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Abandonment Issues 2 :: More Modern Ruins

Guess what? I’m still factinated by modern ruins, and stumbled across this entry on BLDGBLOG that takes a look at some pretty cool hotels on the Sinai Peninsula that were started, but never finished.

In fact, there’s a photography show in Vienna on this very subject which, unfortunately is too far away (I’m in Scotland), and ends on Monday. However, the images on BLDGBLOG are amazing, and have piqued my curiosity.

I don’t know if it’s the sheer difference in architecture between Scotland and the Middle East, but the buildings seem very exotic. Mind, I guess that’s what the designers would have wanted in a luxury hotel, isn’t it? They look as if they would be fantastic for playing paintball in… I wonder if anyone’s thought of actually doing that?

What I think is interesting about these is that they were never inhabited. Unlike the other places I’d like to go, which were all abandoned after being put to use, these were just never finished.

There are some other shots of the same hotels here and here, if you want to explore more without actually having to go there :)

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