A beautifully illustrated, fascinating compendium of abandoned places that were so recently a significant part of modern life but are now discarded and ravaged by nature and time.
From empty manor houses to crumbling churches and disused factories across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, it reveals many of the world-s sleeping treasures, relics from a bygone era, all with a history and a story to tell.
- Travel to Stack Rock Fort, a Victorian island reclaimed by nature
- Discover the Castle of Sammezzano, a masterpiece of excess and refinement
- Explore the Palazzo Athena, a neo-classical house with a large, elliptical room that extends over 2 floors
- Investigate the Crespi d-Adda Power Plant, the jewel of industrial technology in 1909
- Examine the Hugo Mine Hangman-s Room which is not what you think
- Journey to
