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7 Monumental Abandoned Wonders of Military Architecture

Rusted sea forts, top-secret submarine bases, sprawling military hospital complexes and entire islands still stand as silent reminders of wars long past, from Ukraine to New York's Hudson River. ...

Instant Abandonment: Faux Desert City Built to be Bombed

Normally, urban design is done with death and destruction in mind - but prevention, rather than facilitation, is the focus. This unique mini-city was made to be destroyed, pummeled into the dust ...

Remote and Abandoned: The Decaying Dutch Harbor Bunkers

Perched on jagged peaks in one of the most remote regions of the United States, the decaying Dutch Harbor Bunkers have sat silent and empty for over six decades. Their solid concrete forms blend ...

Bridges to Go: 12 Temporary, Movable and Mobile Structures

While other bridges just go up and down or stay stationary, these 12 remarkable structures unfurl, tilt, rotate, drop down below the surface of the water and even lay and remove bridges at the ...

Fighting Cyborg Insects: The Future of Military Weaponry?

Imagine a world in the not-so-distant future - a world so ravaged by war that the human race has become desperate to turn things around. In the midst of this desperation, the Pentagon's "weird ...

Hunker in the Bunker: 15 Cool Converted Concrete Shelters

Once, they were bomb shelters, fortified underground structures that housed military operations or nuclear warheads. Today, they're apartment buildings, tea houses, hotels and art galleries. ...

Starry Knights: 14 Stellar Star-Shaped Forts & Fortresses

The military buildings of today are relatively bland and plain, but in centuries past military architecture was something to be admired. Military forts, whether they were stand-alone ...

Fallen Empire: Dictator’s Destroyed & Recycled Palaces

It's a surreal, otherworldly scene: ornate palaces with the finest appointments being used as temporary shelter for American soldiers. The detritus of their everyday lives mingles with the ornate ...

Sweet Vessels: 7 Nautical Wonders Of The Modern Shipping World

For those who think that the glory-days of boat-building are over, think again - for there are modern-day Brunels, eager to build the next generation of ocean-faring superstructures. Here are 7 ...

Blown To Smithereens: The Strange Story Of Survival Town

One pleasant spring day in 1955, an atomic bomb blasted an American city into oblivion. This is the story of Survival Town, a purpose-built collection of structures, buildings, even mannequins ...

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