21Photos of the most bizarre real estate projects around the world, which were left abandoned to rot with the passage of time
Not every business move or project is always a wise or smart decision, especially when it comes to the real estate property market. All over the world, people have built truly exotic homes, hotels, and resorts that are no longer in use and are completely abandoned.
Whether for economic, financial, or otherwise unclear reasons, these strange buildings are now dilapidated monuments that give a brief glimpse into their shining past and their unique selves.
Continue reading with us, dear follower of our website, to enjoy exploring the depths of the strangest abandoned structures built by man:
The Sutyagin House, one of the tallest wooden buildings in the world:
The Sutyagin house is 43 meters high and 13 floors high.
The Russian contractor and businessman (Nikolai Petrovich) began work on the construction of this large wooden house in 1992, and it has reached 13 floors and a height of 43 meters over 15 years of work. Some have called it “the eighth wonder of the world.”
Sutyagin said that the high rise of this house was a “happy accident”:
The house has been deserted for years.
“At first I added three floors, but the house looked thick, like a mushroom,” Sutyagin told the British newspaper, The Telegraph. What you are seeing today is a happy accident.”
When (Sutyagin) was imprisoned for fraud, the house remained deserted until it began to crumble:
Sutyagin's house, after most of it was destroyed in 2009.
While the house remained deserted for years, it was eventually considered a source of fire danger, so the authorities separated parts of it in 2009 to reduce the risks, but what was left was destroyed by a massive fire that destroyed it in 2012.
Hujairat City (Sanzi) -built in 1978- was intended as a seaside tourist resort for the US Army in (Taiwan):
Sanzi Cabin City was deserted.
Every cubicle in the city was built to mimic the look of flying saucers, as if it were a futuristic city.
The city was never opened due to financial losses in 1980:
Abandoned cabins.
Some believe that several “conspiracy” theories explain why this city was deserted, and since many of the construction workers who worked on the city committed suicide during its construction, people believe that the entire city is inhabited by evil spirits, and some believe that there is a Dutch cemetery under the buildings, which causes, according to them The presence of evil spirits that inhabit it.
This “inhabited” city began to crumble and decay and remained virgin for years until it was destroyed in 2010:
Abandoned cabins.
No one really knew what had happened with Sanzi Cell City.
The Bulgarian Communist Party built a huge headquarters on top of a mountain in 1981, which resembles a flying saucer:
Monument (Buzlodza).
These headquarters are located on top of Mount Buzludza, which is located in central Bulgaria. This flying saucer-shaped structure was formerly known as the Buzludza Monument.
In 1989, Bulgaria switched from a communist regime to a democracy and abandoned the communist headquarters in succession:
Inside the monument (Buzludza).
Over the decades, these headquarters have fallen apart and are subject to the influence of time, and these headquarters still stand today as witness to a failed past.
The site is closed to visitors, but vandals often find their way inside to explore this abandoned building:
The monument (Buzludza) was affected by the time factor.
This monument and the concrete building is still standing to this day, motivating many people to break into and vandalize it.
In 1987, North Korea built a 107-story pyramid-shaped tower in its capital, but it has remained deserted for several decades:
The Ryugyong Hotel is unfinished.
This building was intended as a luxury hotel, but it has not received a single guest since its construction. The Ryugyong Hotel remains a black dot in the line of skyscrapers in the capital, Pyongyang, except for a light installed at its top to warn passing planes of its presence.
Today, the Ryugyong Hotel is the tallest vacant building in the world, although it has undergone some improvements:
Work was completed on the exterior of the Ryugyong Hotel in 2011.
The construction of this hotel was supposed to take only two years, but this period was extended to add another four years. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, North Korea plunged into a major economic crisis, and all construction in the country stopped.
The building remained a concrete monument until 2008, when the state began work on its external appearance, but its internal side is still closed to people.
The exterior of the building was illuminated after its completion and used to promote North Korean propaganda:
Propaganda is lit over the Ryugyong Hotel.
In 2018, the government turned this building into a light show, with 100,000 LED lights, so the outside of the building is lit up with pictures of political leaders, political events, and national monuments. The interior of the hotel is still dark until now.
While in Turkey, a small town of miniature castles was built for the wealthy, it has been deserted for years:
The "Burj Al Babas" is now like the ancient ruins.
In 2014, a real estate developer started construction of villas that mimic the look of miniature castles. This small city, which was called "Burj Al-Babas", extends at the foot of the northwestern mountains in Turkey, specifically in the city (Modurnu). Each house is identical to the next, with blue roofs and small towers worthy of princesses.
These villas were sold for prices ranging from $400,000 to $500,000 per unit:
Empty villas in the "Burj Al Babas".
There were more than 732 villas in this small town, 350 of which were sold to wealthy Arab investors.
However, many buyers withdrew from the deals when Turkey faced an economic recession, leaving the city deserted:
All villas here are identical.
The real estate developer responsible for building the city declared bankruptcy when all the buyers withdrew from their deals. The failure of this small city also contributed to the political chaos in the country, as well as the high levels of inflation, and the drop in oil prices. The Burj Al Babas project is likely to reopen again in late 2019.
China has a number of strange ghost towns, but Tianduxing is one of the most interesting because it is a replica of Paris:
Tianduxing City.
Located outside Shanghai, the city was built in 2007 and was intended as a replica of the French capital, Paris, and even a copy of the Eiffel Tower was erected at a height of 107 meters.
Although the city was built to accommodate 10,000 residents, it only houses 2,000 residents:
The Eiffel Tower in Tiandushing City.
Although this city is neither completely deserted nor dilapidated, it is also known as a ghost town.
You can still visit the city whenever you want for $82 per night:
(Tiandusheng).
The Tiandushing Resort offers its guests rooms for $82 per night. You can visit replicas of the fountains outside the Palais (Versailles) in Paris, or take a walk down one of the streets inspired by European architecture.
On a larger scale, the Greek government spent a very large sum to build venues and minute shops for the Olympic Games hosted by Athens in 2004, but all those shops and structures are now deserted:
The Olympic Games shops in Athens are now deserted.
It's not uncommon for Olympic stadiums and venues to become deserted once the Games are over, but what's so special about Athena's shops — now time-vulnerable — is that the state has spent $15 billion on them.
While the country found itself facing severe financial problems, its meticulously executed Olympic stores became dilapidated and time began to eat and drink:
One of the Olympic swimming pools in Athens is now deserted.
The country simply did not find proper use of such large investments as Olympic pools and baseball fields.
Even the volleyball court built specifically for the Olympic Games is now deserted:
Abandoned volleyball court.
The struggle to find a useful and beneficial use of the Olympic venues after the Games is over is common among the various host countries of the world.
Source: Business Insider
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