Abandoned coal mine somewhere in France. I have to admit that I really have something for the mining industry. I don’t really know why, maybe because it’s been a big part of my country’s history, maybe because of the very hard work it represents, and also maybe because it is the symbol of social struggles and the fight of the people for their rights…
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Abandoned electric powerstation of a steel factory somewhere in France. Part of this steel factory is still in use while another part of it remains abandoned. I only had the opportunity to explore the old abandoned electric powerstation and a bit of the steel factory…
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Abandoned wool factory somewhere in Belgium. This was an exploration that I enjoyed a lot. This factory is probably quite old, and the architecture of the place is very nice, as are old factories. The place is quite well preserved, the decay being only due to the passage of time…
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Abandoned wooden decor and furnitures depot somewhere in France. I’ve found this place by pure chance. I was with a friend and we were looking for an abandoned swimming pool, which we found but was unfortunately inaccessible, when we passed in front of an old industrial building along the roadside. Our curiosity pushed us to stop and go check it…
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Abandoned church somewhere in Belgium. This church is incredibly well preserved, and that’s seldom the case about this kind of place. Pigeons have not yet invaded the church, and there are still a lot of things there. Decay is very subtle here and the place seems to only need a bit of cleaning to welcome back the believers.
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Abandoned metro station somewhere in Belgium. Belgium is known as the country of surrealism and that’s not for nothing. The city where this metro station is located had great projects: they built a metro to improve the mobility, unfortunately, some parts of it have been left abandoned after being built…
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Abandoned cooling tower somewhere in Belgium. Exploring a cooling tower is always an interesting thing to do. I haven’t explored much of them right now, but I know that this one was hiding a quite unusual little thing…
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Abandoned chapel somewhere in Belgium. A small chapel or a big church ? I don’t really know, but this place had probably been built for the miners as it is located near a coal mine, and was somehow dedicated to the sun as one of the stained glass proves it…
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Abandoned school somewhere in Belgium. He who opens a school door, closes a prison said Victor Hugo, and we can easily guess what this quote would be if inverted. The students have left but nature takes its course in the empty classrooms of this decaying school…
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Abandoned astronomical observatory somewhere in Belgium. I had high expectations when I came to visit this place. I knew the telescopes were still there, and that made the exploration very exciting, I couldn’t wait to see them !
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