There are many reasons why below cities, vehicles and structures are abandoned. For example Pripyat in Ukraine, have become notorious symbols of human-caused disaster. The Chernobyl disaster is widely considered to have been the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. Some of the other abandoned places have fallen into decay due to economic decline, civil war, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Some abandoned towns and ghost cities are so isolated that they have become like time capsules, almost untouched since their last occupants departed generations ago.
Check out 10 Most Astonishing Abandoned Places In The World. Some of the most beautiful, magical and even spooky places which both time and history seem to have forgotten.
10 – Czestochowa Train Depot – Poland
Train depot
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09 – Sunken yacht – Antarctica
Sunken yacht – Antarctica
08 – Pripyat – Ukraine
Pripyat – Ukraine
07 – Hafodunos Hall – Llangernyw, North Wales
Hafodunos Hall – Llangernyw North Wales
06 – Lawndale Theater – Chicago
Lawndale Theater in Chicago
05 – Abandoned city – Keelung, Taiwan
Keelung – Taiwan
04 – Dome houses – Southwest Florida
Dome houses – Southwest Florida
03 – Abandoned mill from 1866 – Sorrento, Italy
Sorrento – Italy
02 – Wonderland Amusement Park – Beijing, China
Wonderland Amusement Park
01 – El Hotel del Salto – Colombia
El Hotel del Salto in Colombia