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description: 'Abandoned buildings photographed by urban explorers: a Berlin listening station, the ruins of Detroit, a Bulgarian monument.'
title: Beauty in decay
type: collection
url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/collections/abandoned-places/
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# Beauty in decay

Urban exploration was a steady side of the magazine. These posts collect the photographers and places that stood out.

1. [Abandoned Place: Teufelsberg Berlin](https://www.urbanartcore.com/abandoned-place-teufelsberg-berlin/) (2010-06-02): The NSA listening station on Berlin’s Teufelsberg.
2. [Top 10 Abandoned Places](https://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-abandoned-places/) (2010-10-06): Ten modern ruins, from submarine bases to hotels.
3. [Beauty in Decay - The Art of Urban Exploration](https://www.urbanartcore.com/beauty-decay-art-urban-exploration/) (2010-11-09): Romany WG’s book of decayed buildings.
4. [Urban Exploring: Ruins of Detroit](https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-exploring-ruins-detroit/) (2011-02-28): Marchand and Meffre’s “The Ruins of Detroit”.
5. [Urbex: After The Final Curtain](https://www.urbanartcore.com/urbex-after-the-final-curtain/) (2011-10-09): Matt Lambros photographs America’s abandoned theatres.
6. [Urbex: Abandoned Communist UFO](https://www.urbanartcore.com/urbex-abandoned-communist-ufo/) (2012-03-14): Buzludzha, Bulgaria’s abandoned communist dome.
7. [Deserted Cities: Where Time Stands Still](https://www.urbanartcore.com/deserted-cities-where-time-stands-still/) (2012-05-08): Empty places in deserted cities.