September 17, 2013

Haunting Images of Abandoned Places – 2

This week from Bored Panda:

… some of the most ghostly abandoned places around the world, every single one of which has its own special charm.

Kolmanskop, Namibia

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Kolmanskop was a small settlement in Namibia that saw a boom in the early 1900s when German settlers realized that the area was rich in diamonds. By the 1950s, the town was completely deserted.

Image credits: Chris Gray

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