If we've ever seen a zombie movie, then we know how abandoned a once thriving city looks. But despite the decay and overgrowth of the city, there is also a flicker of beauty that shines through the silent voids. Here are photos of the most beautiful abandoned cities.
In the course of the last few hundred years, these sixteen cities have been victims of mass emigration, and for that they should be "thanked" natural disasters and withered industry. Still, these places left some pretty damn good shots for photographers. And that's how beautiful photos of abandoned cities were created that we can admire today.
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See the most beautiful abandoned and abandoned cities in the world in the gallery.