30 Abandoned Places that Look Truly Beautiful
30 Abandoned Places that Look Truly Beautiful Source : steampunkopera.files.wordpress.com Take a tour of the world’s apparently robust supply of statues, buildings, and temples–and witness the surprising grandeur of dilapidation. 1. Christ of the Abyss, San Fruttuoso, Italy (Italian: “Il Cristo degli Abissi”) is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus, of which the original is located in the Mediterranean Sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. It was placed in the water on 22 August 1954 at approximately 17 metres depth, and stands c. 2.5 metres tall. Various other casts of the statue are located in other places worldwide, both underwater and in churches and museums. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_of_the_Abyss Via: en. www.lensart.ru 2. Kolmanskop, Namib Desert (Afrikaans for Coleman’s hill , German: Kolmannskuppe ) is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port town of Lüd