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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    Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
    Publication Date: 02/11/2021
    ISBN13: 9780711263307, 978-0711263307
    ISBN10: 0711263302
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    Geographical discovery and exploration General and world history Historical maps and atlases

    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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