Atlas of Forbidden Places

<p><strong>A beautifully illustrated, fascinating compendium of abandoned places that were so recently a significant part of modern life but are now discarded and ravaged by nature and time. </strong></p><p>From empty manor houses to crumbling churches and disused factories across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, it reveals many of the world’s sleeping treasures, relics from a bygone era, all with a history and a story to tell. </p><ul><li><strong>Travel to Stack Rock Fort</strong>, a Victorian island reclaimed by nature</li><li><strong>Discover the Castle of Sammezzano</strong>, a masterpiece of excess and refinement</li><li><strong>Explore the Palazzo Athena</strong>, a neo-classical house with a large, elliptical room that extends over 2 floors</li><li><strong>Investigate the Crespi d’Adda Power Plant</strong>, the jewel of industrial technology in 1909</li><li><strong>Examine the Hugo Mine Hangman’s Room</strong> which is not what you think</li><li><strong>Journey to Saint Martin of the Tigers </strong>a ghost town in Southern Angola, a model settlement in one of the most inhospitable regions of the Namibe desert</li></ul><p>Each place comes with a bespoke map to help locate the forsaken site and is illustrated with beautiful photographs that really bring the places to life.</p><p>Turn to the Atlas of Forbidden Places to uncover the incredible stories behind once thriving buildings. Take a peek behind closed doors to discover who used to live there or work there and understand why these places were abandoned.</p><p><br></p><p>Countries covered in the Atlas of Forbidden Places:</p><p>Africa - Angola, Morocco, Namibia</p><p>Americas – Cuba, USA</p><p>Asia – Armenia, Kazakhstan, Japan, Lebanon, Pakistan</p><p>Europe – Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Portugal, Romania, Spain, UK, Ukraine</p><p><br></p><p>Also in the same series:</p><p>Atlas of Geographical Curiosities</p><p>Atlas of Extreme Weathers</p><p>Atlas of Unusual Wines</p>