Haunting photos show the world’s most forgotten places… from moss-covered villages to abandoned car graveyards

Haunting photos show the world’s most forgotten places… from moss-covered villages to abandoned car graveyards

Wildlife Adm
by Wildlife Adm September 13, 2023


 LEFT TO NATURE Haunting photos show the world’s most forgotten places… from moss-covered villages to abandoned car graveyards

After being abandoned by us, these parts of the world have been conquered by nature once again

THESE are the parts of the world which humans - and time - have forgotten.

All of these incredible places, from luxurious palaces to towering monuments, used to stand as reminders of human progress and power.

These incredible shots show the world's most forgotten places, including an eerie car graveyard in Sweden
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These incredible shots show the world's most forgotten places, including an eerie car graveyard in SwedenCredit: Barcroft Media
An abandoned theatre, in Berlin, has been left to decay long after playing its last film
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An abandoned theatre, in Berlin, has been left to decay long after playing its last filmCredit: Shutterstock

But now, long after being abandoned by us, these parts of the world have been conquered by nature once again.

Haunting photographs have captured the beauty of some of the planet's most stunning abandoned places, with each one telling its own story of desertion and decay.

They have been published in a new book: Abandoned: The Most Beautiful Forgotten Places From Around The World.

One shot shows all that remains of the Buzludzha Monument in Bulgaria, which used to serve as the HQ of the Communist Party before it was abandoned in 1989.

In the decades since the collapse of communism, the old building has started to fall apart, standing as a gravestone to a dead ideology.

Meanwhile, other incredible photos capture car graveyards from around the world, where the abandoned vehicles have been dumped and left to rust.

One haunting shot shows all that remains of Bulgaria's Buzludzha Monument, the former Communist Party headquarters
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One haunting shot shows all that remains of Bulgaria's Buzludzha Monument, the former Communist Party headquartersCredit: Getty Images
The commie monument now stands as a crumbling reminder of a dead ideology, with the ruined building abandoned in 1989
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The commie monument now stands as a crumbling reminder of a dead ideology, with the ruined building abandoned in 1989Credit: Getty Images
The inside of the derelict Buzludzha Monument looks as if it's holding up just as well as the outside
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The inside of the derelict Buzludzha Monument looks as if it's holding up just as well as the outsideCredit: Getty Images
The eerie, circular building is barely visited by anyone, save the few explorers brave enough to have a nose around
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The eerie, circular building is barely visited by anyone, save the few explorers brave enough to have a nose aroundCredit: Getty Images
The once-proud monument, at the peak of Mount Buzludzha, has now been defaced and vandalised by those who aren't too spooked to go near it
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The once-proud monument, at the peak of Mount Buzludzha, has now been defaced and vandalised by those who aren't too spooked to go near itCredit: Getty Images
A burning torch sculpture can be seen with the eerie, spaceship-like monument looming in the background
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A burning torch sculpture can be seen with the eerie, spaceship-like monument looming in the backgroundCredit: Getty Images

Other shots centre on the remains of once-proud buildings, like an abandoned palace in Italy where the rotten floor collapsed on itself.

And another stunning photograph shows an entire abandoned village in China, where creepers have blanketed the empty houses in their entirety.

One truly incredible shot shows how creepers have reclaimed an abandoned village on Shengshan Island, in Zhoushan, China
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One truly incredible shot shows how creepers have reclaimed an abandoned village on Shengshan Island, in Zhoushan, ChinaCredit: Getty Images
An abandoned funfair in Italy looks much less fun since it's rusted down and been left to fall apart
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An abandoned funfair in Italy looks much less fun since it's rusted down and been left to fall apartCredit: Alamy
The stunning gallery of photos also shows nature taking over the Swedish car graveyard
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The stunning gallery of photos also shows nature taking over the Swedish car graveyardCredit: Barcroft Media
One shot shows a stack of cars with moss creeping all over them, as nature reclaims the forested car graveyard
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One shot shows a stack of cars with moss creeping all over them, as nature reclaims the forested car graveyardCredit: Barcroft Media

The Sunday People reports that author Mathew Growcoot travelled the world shooting abandoned places and collecting images from other photographers.

He said: "The brave men and ­women who venture into these places in their spare time do us a service by shedding light on quite literally dark places.”

This Italian palace was once a place of decadence and luxury, but now it's succumbed to rot and mould
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This Italian palace was once a place of decadence and luxury, but now it's succumbed to rot and mouldCredit: Caters News Agency
A selection of stunning shots has been published in a book which pays homage to forgotten parts of the world
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A selection of stunning shots has been published in a book which pays homage to forgotten parts of the world

Abandoned: The Most Beautiful Forgotten Places From Around The World, published by Ebury Press on July 27, price £12.99.

These incredible photos come after we took you inside the deserted Japanese theme park which is sure to give you nightmares.

And another series of fascinating shots reveal the hidden underground gems dotted around Europe.



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