20 Abandoned Cities from Around the World: Deserted Towns and Other Derelict Places

[PwnDirect]

very interesting

 

[howsertrading]

The one that interests me the most is the Kowloon Walled City.I believe some of the scenes from Bloodsport were filmed in there.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=KEo6ogAnoZ8

 

[Bony Maloney]

Visited this place in Turkey many moons ago :Kaya Koyu http://www.gofethiye.com/fethiye/kayakoyu.htm.

 

[The Funktopus]

Fascinating read, thanks.

Pripiyat's definitely one for later inclusion in this thread, due to the nature of it's abandonment. The morning after the Chernobyl reactor incident people were litterally bundled out of their homes by Soviet authorities in the middle of breakfast, with dishes still laid out on kitchen tables, and newspaper's dated the day after the accident still open on the stories the former occupants were reading when Police and Interior Ministry troops came battering on their apartment doors.

 

[VonClinkerhofen]

Agree with previous posts...most interesting GD thread in a long time.

 

[Vita]

Very interesting. Thanks.

 

[Cosimo]

This is a very interesting thread, cheers.

 

[antijoke]

Wonder if I could buy some property there, who I would need to talk to or if I could just turn up and renovate

 

[semi-pro waster]

Wonder if I could buy some property there, who I would need to talk to or if I could just turn up and renovate

Which one? The Kowloon Walled City would be a bit of an issue since it was demolished and made into a park but for most of the rest I suspect you could if you've got the cash and can contact the right people. I'd maybe not choose the asbestos mining town personally but maybe I'm just being picky.

 

[jongeeone]

I'm going to hazard a guess that Famagusta in Cyprus will pop up in here at some point?

Have seen it so many times, kinda scary that the washing is still hung on the lines in peoples back garden. Theres also an interesting read behind why the norther part of Cyprus is how it is - Whos fault was it, Turkish, Cypriots - or the US? Who knows the full story. However, it is interesting.

 

[psychas]

what Chernobyl should be at least second

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/ghost_town/pripyat ferris wheel.jpg

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/sarcophagus/sarcophagus and dosimeter.jpg

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/ghost_town/IMG_0663.JPG

http://chernobyl.in.ua/im/ghost_town/IMG_0606.JPG.jpg

Don't hotlink, and also if you're going to re-host them can you re-size them first.

 

[yipyipboo]

good read this thread

 

[El Gringo]

I'm going to hazard a guess that Famagusta in Cyprus will pop up in here at some point?

Read the thread?

 

[underclocker]

Excelent thread, I love this knid of thing - no idea why

Considering current house prices I'm thinking about Mandu as my next house/ renervation.

 

[Lopéz]

I'm going to hazard a guess that Famagusta in Cyprus will pop up in here at some point?

Have seen it so many times, kinda scary that the washing is still hung on the lines in peoples back garden. Theres also an interesting read behind why the norther part of Cyprus is how it is - Whos fault was it, Turkish, Cypriots - or the US? Who knows the full story. However, it is interesting.

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[utajoker]

interesting read, good post

 

[yipyipboo]

just noticed the date on the OP.

where's 11-20 then?

 

[Wayne~]

Cool thread, always interesting to read stuff such as this

 

[Phil W]

btt, just posted a thread about ghost towns, when this has all the sort of information i'm looking for

 

[Martins]

Whole load of chernobyl pics here