There are quite a few sites which showcase beautiful photos of abandoned places throughout the world. Some are old theatres, hospitals, cities or houses with some belongings still remaining, such as a tail piano or a doll. We can stop and wonder at the beauty of these images, which have that sense of time passing through and leaving a beautiful patina on the walls, rust and dust developing, which all look ghostly but at the same time charming. Take a look at a few of these images to see what we mean: Bored Panda, Art of Urbex, the Guardian
Did you know: In 1986 a 116 000 people were permanently evacuated from Chernobyl in a contaminated area of 4200 km 2 due to the meltdown of the nuclear plant.