Current England long jump champion and London 2012 hopeful J. J. Jegede attempts an exhibition jump over three Limited edition 2012 MINIs on September 28, 2011 in London, England. This world first is taking place to celebrate the launch of the MINI London 2012 Edition models, of which only 2,012 will be produced. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images for BMW)

Even the powerhouse of Europe has its fair share of abandoned properties and empty shop fronts as seen in these pictures of decaying buildings in Germany. Photographer Daniel Barter, 30, from London traveled Berlin and the surrounding countryside to capture buildings in need of work on film. Far from being resplendent in vintage glory, the deserted music venues and crumbling hospitals are a shadow of their former selves. German eagle motifs flake off ceilings and concert halls designed for hundreds have not seen a show for years. Photo: Lung sanatorium. (Photo by Daniel Barter/Caters News)

English singer Jessica Ellen Cornish, known professionally as Jessie J in the first decade of July 2023 takes a much-needed nap after welcoming her first child. (Photo by jessiej/Instagram)

English actress Michelle Keegan at “The Jonathan Ross Show” TV show, Series 18, Episode 7 in London, United Kingdom on December 4, 2021. (Photo by Brian J. Ritchie/Hotsauce/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Students from St Andrews University indulge in a tradition of covering themselves with foam to honour the “academic family” on the lower college lawn on October 23, 2017, in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

A demonstrator uses a TV case as a facemask during a protest to demand justice for Daniel Prude, on September 3, 2020 in New York City. Protests were planned in New York September 3 over the death of Daniel Prude, a black man that police hooded and forced face down on the road, according to video footage that prompted a probe from the state's attorney general. (Photo by Kena Betancur/AFP Photo)

A Comic Con attendee poses during the 2014 New York Comic Con at Jacob Javitz Center on October 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images)

A Kenyan acrobatic member of the Mighty Jambo Circus Academy performs a stunt during their training routine at the academy in Nairobi, Kenya, 13 January 2021. (Photo by Daniel Irungu/EPA/EFE)