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I became known for my work on forgotten pianos in abandoned places across Europe. During my requiem for pianos, I sometimes find abandoned places with former owners' personal belongings left behind. It seems as if time had stopped at a specific moment there.

I dive into the spaces that everyone thinks are empty. I wander there for hours on end. The aim of my art is to find those elements of life that people consider to be dead and capture them with my camera.

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Abandoned Chapel In France

Abandoned Chapel In France

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Agnes Jekyll
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So very beautiful. I hope it's protected.

Nea
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wish i knew why was this (and others) abandoned..

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    Abandoned Hospital In Italy

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    Lola
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How appropriate to have a crow there (smh).

    Night Owl
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one doesn't look too run down. Maybe it could be restored

    Jean van der Merwe
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is the crow made of? Is it a mural? I love crows, but it is slightly ominous.

    Ashley Greer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought that was a velociraptor at first…

    VM37
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes people put crow or eagle status or other figures to scare of pigeons. Bc they s**t on everything.

    Patricia Murray
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like the palace in Madrid to me.

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    Abandoned House In Luxembourg

    Abandoned House In Luxembourg

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    KatHat
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what year the calendar is showing...

    Agnes Jekyll
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's amazing that the furniture was not stolen--that milk pail, the pitcher....

    Bob Beltcher
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where did the live flowers come from if the place is abandoned? Makes me thing the whole picture is staged and you're just using the old house as the background.

    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hi bob yes it’s plastic flowers and everything was like that when I came in this little house

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    Jean van der Merwe
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is very beautiful. It may be abandoned, but grace and beauty live here. I love the light quality. Thank you for sharing this with us.

    Kat Min
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one looks a bit staged. Some of the items seem way too clan. Still a great pic, though

    Nona Wolf
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And perfectly staged with a bouquet of flowers...

    holo it's me
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wow... i wonder how long it was just sitting there

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    Abandoned Castle In Italy

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    Andria Duncan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The trompe l'oeil painting is amazing... but rather than a "castle", the iconography seems to suggest the Jewish faith, I'm wondering if perhaps some type of ritual bathing space, such as for women after menstruation/childbirth.

    Martina Magni
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a Castle with oriental decoration in Tuscany, near were I live. Instead of ''suggesting'', you should do some research. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammezzano

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    kien cong sinh
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A beautiful architecture for a while

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    Abandoned Synagogue In Romania

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    holo it's me
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks majestic even with all the plants

    PurpleKU77
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May be a bad reason it was abandoned. Hope not.

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    Abandoned Greenhouse In Italy

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    Agnes Jekyll
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thos windows are so beautiful!!! They look art nouveau. It'd be so nice if it were restored

    Kayjunmoon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful but less of a greenhouse, more of a summer room. Lovely.

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    Abandoned Castle In France

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    Vlad Horobet
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As nicely looking as the image is, that's the worse place and way to put a bathtub for a practical use.

    CatPrivilege
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With the grey tones and tub placed in the middle of the room at a jaunty angle, this looks shockingly chic somehow, like in a hotel in a trendy part of Sydney, London, or San Francisco.

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    Abandoned House In France

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    Vlad Horobet
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a strange urge to look through those books and papers.

    Estelle Winwoode
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at those beams in the ceiling - they're enormous. This is no ordinary house.

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    Abandoned Musical School In Italy

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    Astridplayz
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn’t seem that old but it probably is!!

    otaku fox
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like something out of a nightmare. A cool nightmare.

    Night Owl
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And no one took that wall decoration with them!?! Can I have it?

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    Abandoned Castle In France

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    otaku fox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How are all of the books still in tact!

    KatHat
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does this happen, that so much is left behind?!

    De'leeze(fka moon)
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is something I would love to restore

    Stephanie Barr
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I so respect a bedroom lined with books.

    Kat Min
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what that golden thing on top of the shelves is....

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    Abandoned Villa In Italy

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    r3dd3v1lL
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How high is that ceiling? The doors and furniture look tine in comparison.

    VM37
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The style od the 1800 in Europe was the high celling. Even at the begining of the 20tj century.

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    KatHat
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It somehow reminds me of the Grand Budapest Hotel.

    Agnes Jekyll
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does the family just walk away?

    Captain Marvel
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who knows what could have happened...maybe they were killed?

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    Alexandria Z
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always amazes me that these places were lived in moments ago then disaster and time stood still.

    Brigitta Swart
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something is not right in this picture

    Sandy D
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The suspension of the couch and chair is tiny compared to the other stuff. Maybe it's a doll house or?

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    Abandoned Church

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    KatHat
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like it wouldn't need a lot of work to be beautiful again.

    drfox
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this isso beutiful how could they abandon it and why ?

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some old churches are only used for weddings and funerals. Our church here in France is one of those small churches. There's a service twice a year, that's all.

    Brigitta Swart
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's old but possibly still used. It is clean.

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    Abandoned Villa In Italy

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    Abandoned Hospital In Germany

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    KatHat
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like an album cover.

    Jean van der Merwe
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the chair in Frazier. Now we know where it went when the series ended.

    MauKini
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that the one close to Berlin?

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    Abandoned Castle In France

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    Vlad Horobet
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The drawing is amazing. But the flag is a new addition, colors are way brighter than they should be, not faded and not dusted at all.

    Bob Beltcher
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also a British flag, why is there a British flag in a French castle. Did the 100 years war mean nothing?

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    Night Owl
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    7 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    UK flag in a castle in France? Uh oh...

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    Abandoned Castle In France

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    Abandoned Castle In France

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    Agnes Jekyll
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is it wrong to say I would take that that furniture?

    Lola
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ll help you carry some in your house, and you help me carry some in mine :).

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    Lola
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And people, that is why you invest on real hardwood floors. They are still holding up after who knows how many years.

    Mia Lukie
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The wall art is beautifully done ! The green is so vibrant

    Biljana Malesevic
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In better shape than my own apartment.

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    Abandoned Castle In France

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    krnr58
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite room so far. Looks about the late 60’s?

    Bob Beltcher
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who are these people leaving all their stuff behind?

    Nancy Doughty
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what the radio says when nobody is around? AM talk or FM rock?

    Todd Hollfelder
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this a set up? If it's abandoned then why does the furniture look new... even if it's from the 1960s.

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    Abandoned Church In Italy

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    Abandoned Villa In Germany

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    Lola
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw a chair for sale that looked exactly like the one on the right. I’m so glad that kind of style is making a comeback.

    Todd Hollfelder
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do I see a shoe and a liquor bottle on the bed? Something naughty's been happening here.

    KatHat
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still clothes in the wardrobe?!

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    Abandoned Castle In France

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    drfox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow it's so green it's very odd

    drfox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ℐᏆЅ ЅᎾᎾᎾᎾ Ꮆℛℰℰℕ!

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    Abandoned Thermal Baths In France

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    Night Owl
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can still see how beautiful it looked

    krnr58
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like the baths in the television show“Alienist” where something bad happens. IJS!

    Todd Hollfelder
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you just picture this place in its day?

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    Abandoned Villa In Italy

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    Aria FAFAT
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is nobody creeped out by that face in the doorway...? ...and you just looked and found nothing there :) sorry, I'm feeling bored!!

    Sue Knerl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd love to have that fireplace.

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    Abandoned House In Italy

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    Abandoned Castle In Italy

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    otaku fox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The architecture is incredible!

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    Abandoned Villa In Italy

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    MauKini
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know in the last scene from the movie "Titanic" wehn Rose dies and she is once again on the ship and Jack waiting for her. The restauration in that scene somehow reminds me of that picture.. It would be so cool to bring this staircase back to its original glory!

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    Abandoned Ballroom In Germany

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    otaku fox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine what it looked like when it was at it's finest; filled with high-class men and women in expensive clothing. Like something out of Anastasia.

    drfox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wow thatwould be awsome

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    Abandoned Hospital In Ukraine

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    Vlad Horobet
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder if at some point they had a tree in the salon or it grew by himself as mother nature and time took over.

    Darya Rudokvas
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is popular in Ukraine and CIS to put huge green trees and plants into the hall rooms and salons of hospitals. So it definitely has not grew by himself.)

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    Cathy Marcelo
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vlad, since it is sitting in a planter, some type of vegetation grew there, could be a seedling from surrounding trees, blew in and grew into something local to the area. But, No doubt, Mother Nature, sure had a hand in decorating here!! All the pictures presented here are gorgeous, for people with imagination!!! Great!!

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    Abandoned Castle In Italy

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    KatHat
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At every picture I can only imagine the horror and distress of the people who loved and knew these spaces if they were to return today :(

    drfox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah it would be awful tocome home and see your house like that

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    Mia Lukie
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The walls in the further room is incredible!

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    During my artistic journey across Europe, my focus on forgotten pianos often leads to intriguing encounters with abandoned places filled with personal history. As I delve deeper into these spaces, each room tells a story waiting to be captured by my camera. Exploring these places, reminiscent of the ones I've previously documented, complements my artistic endeavor of bringing hidden stories to light.

    To gain a broader perspective on these fascinating sites, one might consider how these Italy-based discoveries breathe life into the seemingly lifeless through urban exploration.

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    Abandoned Theatre In Belgium

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    otaku fox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it strange that I imagine what it would smell like here?

    Krisje Van Tongel
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    exactly what I was thinking, I can almost smell it

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    Abandoned Hospital In Ukraine

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    otaku fox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's strange to think that infants were once being cared for here, and now it's all covered in a thick layer of dust.

    KatHat
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When was the last time a baby was in any of those beds? (And remember the old days when this is what every hospital was like, with the babies all lined up for visitors to see through the window?)

    Elisabet Larsen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can tell you the year. 1986. This is from Pripyat city hospital.

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    Abandoned Hotel In Germany

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    Arie Likes Coffee....
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That moss is so beautiful! I love seeing things grow in neglected places, it makes me feel peaceful.

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    Abandoned Boarding School In France

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    otaku fox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the stuff of nightmares.

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    Abandoned House In Italy

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    Vlad Horobet
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    7 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This room alone is bigger than my whole house. Also the optical illusion: is the ceiling going up or connecting the walls?

    drfox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the statueis intact weird!

    Raymond Moore
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to heat such a space would be a night mare

    Aria FAFAT
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That spotlight streaming in is just so beautiful!!!! It reminds me of Sirius Black's passing away scene though😭😭😭

    KatHat
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's another pic in this series of the same room, but from that door on the right.

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    Abandoned Castle In Italy

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    krnr58
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Uhhhh, can someone answer the damn phone? WHERES THE PHONE?????”

    KatHat
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I often wonder how the ceilings just come down like this... I would imagine they get waterlogged and then the weight of them is just too much.

    Thomas Ewing
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The upstairs neighbor had a party last night...

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    Abandoned Pottery Factory

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    Arie Likes Coffee....
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm seeing all these pictures and it makes me want to go to these places and just explore.

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    Abandoned Ballroom In Belgium

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    Abandoned Hospital In Italy

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    otaku fox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like there are still people waiting to get in... spooky.

    Todd Hollfelder
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the dearly departed are still waiting for their turns... picture it.

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    Abandoned Theatre In Belgium

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    Arie Likes Coffee....
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what it looked like before it was abandoned.

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    Abandoned Castle In Italy

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