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An abandoned graveyard, also known as an abandoned cemetery, is a graveyard that is no longer maintained. [1] Graveyards may be abandoned for various reasons. [ 2 ] Some reasons for abandonment of cemeteries include such phenomena as financial difficulty, natural disaster, unpleasant reputation and/or accessibility.
New Jewish Cemetery, Prague – built next to the Olšany Cemetery to alleviate the space problems faced by the Old Jewish Cemetery, it is the burial place of Franz Kafka; Vyšehrad cemetery, Prague – the Czech Republic's most important cemetery, it is the burial site for Antonín Dvořák, Alphonse Mucha and Bedřich Smetana, amongst others.
As well as being the resting place of more than 10,000 souls, this 65-acre cemetery in the city that bills itself the "Granite Capital of the World" is also a sculpture gallery of original ...
The Azerbaijani representative of Nakhchivan denied that there was an Armenian cemetery there in the first place. [33] Azerbaijani authorities demolished the Church of the Holy Virgin in Baku in 1992, as part of their "de-Armenisation" campaign, which also took place in the Armenian cemetery in Julfa. The rest was turned into a restaurant. [34]
French photographer Romain Veillon has spent years photographing abandoned places around the world that have been overtaken by nature, with eerily beautiful results.
Across the planet, there are locations and monuments left abandoned. Once time and corrosion have taken hold, entire towns are left in ghostly shells of their former selves.
Pages in category "Abandoned buildings and structures" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hello, I'm an urban explorer from Lithuania. For over 10 years, I've been exploring abandoned buildings across Europe. One of my favorite types of places to explore has always been abandoned ...