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 Naked Flowers Art Exhibition Japan's hugely popular Naked Flowers exhibition comes to Hong Kong with an immersive journey through the world of flowers and uncover their hidden secrets. Explore colossal flower gardens and interactive spaces, and delve into the mysteries of floral life across eight experiential rooms, including the 'Naked Big Book' featuring original Naked design with projection mapping and the 'Big Flower Garden' where visitors can enjoy the fragrance of flowers, and more. At 1881 Heritage in Tsim Sha Tsui from April 27 to October 27. Tickets are available at $180 and $150 for child/student/senior. Tsimshatsui . Hong Kong | 2024 30 Sep 2024  Deserted Century-old Army Barracks Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated Built in 1900s, the barracks are for accommodations of the Gurkha soldiers and families for the nearby battery for coastal defence completed in 1903. There is an outdoor swimming pool which has been filled-in. The site has been deserted long before the 1997 handover. The interior has been mostly cleared. Hong Kong | 2024 29 Sep 2024  10th Anniversary of Umbrella Movement Thousands rally at Admiralty Occupy zone in Hong Kong, now dubbed 'Umbrella Square', at 5:58 pm standing silently for 87 seconds, holding up umbrellas to commemorate the firing of 87 tear gas canisters at protesters by police one month after 28 Sep 2014 at the exact time. Similar gathering are also held at Mongkok and Causeway Bay Occupy zones. Admiralty . Hong Kong | 2014 28 Sep 2024  Deserted 19th Century Mill @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated Built in 1853, this is the first steam mill in Romania. The complex of buildings suffered significant damage from several fires and massive thefts of scrap metal that led to the collapse of the roof and a wall in the main body. Today, the mill is a brick shell with industrial architectural elements, but extremely dangerous and empty inside. Romania | 2024 27 Sep 2024  Deserted 19th Century Mansion @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Access: Easy Status: Dilapidated Built in 1890s, the 2-storey mansion was the residence of a former mayor of Bucharest. The house has all the windows broken, the plaster is falling off, and the inside is a mess. The painted ceilings, the marble columns, the sculptures are in a state of deep decay. Romania | 2024 26 Sep 2024  Deserted Theatre @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Easy Status: Still Standing The theatre, founded in 1990, is the only gesture, pantomime and body expression theatre in Romania. Having a young troupe of professional actors, It was led by an actor and director with a PhD in theatre theory, graduate of Bucharest University of Theatre and Cinematography. It was recently deserted. Romania | 2024 25 Sep 2024  Deserted Monastery @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated The small monastery is located outside a major city in Romania. Little information can be found about it except that it belongs to the Caldarusani Monastery. It has been deserted for a while and is in a sad state of disrepair. Romania | 2024 24 Sep 2024  Deserted 19th Century Beer Factory @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Easy Status: Dilapidated Established in 1895, the beer factory was producing 12,000 litres of beer daily with only 60 workers surpassing its 2 competitors. In 20 years, it has 12 departments with 261 workers. In 1915, the owner passed away and the eldest son took over. In 1948 the factory was nationalised under the communist regime. After 1990 all the buildings fell into disrepair. Romania | 2024 23 Sep 2024  Deserted Century-old Casino by the Sea @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Being restored First built in 1880, the casino was demolished in 1891 and 1907, then restored in 1899 and 1917, designed in Art Nouveau style. It was used for gambling operations for 38 years and became a major attraction for European royalties and the elite-class. It was bombed in WWI, ravaged in WWII, and became a wartime hospital. In ppq in 1960. The last major repairs took place in 1986–1988, and it was deserted until 2019. Currently, it is under renovation again, fenced in now. The main entrance hall of Casino Ro6yale features a spectacular staircase. Hanging above them is a large wrought iron and crystal chandeliers. Exquisite plaster mouldings decorated the ceilings and archways. Romania | 2024 22 Sep 2024  Deserted Century-old Synagogue @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated Built between 1910 and 1914, the 2-storey synagogue was designed in the Moorish style by Adolf Linz. Of the entire synagogue, there are only 3 full walls left, fractured diagonally. The roof was destroyed, so were the majority of coloured glass windows. The Jewish symbol – Star of David is still intact. Romania | 2024 21 Sep 2024  Deserted 19th Century Baths @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Difficult Status: Dilapidated Built in the late 19th century, the thermal bath building is of exquisite design. At the entrance is a double height hall with a scenic fountain in the centre. On both sides are the 2 wings of the building, each consisting of 2 long corridors along which there are the various rooms of the spa treatments, painted in pastel shades and interspersed with 2 small rooms decorated with arches. The state of decay is very high. Romania | 2024 20 Sep 2024  Deserted 19th Century Casino @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Easy Status: Dilapidated Built in the late 19th century, the casino with its beautiful colors was designed in a baroque style. There was a big fire around 60 years ago. The outdoor hallways and the entrance to the bar are visually stunning. Romania | 2024 19 Sep 2024  Deserted Century-old Abattoir @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated The abattoir was built between 1909 and 1912 and designed by an Italian architect. It housed several rooms for animal slaughter, meat processing and packaging. The main hall was equipped with 8 cranes, and at maximum capacity, over 100 employees worked here. A large cold room could store up to 5000 animals - cows or calves, pigs, rams or horses from deterioration for 5 to 7 days. It has been deserted for qq decades and is in a poor state of repair. Romania | 2024 18 Sep 2024  Deserted 19th Century Mausoleum @ Romania Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated The mausoleum was built in the late 19th-century by a wealthy baron. It resembles the architecture of a basilica in Hungary. A few years later, the baron and his wife died. They were entombed in the crypts beneath the mausoleum. The descendants struggled with difficult times and eventually emigrated to another continent, leaving the mausoleum entrusted to the community. It began to be used as a roman catholic place of worship. a storm in the nineties caused major damage to the roof. Romania | 2024 17 Sep 2024  Deserted Century-old Castle @ Hungary Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated Built in the early 1900s for the newlywed couple of a Count, the castle saw minimal use before the Count passed away and the family emigrated amidst WWII. The local residents looted and burned part of the castle, and in 1945, some demolition occurred. It was used by the Allies during WWII and in the 1980s, it was used for civil defense exercises. Currently, the roof has collapsed and it is in a dilapidated state. Hungary | 2024 16 Sep 2024  Red Star Train Graveyard @ Hungary Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated The legendary Red Star Train (classified as MAV-424) sits in a deserted train depot, which is the final resting place for carriages from the Nazi and Soviet occupation, plus deteriorating locomotive artifacts. Hungary | 2024 15 Sep 2024  Deserted 19th Century Military Castle @ Hungary Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Easy Status: Dilapidated Built in the 19th Century, one of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now a deserted ruin. During World War I, it held a POW prison. The Nazis took over during World War II. After the war, the Soviet army moved in until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990. It was rumoured that the troops stripped the building of any valuables they could find on the way out. Hungary | 2024 14 Sep 2024  Deserted Century-old @ Hungary Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated Built in the early 1920s, the 500 sq metre villa is located on a 32,626 sq metre plot of parkland. It operated as a sanatorium from the 1960s until 1989 when it became private. In 2001, the new owner wanted to turn it into a boarding house. Accordingly, the transformation began, but the plan was abandoned in mid-2000s. Currently, the are signs of renovation at the attic with a modern roof. An interesting graffiti is found at the back entrance. Hungary | 2024 13 Sep 2024  Deserted Elclectic Spa @ Hungary Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Easy Status: Dilapidated Opened in the 1977 with a 1,300-metre-deep thermal well, the eclectic spa/pool complex in Hungary was very popular and can accommodate 890 people. The arch design of the entrance is well done. Built up a mountain side, it offers panoramic views of the River Danube. There is a large outdoor swimming pool. It has been deserted since 2007 and I'm surprised to see a few horses there. Hungary | 2024 12 Sep 2024  Reserved by Mary Ho "Reserved", a mural by local artist Mary Ho at Jockey Club Creative Art Centre. Shek Kip Mei . Hong Kong | 2024 11 Sep 2024  Deserted Village House A deserted 2-storey village house is constructed with red bricks. Access to the first floor, is via flight of external stairs. It has been deserted for a while. Furniture and personal items have been cleared. Hong Kong | 2024 10 Sep 2024  Yim Liu Ha Old street sign of Yim Liu Ha, one of the old areas in Sha Tau Kok, bordering Shenzhen, Mainland China. Salt fields were historically farmed at Yim Liu Ha. Around 1898, Hoklo fishermen from Chaoyang, Jieyang and Shanwei moved to the Sha Tau Kok area and settled in Yim Liu Ha Village At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Yim Liu Ha was 47. Sha Tau Kok . Hong Kong | 2024 9 Sep 2024  Historic Shun Tak Kui Shun Tak Kui, commonly known as Big Leung House, was built in 1934, which took over 2 years and $20,000 to complete. Located in Shung Ching San Tsuen, Sap Pat Heung, Yuen Long, it is a villa built by Hakka Indonesian overseas Chinese Leung Kan-sen. It was listed as a Grade I historic building in 2009. The mansion is a 2-house 2-storey rectangular residential building with a central open courtyard. In 1936 and 1956 respectively, single-storey wings were added to the left and right sides. It covers an area of over 1,000 square metres and consists of 32 large rooms. The solid structural walls are built with lime- mixed cement, and 2 columns support for rafters and Chinese-style tiled sloping roof. Yuen Long . Hong Kong | 2024 8 Sep 2024  Coast Park Pier Coast Par Pier is located along the Cheung Sha Wan promenade, a newly refurbished stretch of waterfront in West Kowloon. The site is a mix of old and new, with the pier situated in between new residential and commercial development to the northwest and the more industrial wholesale food market to the southeast. It is part of a larger waterfront upgrade. Cheung Sha Wan . Hong Kong | 2024 7 Sep 2024  Deserted Haunted Villa from 1920s Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Easy Status: Dilapidated Built in 1927 in Classical Revival architecture with symmetrical plan. An imposing entrance gives access to a large central reception hall with rooms on either side in the Palladian style. The side rooms extend to the rear as wings to form a three-sided courtyard. A staircase gives access to the upper floor. A classical red-brick facade featuring white painted columns, balustrades, and window surrounds, is a style popular in Edwardian times. A segmental pediment surrounds the projecting central bay over the entrance porch, and a domed cupola is situated on the flat roof behind the pediment. The first floor has shuttered windows. A European- style fountain stands in front. The mansion was owned by a rich Choi family. After the death of the owner in 1944, the family members moved away and the house was deserted, falling into disrepair. It is said that 7 people were drowned there and it is haunted. Rumour has it that during the night, people heard women screaming and crying. It was rated as a Grade I historic building in 2007 and then Grade II in 2010. Hong Kong | 2024 6 Sep 2024  Deserted Army Barracks from 1930s Paper figurine funeral offerings discovered at ex-British army barracks during "Ghost Month". There are over 40 buildings in the barracks which were built in 1890-1939. Some of them have fireplaces. The site has been deserted long before the 1997 handover. This block was used as a former soldiers' quarters. The interior has been mostly cleared. It is rated a Grade II historic building. Hong Kong | 2024 5 Sep 2024  Abandoned Minibuses A number of minibuses are abandoned near a construction site in northern New Territories. One of their windshields is completely broken with vines overgrowing inside. Hong Kong | 2024 4 Sep 2024  Grass Island Grass Island, aka Tap Mun, is a sleepy fishing village off of Sai Kung, popular for day trips. You will find lush green meadows, crystal clear waters, delicious seafood, urban cattle and a 400 year-old Tin Hau Temple. 1.5 hour by ferry from Ma Liu Shui (near University Station) or 30 minutes from Wong Shek Pier, the island is a memorable outing for city dwellers. Grass Island . Hong Kong | 2024 3 Sep 2024  Deserted Century-old Bunker Rating: ⭐⭐ Access: Medium Status: Dilapidated The underground bunker is part of a battery built in 1903 for coastal defence, probably used for ordinance storage. A vintage welding helmet mask is found near the front gate inside the entrance. It is full of metal racks suitable for storage. Pitch dark inside. Hong Kong | 2024 2 Sep 2024  Deserted Village Mansion with Pipas Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Access: Easy Status: Still standing The 2-storey tastefully decorated mansion belonged to a vice principal of a secondary school. Furniture and personal items, including lots of books, personal photos, at least 3 pipas (Chinese musical string instruments) and a Chinese sword, are scattered throughout. The first floor has a balcony. Apparently, it has been deserted since 1992. 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