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Abandoned Europe

An intrepid explorer has spent more than a decade travelling across Europe, photographing its abandoned ruins. Jan Stel's "Abandoned and Forgotten" series captures his visits to the likes of haunting animal-testing labs, goliath steel works and subway tunnels, and tattered textile factories. The photographer, from Purmerend, Netherlands, came up with the idea for his series in 1998, when his interests in past glories were initially piqued by the remains of industrial structures. In searching for these hidden wonders, Jan has travelled to Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and many other countries across the continent. (Caters News)

Photography by Jan Stel

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