Architecture

Buildings and structures that solve a problem, encode an idea, or refuse to make sense.

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Gunkanjima: Anatomy of an Abandoned Coal City

For 87 years a concrete islet off Nagasaki packed in one of the highest population densities ever recorded — then, in a matter of weeks in 1974, it emptied completely.

JapanMined 1887–1974; abandoned since 1974, reopened for tourism in 20097 min read

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