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Yakob Peterseil

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Abandoned Buildings Repurposed by Artists in Postwar Amsterdam

Tobacco-Row-Amsterdam

Repurposing, which means to use a building for something other than its original purpose, has been an unlikely tradition in Amsterdam since the 1960s.

In Love With Rust: Photography’s Obsession With Modern Urban Ruins

Marchand-Meffre-abandoned-atrium

Ever since the haunted ruins and Gothic scenes photographed by the late Sir Simon Marsden, urban explorers have been driven to document historic abandoned places across the world. But why?

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