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North Brother Island Quarantine Zone, New York: quarantine zone, leper colony and centre for drug addicts. Just 350 yards from the crowded tenements of the Bronx, North Brother Island was first employed as a quarantine centre in 1885. Closed in 1963, it is now a haunting labyrinth of crumbling ruins.
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Holyrood (means "Holy Cross") Abbey in Scotland. Reportedly, Robert the Bruce held parliament here. Multiple invading armies damaged the Abbey, which was finally plundered during the Scottish Reformation in 1559. I know it was important to make the point of rejecting wrongful worship, but, couldn't the just put a padlock on the door?
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abandoned Soviet Railway Station~environmental graffiti reports that this stunningly ornate abandoned railway station dates back to the time of the Russian Empire. Located in the much disputed and conflict-torn region of Abkhazia, the station was once a busy passenger hub but fell into abandonment in 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union. Many fine features incredibly survive today despite nature’s relentless struggle to reclaim the land.