I have always been really interested by abandoned buildings, I think it has something to do with what was there and why it is not there any more. I am always intrigued as to why things go to such obvious waste when there are so many people in need. But above all my intrigue and interest, I think, what draws me most is the beauty in nature meeting man-made structure. I found a few examples of interesting, and beautiful abandoned buildings.
An abandoned prison in Spain, which once held over two thousand five hundred inmates, both male and female. It is now the home to thieves, gypsies, graffiti artists and drug addicts.
This abandoned theater is located in Texas, and has become some what of a land mark just off the Highway 59.
Although this abandoned building in Belgium looks like a castle it is in fact the buildings from a near by mine. It has been abandoned for over thirty years, and thus has been overgrown. For more photos of the inside click here.
Lastly, above is a very interesting abandoned building, its a mall. A website I came across looked into the possibilities of turning such a building into a residential area, where common areas are all inside rather than outside like in a traditional resdential complex.
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Just after Mossel Bay there’s a little town called Kleinbrak, which has an old abandoned factory that’s very similar to your Belgium example. It’s about six-storeys tall, very industrial looking, and also has trees growing out of it. Squatters have moved in and you can see their mattresses and laundry through the broken window panes. I’d imagine that it’s a lot better to live in there than in the surrounding corrugated iron shacks. There must be plenty of examples, so why don’t you do some legwork and find some local examples.
I know the one you are talking about, it is great, and I will definitely make an effort to photograph it and others in the future.
My friend recently found some interesting abandoned buildings in a place called Chernoybl, try searching it in google.
Chernobyl was abandoned because of a nuclear accident.. better check to see if it’s safe!
Imagine the place where you work and live right now in this moment. Then Imagine it a hundred year from now. looking around and imagine how it would look imagine the things that would decey and the things that would still exist. Thats what draws me to old abandon places. its like a threshold of the present and the past where they meet and exist together. Trippie a bit but that’s me.