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OverviewGhost towns, empty streets, crumbling ruins and lost empires this book reveals these and other deserted places. Many places featured were once populated and now sit unoccupied, modern day ruins, sitting in decay. Stories, facts and photographs of 60 beautiful and eerie abandoned places from throughout the world. Time has stopped and nature is taking resident in these places mainly due to natural disasters, war or economic reasons. Places include: • Severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags Jazzland has been abandoned since. Several of the rides still stand, a testimony to the resilience of New Orleans. • Shicheng in China has been under water for 53 years since the Xin'an River Hydro Plant flooded the area. The city was founded 1,300 years ago. • Chernobyl was totally abandoned after the nearby nuclear disaster in 1986. Due to radiation, it has been left untouched ever since the incident and will be for many thousands of years into the future. Nature now rules the city in what resembles an apocalyptic movie. • Poveglia is an island in the Venetian Lagoon which under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte became a dumping ground for plague victims and later an asylum for the mentally ill. • Plymouth was the capital of the island of Montserrat. The town was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions starting in 1995 and was abandoned. • St Kilda a remote Scottish Island may have been permanently inhabited for at least two millennia, the population probably never exceeding 180. The entire population was evacuated in 1930. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard HapperPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Imprint: Collins Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.890kg ISBN: 9780008333331ISBN 10: 0008333335 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 18 April 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews“Empty houses, ruins, ghost towns…Richard Happer captures the beauty of abandoned spaces.” The Observer Empty houses, ruins, ghost towns...Richard Happer captures the beauty of abandoned spaces. The Observer Author InformationRichard Happer is the author of 365 REASONS TO BE PROUD TO BE CHEERFUL, 365 REASONS TO BE PROUD TO BE PROUD TO BE BRITISH, 365 REASONS TO BE PROUD TO BE SCOTTISH and 365 REASONS TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, all available from Portico. He lives in Edinburgh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |