10 creepy abandoned places in the world
(Baonghean.vn) - The gloomy, creepy images at abandoned locations remind us of horrific events that happened in history.
1. The bunker under the Greenbrier - a resort hotel in West Virginia, USA
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The interior of the bunker under the Greenbrier - a resort hotel in West Virginia, USA. Built in the 1950s, this famous abandoned site was intended to be a shelter for the US Congress in the event of a nuclear war. |
2. Holmesburg Prison, USA
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Horrifying images inside America's famous Holmesburg prison. This was once one of the most notorious prisons in America with violent attacks, sexual abuse as well as experiments on prisoners' bodies. |
3. Chernobyl Power Plant, Russia
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On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear disaster in world history occurred at the Chernobyl power plant. Design and control errors caused an explosion so powerful that it blew off the thousand-ton roof of reactor No. 4, releasing a large amount of radioactive material into the environment. |
4. Moundsville Prison in Moundsville, West Virginia, USA
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Moundsville Prison in Moundsville, West Virginia, USA operated from 1876 and closed in 1995. According to estimates, about 1,000 people died at this terrifying location while incarcerated. |
5. Prison on Procida Island, Italy
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The prison on the island of Procida, Italy was built in 1563 and closed in 1988. The cells are stained, the beds rust, the walls peel after being abandoned. |
6. Vilvoorde Prison in Belgium
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Vilvoorde Prison in Belgium was built in the late 1700s. It was closed in the 70s. The dark, creepy scene at this prison makes many people shudder. |
7. Fukushima, Japan
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Fukushima, Japan turned into a ghost town after a leak occurred at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the double disaster that devastated the land of cherry blossoms on March 11, 2011. |
8. Pripyat City, Ukraine
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The city of Pripyat, Ukraine became a desolate ghost town after the terrible nuclear disaster. |
9. Maunsell Fort, England
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Located in the Thames and Mersey estuaries of England, the Maunsell Forts that protected Britain during World War II from Nazi air raids were decommissioned in the late 1950s. |
10. Secret Soviet Naval Headquarters
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The secret Soviet naval headquarters known as Object 221 has been left rusting and deteriorating over the years. Built to serve as the headquarters of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, Object 221 was abandoned after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. |
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