Taken over by nature

We humans often build roads and bridges, canals and ports, even entire cities at the expense of the environment. But nature isn't planning on giving up. On the contrary, it is determined to persevere, showing just how fragile our creations are.

An Abandoned Train Tunnel and Train Tracks Taken Over By Nature #AbandonedPlaces

An abandoned army tank in a field of wild flowers

Houses on Shengshan island are overgrown with thick green vegetation.

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Chinas Loess Plateau (photo by George Steinmetz) [1080x1350]

Not to far off from my first vehicle though this truck is definitely cooler.

Tree growing around an abandoned building. Location unknown.

Supermarket aisles strewn with packets. A school blackboard covered with notes for an unfinished lesson. Cars tangled with weeds in an unending traffic jam.These are eerie pictures from inside the 20km exclusion zone around Fukushima nuclear plant, which went into meltdown after a tsunami and earthquake struck Japan in March 2011. Photographer Arkadiusz Podniesinski donned protective gear to visit the “terrifying” ghost towns of Futaba, Namie and Tomioka last month and this is what he found.

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In most post-apocalyptic films when the camera pans down the abandoned streets of New York or Tokyo, long after people have disappeared and the buildings have fallen into disrepair, we see nature again thriving. Trees and plants take hold in the sidewalks and wild animals like deer, bears, and lions stalk the ruins left behind by humans. But after descending the staircase at a vacant shopping mall in Bangkok, professional cook and photographer Jesse Rockwell discovered a wholly different…

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The 40 Most Breathtaking Abandoned Places In The World ❤ liked on Polyvore featuring home, kitchen & dining and kitchen gadgets & tools

Photographer Johnny Joo explores abandoned structures overtaken by the natural surroundings that had originally been tamed to make space for them. Joo captures ferris wheels, cottages, malls, schools, armories, and thruways as they slip back into obscurity, covered in undergrowth, vines, and trees. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the 27-year-old photographer has spent the last ten years traversing the country to explore abandoned spaces. In 2012, Joo started a blog, Architectural Afterlife, where…