Abandoned Cities

Abandoned cities

Mari Soone

10.a

2010

"If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, then don't own it for 10 minutes."(Warren Buffett)

Purpose: Make you proud of living in Kadrina.

Contents1. The Kowloon Walled City2. Kolmanskop3. Humberstone4. Wittenoom5. Ruby6. Agdam7. Gunkanjiama8. San Zhi

The Kowloon Walled city

“The Lawless City” Urban area, Hong Kong World War II,

demolished (Japan) 1993.- British,

Chinese authorities, anarchic city

Brothels, casinos, cocaine parlors, secret factories

Population fluctuates between zero –

33, 000 (1987) Out-of-control

Demolish- lammutama, Flourish- õitsema, Fluctuate- kõikuma

Kolmanskop Laderitz, Namibia,

Southern Africa Diamond mining

town Abandoned in

1956- diamond demand declined

Windswept sand in buildings

Only residents birds, hyenas, other animals

HumberstoneChile, South America1920- blooming, mining and processing

nitrate (saltpeter)Synthetic saltpeter was invented, slow

outpouring of residentsAbandoned- 1961World Heritage Site, preserved as a

historical monument.

Preserve- säilitama, Nitrate- nitraat (NO3)

Scrap iron- vanaraud

Wittenoom Australia Once 20,000 people-

mining heyday The asbestos mining

town Health risks 60s 1,000 residents died of

asbestos-related illnesses

Littered with the blue fibers of asbestos

Abandoned- 60s Population- 8 residents

Heyday- kõrgpunkt, Fiber- kiud

Ruby Arizona Ghost town Access, when helping

in the restoration effort Mining camp-

producing copper, lead and zinc

Mid 30s- population reached 1,200

Mine closed, population diminished

Abandoned- 50s

Copper- vask (Cu), Lead- Plii (Bb), Diminish- vähenema

Agdam Azerbaijan Once 150,000 people 1993 - the Nagorno

Karabakh war,occupied by Armenians

Buildings empty, destroyed

Only the graffiti-covered mosque remaining intact

0 residents

Intact- puutumatu, vigastamata

Japan The forbidden island Mitsubishi 1890, coal Japan's first large concrete

building, a block of apartments (1916), typhoon destruction

One of the highest population density ever recorded worldwide (1959)

Petroleum replaced coal in Japan in the 60s,

1974- mines closed, abandoned

Uninhabited

Gunkanjima

Coal- süsi, kivisüsi, Concrete- betoon

14 people per m²

San Zhi Outskirts of Taipei, Taiwan “The UFO city” 1980s resort for wealthy

residents Many constructors were

killed- haunting The developer ran out of

money Special futuristic houses Abandoned: fear,

unfinished (198..)

Used materialshttp://weburbanist.com/http://jassyworld.blogspot.com/http://www.hyd-masti.com/http://www.ghosttownpix.com/http://www.ghosttowns.com/http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/http://en.wikipedia.org/http://images.google.ee/images/

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