54 The Most Beautiful Abandoned Places in the World
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Kolmanskop, Namibia
A view of a room in a derelict building full of sand.
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This town was founded in the Namib desert in 1908, after a man found a diamond in the area, but was abandoned in 1954 after resources were exhausted. The homes that were left are now filled with sand—a strange, yet striking, sight to behold.
Kolmanskop, Namibia
A view of a room in a derelict building full of sand.
MINT IMAGES RFGETTY IMAGES
This town was founded in the Namib desert in 1908, after a man found a diamond in the area, but was abandoned in 1954 after resources were exhausted. The homes that were left are now filled with sand—a strange, yet striking, sight to behold.
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14 January 2023
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