Maunsell Sea Forts were built in the estuaries of the Thames and Mersey off the English coast during the Second World War to help Britain… Read More »Maunsell Sea Forts: The Abandoned War Forts in the United Kingdom
Located in Turkey, next to Mudurnu, Burj Al Babas was once envisioned as a luxurious residential development promising to capture elite visitors in a fairytale… Read More »Burj Al Babas: Abandoned Castles of Unfinished Dreams in Turkey
Located deep in a village in the western Georgian region, the Katskhi Pillar is a limestone monolith that has existed since the ninth or tenth… Read More »The Katskhi Pillar: An Abandoned Monolith in Georgia
Built between 1850 and 1852, Stack Rock Fort is located in the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It’s unclear why it was built, with several… Read More »Stack Rock Fort: The Abandoned Maritime Marvel in Wales
The Fredriksten Fortress, a famous Norwegian historical monument, was built in compliance with an express royal order. It took 40 years to build the fortress, with the construction work starting in 1661 and ending in 1701.
The idea behind the fortress was to reinforce security at the volatile Swedish-Norwegian border. The fortress is located in Halden, a Norwegian border town that neighbors Sweden. The once battle fortress is now a memorial to Scandinavian military operations.
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Just east of the UK, along the southern shore of the island Klosterøy, lies the secluded Utstein monastery. The island is a mere 1.7 square… Read More »Abandoned Medieval Utstein Monastery in Norway
The Arnfinn Nesset House is a long-abandoned residence that tourists stumbled upon while on a road trip in Norway in 2016. But the Arnfinn Nesset… Read More »Arnfinn Nesset House: Home of the Serial Killer
Old Red Iron is the local name given to the railway bridge which spanned the river Suir in Waterford. It was abandoned in 1995.
Budva is a town in Montenegro which is a popular tourist resort in the summer months. There are many large coastal mansions, some of which are abandoned.
Caldwell House was built sometime between 1770 and 1773 and remained with family until 1993 when it was abandoned.