Abandonments all over the world

So you think all these abandoned buildings are centuries or decades old, then how about Paolo Alto in California During the dot-com bubble, Sun Microsystems experienced incredible growth and rapidly expanded in all areas including personnel, infrastructure and office space. Sun has since had ups and downs and has streamlined their operations and few people think twice about the amazing remnant abandonments they have left behind, save for a few intrepid urban explorers.


Along with other things, the adventurers found, rows of servers and even working light fixtures.
Thankfully our Sun box is still working,
we haven't trashed our computers.

More Paolo Alto info and pics at
http://weburbanist.com/

Tyneham is Dorsets' most famous lost village. In November 1943 notice was given to the villagers that they would be required to leave within 28 days as the area was needed for training, believing that one day they would be able to return, this was never to happen, the village is still part of the M.O.D. ranges and access is only allowed at certain times of the year, when they are not firing.

See other Tyneham buildings

The Castle Of Mesen, Lede, Belgium.

Built and destroyed many times, what remains from this building dates mainly from the beginning of the 17th century, the castle has a lot of outbuildings like stables and an orangery.
After 1796, the castle was used as a gin distillery, a sugar refinery, a potash refinery and a tobacco factory took place in the caves of the castle. Still a lot of machines remain there. In 1897 the castle was sold to a religious order that built the impressive neo-gothic chapel. After the First World War an institution bought the complex and established a school for the local children. From 1970 the castle has belonged to the Ministry of Defence who abandoned the complex, they found the cost for restoration so high that it refused to list the castle as a historical monument. This info & more hi-tech photos of the castle