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Once a glamorous destination that attracted the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Abba, the Cypriot resort of Varosha was abandoned on 14 August 1974 when Turkey invaded. For 50 years, the town has been deserted, but in 2020 it was opened up to tourists.
When I returned from my walk, the license plate had been removed.
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/16886924 > A 2000 year old ceiling in the temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17292833 > Abandoned industrial building 2/8
Little duct tape should do the trick.
Near the Black Palace on Bokor Mountain
In the background of the one pic you can see one of the abandoned schoolhouses in the distance. 
I didn't get a closer pic of this one sadly because a)Bees and b) I got distracted by the old Fargo that's directly behind me in this pic.
More pics https://imgur.com/gallery/Ot00Jq8
An old Fargo truck rotting away in southern Manitoba. More pics of it here https://imgur.com/gallery/y4zdhCj
Credit: [LordExplores](https://old.reddit.com/user/LordExplores)
An abandoned motor cruiser slowly moulders away on the beach adjacent to Tranmere Oil Terminal. Credit: [Darren B Hillman](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31157565@N08/40739407923)
An abandoned bus in the Atacama desert outside of the oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama. Source: Pablo Garcia Saldaña [pagsa_](http://unsplash.com/@pagsa_)
Kelenföld Power Station is an abandoned power plant control room in Hungary. Built in the 1920s, it's a beautiful example of Art Deco industrial architecture and features a dramatic oval-shaped room lit by a large skylight. The plant originally ran on coal but was converted to natural gas in the 1970s. Much of the original control equipment remains intact on the green metal wall panels. A concrete bunker housed an air raid shelter during World War 2, underscoring the control room's role in a critical infrastructure at a turbulent time. [](https://reddthat.com/pictrs/image/4a5477f9-dc7d-4b7f-a88a-4d4c9a13cdf6.webp) Designed by two prominent Hungarian architects, site is protected under Hungarian law and so cannot be demolished. This does mean it also can't be restored and maintenance is difficult. It is occasionally open to tours and also film shoots, apparently. ## More info & photos * https://progressiveproductions.eu/locations/hungary/special/kelenfold-power-plant * https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kelenfold-power-station * https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/special-k/ * https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/special-k-hungary-may-2019.37278/
In August 2022, a team located camera equipment that had been abandoned by famous explorers Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates in 1937 on the Walsh Glacier in Canada's Kluane National Park. The cameras contained decades-old images of the landscape that could provide data on glacial movement. After months of searching led by explorer Griffin Post and glaciologist Dora Medrzycka, they found pieces of Washburn's aerial camera and two movie cameras with undeveloped film. Medrzycka's guidance was crucial to the discovery. [](https://reddthat.com/pictrs/image/4329299b-a5f8-47d6-8b27-4aa2d51bdaba.webp) They hope the recovered film can be developed and provide a rare glimpse of the area as it appeared over 80 years ago. Finding the equipment after so many decades was an unbelievable validation for Post and his team. ## Sources * https://www.swedbank.nl/2022/10/31/legendary-mountaineer-bradford-washburns-lost-cache-unearthed/ * https://people.com/human-interest/cameras-abandoned-by-famed-yukon-explorers-found-85-years-later/
Credit: [Benjamin Wiessner](https://www.flickr.com/photos/benjaminwiessner/33243329325/)
