![]() Wharram percy deserted medieval village | Photo: Wikipedia As a reminder of the dead, the ruins of the original village are still standing. When the conflict ended Charles de Gaulle, the president of France, decided that Oradour-sur-Glane would never be rebuilt or repopulated: the city would forever be an open-air museum. ![]() German troops put up resistance and exterminated all the inhabitants. Oradour-sur-Glane was a small French town in New Aquitaine when it was destroyed on June 10, 1944, four days after the Allies invaded Normandy. Oradour-sur-glane massacre | Photo: PixabayĪmong the countless ghost towns that exist around the world, one, in particular, stands out is the small French village of Oradour-sur-Glane, completely destroyed in one of the most terrible massacres of civilians in World War II, and the biggest in France. The rock-cut caves with enchanting paintings decorating the walls and ceilings are added attractions. There are several palaces, baths, attractive canals and artistically crafted pavilions. Today the city is sometimes inhabited by nomads. Mandu is surrounded by 45 km of walls and parapets built with rocks and salvaged material, interrupted by 12 portals. Once magnificent, it has been abandoned and in ruins for over 400 years. Mandu, also known as Mandav or Mandavgad literally meaning the City of Joy, is an ancient destroyed city located in India's Madhya Pradesh region. Mandu or Mandavgad is an ancient city in the present-day Mandav area of the Dhar district | Photo: TOI Beautifully preserved forts, temples and markets that remain in Hampi helped to make it a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The capital of the Vijayanagara Empire which was one of the largest Hindu empires in India was destroyed in 1565 by the sultanate's army. Strolling through the incredible ruins of Hampi located in the central part of Karnataka in the southern part of India, it's easy to imagine this place teeming with life in the 14th and 15th centuries had a population of half a million people, becoming one of the most imposing and important cities in the world. The path takes multiple turns, avoiding buildings present on the map.UNESCO recognized Hampi World Heritage Site | Photo: Unsplash The path stars and ends at a pedestrian tunnel. A few parts of the city also have trees and bushes growing on them. Despite multiple cars being present on the map, there is only one road that leads to the flooded part of the city. The city is pedestrianized, with a few trash cans, dumpsters, recycle bins and benches being present on the pavement. Multiple buildings can be found in the city with cars sometimes parked next to them. Some buildings have air vents on the roof or power boxes on the walls. The city comprises residential buildings ranging from one floors to three floors. Multiple cars can also be seen near a slope which lead into the lower part of the city before the flood, which were most likely used to escape the flood and then abandoned. Only the roofs of the flooded buildings can be seen. Abandoned City takes place in an urbanized city, which was abandoned because of a flood, which made half of the city covered in water.
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