Photographer Vincent Jansen travels throughout Europe, visiting beautiful abandoned places. He explores churches, factories, sanatoriums, mortuaries, villas and theaters, all quietly waiting for renovation or demolition. His photos show a unique perspective on what is happening behind the “no trespassing” signs: where nature is slowly gaining ground and the desolation, loneliness and decay leave their stunning traces.
This decayed home is in the middle of a block of three houses. I wonder if the neighbours know what's going on next to their bedrooms. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
A decaying orphanage in Italy, all the beds still are made. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
This piano was located in one of many rooms of a huge chateau in Poland. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
Amazing decay in a former hospital in France. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
Decay sets in inside a house in the Netherlands. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
This hotel in Germany has been abandoned since a fire in 2012. The complete interior is still there, but because of the weather conditions in this area, decay happens fast. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
An art studio in Belgium. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
The library of an beautiful abandoned castle in France, which unfortunately burned down two years ago. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
A old car, sad and lost in a garage somewhere in Belgium. Quietly waiting for its owner to come visit, hoping to be restored to its original state. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
The decaying interior of a farmer’s house in Belgium. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
A former hospital complex in Germany, with more than 60 buildings in decay. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
A former hospital in Germany, with hallways full of peeled paint. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
A huge medieval castle in France, featuring amazing architecture yet totally overgrown by nature. Inside there are four pianos, all in decay. Unfortunately a massive fire destroyed the castle completely in 2012. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
A church in Belgium during the golden hour. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
Dadipark was a recreational attraction dating back to the 1950s. In 2002, after a series of accidents, Dadipark announced that it would be closing for renovations, but failed to open its doors again. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
An abandoned chapel in a quiet, tiny village in Italy. The only sound you hear is the doves cooing while they leave their traces on the furniture. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
Amazing decay and beautiful architecture in a administration office of a mining facility in France. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
An impressive car graveyard in the middle of a pine forest in Chatillon, a small village in Belgium. Rumours have it that these cars (a Chevy, Studebaker and Buick, among others) belonged to American soldiers who left them behind after World War II. The graveyard has been gone since 2012. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
The same car graveyard in the pine forest. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
A basketball court in a former military complex near Berlin. This place was used by the Nazis until the end of the Second World War. Movies like “Mein Führer”, “Enemy at the Gates” and “Inglorious Basterds” were also filmed here. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
This decayed home is in the middle of a block of three houses. I wonder if the neighbours know what's going on next to their bedrooms. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
This picture was taken in large, abandoned mansion in Belgium. It has been abandoned since the '80's, but someone's belongings are still there. School books, photographs, newspapers, even the beds ... all under a thick layer of dust and cobwebs. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
Wine bottles covered with cobwebs and a thick layer of dust. Tucked in the basement of an abandoned farm in a small village in Belgium, where no one has been for 30 years. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
This historical monument in Poland was built in 1796 and has been abandoned for more than sixty years. A sad sight, but also pleasing to the eye. A constantly changing spectacle of the sun's rays through the roof. (Photo by Vincent Jansen)
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