The stories behind these places are always unique and amazing. It would also require tinkering with Mother Earth. As its name suggests, Ponyhenge is a collection of plastic ponies and rocking horses sitting pretty (and nightmarish-ly) in a field about 14 miles west of Boston. At one time, this was the capital of the ancient Lihyanites.Copper mining in the Last Frontier State used to be a big business.
Only Łapalice Castle was built in 1979—and it's not even technically a castle.
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We're making an app! What is so appealing about abandoned places? The buildings remain but the population has since moved on. While most of the village's original residents moved inland in the early 1990s, a few people do still live on the island, selling water to curious tourists and photographers.Imposing and ornate, Łapalice Castle resembles many of Eastern Europe's legendary spooky castles. 25 Amazing Hidden Gems in North Carolina. Shot Hotspot.
Thankfully it’s a California Historic Landmark now, and managed by the Bodie Foundation, which pledges to preserve it forever.Once Alabama’s capital city during the 1820s, and a major cotton-distribution area, Cahawba’s residents endured so many floods during the 1800s that living here suddenly became impossible.
The prison was built by the Soviet Union and filled with inmates in the 1940s, where the prisoners were forced to work in the nearby limestone quarry. Here you’ll find India’s oldest marble building, for instance.This Caribbean town—once the capital city of Montserrat—is difficult to find because it’s partially submerged as the result of a volcanic eruption during the summer of 1995. It was abandoned to the elements in the 1750s and finally succumbed to the crumbling coastline and sea in the 1920s when the last of its ruins fell. It's okay to be awed and creeped out at the same time. Jan 29, 2014 - Explore arvyjunod1's board "Amazing Abandoned Houses and...." on Pinterest. Do the ponies come alive when we're asleep? The jail was abandoned when Estonia gained its independence in 1991, and the lack of supervision caused the quarry to quickly fill up with water.
Now, the "castle" is merely a shell of what could have been, with graffiti adorning the crumbling walls. That all changed in 2012, when an art student at the University of West Bohemia had an idea to draw visitors back to the church: a collection of 30 ghost sculptures sitting in the pews with their heads bowed. Visitors can check out the antebellum architecture and archeological sites in Old Cahawba, not far from Selma.Our website, archdigest.com, offers constant original coverage of the interior design and architecture worlds, new shops and products, travel destinations, art and cultural events, celebrity style, and high-end real estate as well as access to print features and images from the AD archives.Whether the result of nuclear disaster, war or erosion, or maybe even an industry’s or empire’s downfall, several cities around the globe—from the Far East to North America—have become abandoned, some practically overnight.