Haunting scenes in abandoned places around the world

A house with typical 20th century architecture stands out among the high-rise buildings of a developing neighborhood in Shanghai.

An abandoned fishing village in Zhejiang province, China, is as beautiful as a fairy tale when it is covered in a green coat of wild grass.

The lobby of the Lee Hotel Plaza in Detroit, USA is abandoned with furniture thrown around and walls peeling.

Located in Pripyat, Ukraine, the amusement park was scheduled to open on May 1, 1986, in time for the country’s Independence Day on April 24. However, the plans were thwarted on April 26, when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred nearby. The devastated park has become a symbol of the Chernobyl disaster.

The uninhabited island of Gukan jima in Japan, also known as "Ship Island". In the 1950s, it was home to about 5,000 people.

A dilapidated house in the Sahara desert.

An abandoned 13th century flour mill in Sorrento, Italy.

Surreal image inside an abandoned power plant in Charleroi, Belgium.

A mining village in Kolmanskop, Namibia, where the boundary between indoors and outdoors disappears, as sand seeps in.

The Maunsell Forts on the Thames Estuary were abandoned after defending Britain during World War II.

100 uninhabited villas in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.

Canfranc International Terminal, Spain - opened in 1928 and abruptly closed in 1970.

Greenery grows over the ruins of the Beelitz-Heilstätten sanatorium in Beelitz, Germany.

A devastated scene at Hellenikon Airport, which once served 12 million passengers a year in Athens, Greece.

The beach volleyball stadium at the Faliro Olympic complex (Athens, Greece) is now overgrown with weeds and shrubs because it is not in use.

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