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Table of Contents
Introduction

Section 1: Vacant Properties
  1. Büyükada Orphelinat, Turkey
  2. Żarnowiec Nuclear Power Plant, Poland
  3. Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norway
  4. The Castle of Dona Chica, Portugal
  5. Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti
  6. Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse, Denmark
  7. Sammezzano Castle, Italy

Section 2: Unsettled Situatons
  1. Wünsdorf, Germany
  2. Old Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
  3. Mandu, India
  4. Craco, Italy
  5. Grängesberg, Sweden
  6. Plymouth, Montserrat, West Indies
  7. Kolmanskop, Namibia
  8. Kennecott, Alaska
  9. Döllersheim, Austria

Section 3: Dilapidated Destinations
  1. The West Pier, Brighton, UK
  2. Santa Claus, Arizona, US
  3. Ducor Palace Hotel, Liberia
  4. Hachijo Royal Hotel, Japan
  5. Grand Hôtel de la Forêt, Corsica
  6. Camelot Theme Park, Lancashire, UK
  7. The Salton Sea Riviera, California, US
  8. New World Mall, Bangkok, Thailand
  9. Kupari, Croatia
  10. Hellinikon Olympic Complex, Greece

Section 4: Journeys Ended
  1. Nicosia Airport, Cyprus
  2. Train Graveyard, Uyuni, Bolivia
  3. Crystal Palace Subway, London, UK
  4. Suakin, Sudan
  5. City Hall Subway Station, New York, US
  6. Balaklava Submarine Base, Crimea

Section 5: Obsolete Institutions
  1. St Peter’s Seminary College, Scotland, UK
  2. Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital, New York, US
  3. Volterra Psychiatric Hospital, Italy
  4. Gary City Methodist Church, Indiana, US
  5. Akampene Island, Uganda
  6. Seaside Sanatorium, Connecticut, US
  7. Lennox Castle Hospital, Scotland, UK
  8. Alcatraz Prison, California, US

Selected Bibliography
Picture Credits
Acknowledgements
Index

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      Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/11/2021
      ISBN13: 9780711263307, 978-0711263307
      ISBN10: 0711263302
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      Introduction

      Section 1: Vacant Properties
      1. Büyükada Orphelinat, Turkey
      2. Żarnowiec Nuclear Power Plant, Poland
      3. Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norway
      4. The Castle of Dona Chica, Portugal
      5. Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti
      6. Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse, Denmark
      7. Sammezzano Castle, Italy

      Section 2: Unsettled Situatons
      1. Wünsdorf, Germany
      2. Old Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
      3. Mandu, India
      4. Craco, Italy
      5. Grängesberg, Sweden
      6. Plymouth, Montserrat, West Indies
      7. Kolmanskop, Namibia
      8. Kennecott, Alaska
      9. Döllersheim, Austria

      Section 3: Dilapidated Destinations
      1. The West Pier, Brighton, UK
      2. Santa Claus, Arizona, US
      3. Ducor Palace Hotel, Liberia
      4. Hachijo Royal Hotel, Japan
      5. Grand Hôtel de la Forêt, Corsica
      6. Camelot Theme Park, Lancashire, UK
      7. The Salton Sea Riviera, California, US
      8. New World Mall, Bangkok, Thailand
      9. Kupari, Croatia
      10. Hellinikon Olympic Complex, Greece

      Section 4: Journeys Ended
      1. Nicosia Airport, Cyprus
      2. Train Graveyard, Uyuni, Bolivia
      3. Crystal Palace Subway, London, UK
      4. Suakin, Sudan
      5. City Hall Subway Station, New York, US
      6. Balaklava Submarine Base, Crimea

      Section 5: Obsolete Institutions
      1. St Peter’s Seminary College, Scotland, UK
      2. Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital, New York, US
      3. Volterra Psychiatric Hospital, Italy
      4. Gary City Methodist Church, Indiana, US
      5. Akampene Island, Uganda
      6. Seaside Sanatorium, Connecticut, US
      7. Lennox Castle Hospital, Scotland, UK
      8. Alcatraz Prison, California, US

      Selected Bibliography
      Picture Credits
      Acknowledgements
      Index

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