ruins

<p><a href="/tags/ruins/" rel="tag">#Ruins</a> overrun with life: stone, empty windows, greenness. <br>Dunmore Park House. <br><a href="/tags/fensterfreitag/" rel="tag">#FensterFreitag</a> <a href="/tags/windowfriday/" rel="tag">#WindowFriday</a> <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a></p>

<p>An abandoned pottery factory, somewhere in <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#France</a></p><p>The small French <a href="/tags/pottery/" rel="tag">#pottery</a> works thrived for decades. It remained modest, while competitors expanded and modernised. While this gives the <a href="/tags/ruins/" rel="tag">#ruins</a> a quaint charm, it was certainly a major factor in their closure!</p><p>Inside, the upper floors have long rows of wooden racks stacked with 100s of moulds. Heavy pieces were moved on wooden carts along a rail system.</p><p><a href="https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/faiencerie-s-pottery-s-france/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/faiencerie-s-pottery-s-france/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.obsidianurbexphotography.c</span><span class="invisible">om/industrial/faiencerie-s-pottery-s-france/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ceramics/" rel="tag">#Ceramics</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#France</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/abandonedplaces/" rel="tag">#AbandonedPlaces</a> <a href="/tags/urbex/" rel="tag">#Urbex</a></p>

<p>Doftana Prison, Romania. This vast fortress-like penitentiary has housed inmates during some of the most turbulent periods in Romania’s history. Today, it stands derelict and collapsing, a haunting reminder of the terrible conditions offenders were once incarcerated in. </p><p>More history and photos from my visit - <a href="https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/military/doftana-prison-romania/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/military/doftana-prison-romania/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.obsidianurbexphotography.c</span><span class="invisible">om/military/doftana-prison-romania/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/romania/" rel="tag">#Romania</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/ruins/" rel="tag">#Ruins</a> <a href="/tags/phorography/" rel="tag">#Phorography</a> <a href="/tags/doftana/" rel="tag">#Doftana</a> <a href="/tags/urbanexploration/" rel="tag">#UrbanExploration</a> <a href="/tags/urbex/" rel="tag">#Urbex</a> <a href="/tags/explore/" rel="tag">#Explore</a> <a href="/tags/dark/" rel="tag">#Dark</a> <a href="/tags/darktourism/" rel="tag">#DarkTourism</a> <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#Prison</a> <a href="/tags/jail/" rel="tag">#Jail</a></p>

<p>View of excavated remains at Babylon (1913) by Robert Koldewey, from Das Wieder Erstehende Babylon: Die bisherigen Ergebnisse der deutschen Ausgrabungen.</p><p>Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive</p><p>Available to buy as a print.</p><p><a href="https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5cac382a-5bf4-46c4-84fa-ce1a7836e474" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pdimagearchive.org/images/5cac382a-5bf4-46c4-84fa-ce1a7836e474"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pdimagearchive.org/images/5cac</span><span class="invisible">382a-5bf4-46c4-84fa-ce1a7836e474</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archeology/" rel="tag">#archeology</a> <a href="/tags/babylonia/" rel="tag">#babylonia</a> <a href="/tags/monuments/" rel="tag">#monuments</a> <a href="/tags/iraq/" rel="tag">#iraq</a> <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#architecture</a> <a href="/tags/ruins/" rel="tag">#ruins</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#publicdomain</a></p>

<p>A once-grand synagogue, converted into a swimming pool. Now abandoned and decaying. Somewhere in Poland.</p><p>Built at the start of the 20th century, this Polish synagogue was stripped and desecrated by Nazi forces, who converted it into a swimming pool for soldiers.</p><p>It remained a community pool for 50 years post-war. Now privately owned and hollowed out by a 2023 fire, the building stands as a sad ruin. </p><p><a href="/tags/poland/" rel="tag">#Poland</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/holocaust/" rel="tag">#Holocaust</a> <a href="/tags/abandonedplaces/" rel="tag">#AbandonedPlaces</a> <a href="/tags/urbex/" rel="tag">#Urbex</a> <a href="/tags/urbanexploration/" rel="tag">#UrbanExploration</a> <a href="/tags/ruins/" rel="tag">#Ruins</a> <a href="/tags/lostplace/" rel="tag">#LostPlace</a></p>