reportedly proved favourable to ferns which covered the ruins in a layer of rich green flora.
Tourists can visit the green wonder via stone ramps down into the valley, or gaze down upon the ruins from above
Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3144528/Stunning-images-places-time-forgot-Vine-covered-buildings-ghost-ships-eerie-abandoned-streets-nature-rules.html
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