February 8, 2011
Blog ArchivesWikimedia Featured Picture: Underground Galleries at Fort de Roppe
This stunning capture of the underground galleries at Fort de Roppe near Belfort, France, has featured as one of Wikimedia Commons’ pictures of the day. The underground galleries were built during the First World War to connect the fort to the troop shelter.
Underground Nuclear Submarine Base, Balaklava
(Image: Argenberg, cc-3.0) The former city of Balaklava was one of the most secret residential areas of the Soviet Union, on account of an underground nuclear submarine base deep within the surrounding hillside. The highly classified complex (entrance above), which operated until 1993, was said to be virtually indestructible and could withstand a direct atomic … Continue Reading
Photographing Decay: The Strange Appeal and Educational Qualities of Abandoned Places
Are you fascinated by forgotten places but not quite sure why? In this article, Thomas Slatin explains how taking photos of abandoned places can improve and build other photographic skills, and in doing so partly explains the strange visual appeal of urban decay.
6 Creepy Underground Tunnels, Subways & Sewers
Big cities, especially old ones, often feel like a claustrophobic blend of towering buildings, endless roads, inescapable noise and hectic traffic. It’s incredible to imagine that, beneath many metropolises, an intricate network of tunnels, subways and sewers exist, some silent, others carrying commuters beneath the mayhem of the world above.