Ruined buildings

2023-08-18 — Jahan Rashidi

I just love the way buildings that had been destroyed to ruins look. Whether from a catastrophic event or just the course of time, seeing one fills me with awe at the beauty of nature re-absorbing what had once been theirs.

A rusty abandoned substation surrounded by nature A large concrete building, covered in trash and graffiti, with a large pool of water by it The one standing wall of a brick house, covered in vines
Great grey concrete monoliths utilizing the whole of what we have developed over thousands of years. Inexpensive buildings built fast and with massive scale. Hundreds of people had walked in and out of their doors, going about their lives, and yet now they're empty. What else was left in these buildings, determined to be worthless as well?

Ruined alleyway
Buildings expected to be sturdy crushed to rubble, solid walls that fell from water, ceilings that stretch far into the sky, and yet fall to quakes - nature conquering all.

Skyscraper destroyed by earthquake in Taiwan A house destroyed by a flood in Colorado Mud-brick houses destroyed by earthquakes