Such Places Of The World, Knowing About Which You Will Be Shocked
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Such Places Of The World, Knowing About Which You Will Be Shocked |
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1. Kolmanskop, Namibia
Kolmanskop was home to one of the most famous diamond mines in recent history. German miners came to the city and soon a hospital, school and the first tram in Africa were built. As soon as the diamonds stopped coming out of the diamond mine. The miners who worked in the mine left the place with their families and moved south to the Orange River. Since then this diamond mine has become a tourist destination for humans.
2. Forest floating in water for 102 years
Boat S S Arya Field. This boat was launched 102 years ago at Homebus in Sydney. The bay was used as a wrecking yard where boats from all over the world were brought in and destroyed. When this yard ceased operations, the rest of the ships were abandoned. Now this place has become a floating cemetery for decommissioned ships.
3. Holland Island America's Last Home
This lonely house on a small part of Holland Island tells the story of a fierce battle between man and nature. Built in 1888, this home has bravely held up against erosion along the shoreline on the Holland Island coast for decades. Despite many efforts by the owner of this house to protect his property, he could not make it safe due to rising water and weak soil.
4. Amazing wooden houses
The most beautiful wooden houses built in the forests of Russia are still hidden. These houses have been built in very difficult places in the forest of Russia, where it is very difficult for humans to live. That's why these houses have remained uninhabited for years. This house has been built in a very artistic way, which is still standing as before. These houses have now become centers of attraction for tourists.
5. Underwater City, China
This ancient city more than 1300 years old is still submerged in water. This was not a result of global warming, but a man-made phenomenon for the betterment of modern civilization. In 1959 the local government decided to build a hydroelectric power station to meet the demands of the growing population. For which a huge dam was built. And that dam was so big that it submerged the city of Shicheng in more than 100 feet of water.
6. City Hall Subway Stamp
The New York America City Hall Loop opened in 1904 in what was once a grand terminal station, serving approximately 600 passengers a day. Passenger traffic through the station was discontinued after 40 years of operation due to the dramatic increase in New York's population. Today the station can only be visited during a very special time of the year. In its time the station was a popular destination where locals and travelers could see the intricate design of the past, but it was closed in the mid-twentieth century for safety reasons.
7. Salto Hotel, Colombia
The Hotel del Salto was built by renowned architect Carlos Arturo Tapias in the early twentieth century in Bogotá, Colombia. It was one of the most luxurious hotels in the country, where the famous, the powerful and the corrupt stayed. Unfortunately, increasing pollution in the nearby Bogotá River caused people to lose interest in visiting the hotel, and it was abandoned in the 1990s.
8. Military Hospital, Beelitz Germany
This military hospital is now abandoned, Hitler was kept in this hospital after being injured during the First World War. Earlier it used to be a public hospital, but when the war started, the hospital was converted into a military hospital. After the end of World War II, this hospital was considered to be the leading hospital for treating diseases like neurological disorders and tuberculosis.
9. Church in the Snow, Canada
From the outside the church looks like it is still active, although it is in need of major renovation. This church has been abandoned for some time. After many years now the chairs are completely safe, some Bibles are scattered here and there and every Sunday looks like waiting for the sermon.
10. Hashima Island, Japan
Hashima Island is just one of over five hundred abandoned islands belonging to Nagasaki Prefecture. The island remains a symbol of Japan's industrialization, although it stains the country's history with its forced slavery during World War II. The 6.3 hectare island was home to workers in the underwater coal mines. Today many buildings have been restored and opened to the public and tourists.
11. Train Station, Abkhazia, Georgia
This railway station in Georgia used to connect passengers from the country to Russia, which has now turned into ruins. Since the war in Abkhazia between 1992 and 1993 the lone railway station at 63 Mile has been defunct. The interior of the station still reflects its former glory.
12. The Hunting New Bedford Orpheum, USA
The Orpheum Theater was originally called the Majestic Opera House. It was built coincidentally on the day of the sinking of the Titanic ship, so many people believed it to be bad luck. In the early days it had seating for 1,500 people. It was only used for the most exclusive planning in the Northeast US. Its doors were closed in 1959.
13. Fishing Village Gaoqi Island, China
Gaoqi Island is one of about 400 islands belonging to the Shengyi Islands and a small part of the Zhoushan Islands. It was one of the largest fishing village in the island group. But unfortunately it was abandoned because of the polluted water and an unusual indifference in the middle of the area. It is one of the best preserved islets of the Zhou Shan Islands.
14. Deeksha Kunva, Sintra Portugal
The Quinta de Reglera Estate is an ancient site, with the ruins of a palace, chapel and amazing stucco moldings, but it is the pair of wells that attract thousands of tourists annually. Wells known as initiation wells were symbolic of death and rebirth. The spiral design of the well depicts the nine circles of Hell and the nine circles of Heaven.
15. Crystal Mill, Colorado
This old mill was a powerhouse built in the late 1800s. This power house used to supply energy for the miners working in the silver mine. As silver ran out, so did the need for the mill, and it finally fell out of use in 1917.