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http://www.thecoolist.com/abandoned-places-10-creepy-beautiful-modern-ruins/



In the United States, few cities have felt the burn of urban decay more than Detroit.
To capture its slow fade into history, photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre explored some of Detroit’s dying landmarks for their photo series The Ruins of Detroit.
As the industrial revolution came to a close and race riots crippled a once bustling city, many buildings throughout Detroit fell into disrepair and eventual abandonment.
Today, visitors to Detroit can experience two sides of the city– the revitalized, re-invested downtown area, and the high-rises and industrial complexes which crumble around it.


Under the busy streets of New York City rests a perfectly preserved monument to that city’s transportation history.
The City Hall Subway Station was first constructed over 100 years ago, a part of New York’s earliest underground transport network.
It was shut down in 1945, where it lay dormant and untouched until a one night public exhibition on the station’s centennial.
NYCSubway.org and photographer Fred Guenther have documented this event with a great collection of photos, showing this amazing abandoned place in all its pristine, untouched glory.



During the Second World War, the British Royal Navy constructed a series of sea forts for an advanced line of defense against inbound air raids and potential sea invasions from the Axis powers.
The Maunsell Sea Forts still stand today, silent and abandoned a few meters above the North Sea.
One, however, remains inhabited, now a nation of its own referred to as the Principality of Sealand.
These sea forts are a favorite of maritime explorers, a lonely collection of stilted fortresses not far off the coast of eastern England.
[see more photos of the Maunsell Sea Forts by slimmer jimmer]