Somewhere on the longest street in the Netherlands, with residents who are a colorful mix of born Ouwedyksters, cosmopolitan Dutch people and artistic dropouts.
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Château de Al Mère (NL) – waiting for the guests to arrive
Château de Al Mère is a half-finished castle, meant to be a hotel: construction started in 2000 but was stopped in 2002, after which the structure was turned into a modern ruin. The castle is still waiting for its first guests to arrive…
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Nursing Home Snippendael (NL) – Up to the white light of eternity
Here, upon these ghostly shadows of men and women
There are no smiles
Singly, they mingle, with the greyness of the walls
And at strange angels, they travel on to nowhere
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Buorkerij Goudûle (NL) – Nice abandoned farmhouse in the middle of nowhere
I discovered this abandoned farmhouse, hidden in the middle of nowhere, while searching at Maps. The first time here I couldn’t get in, but now everything was open, so entering was no problem.
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Farm Westerkleaster (NL) – part 2
This abandoned farm, in the middle of the Frisian meadows, was bought by a monastic community after the farmer’s death. There has to be a lot of restoration and sadly enough, there’s no investor up to now.
Farm Westerkleaster (NL) – part 1
This abandoned monumental farm, built around 1850, is situated in the middle of Frisian meadows. We are not only here in an abandoned and derelict monumental farm, but the area around this farm is also historically and archaeologically of special significance.
Farm of the Bride (NL)
The bride said no, cancelled the wedding and hanged herself at the frontdoor.
Hembrug (NL) -a former hamlet and monumental industrial park.
On this mysterious terrain, behind high fences and strict security, the factory of the Dutch Army produced firearms, artillery and ammunition from 1895 onwards.
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Cottage Westersânning (NL) – abandoned cottage on a small deserted island
This cottage is somewhere on a small piece of land surrounded by a wide ditch.
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