Hashima Island (Japan): This island has been abandoned since 1974. At the end of the 19th century, this place used to be a busy coal mine. Hashima can be seen as a symbol of the industrialization process in Japan. However, oil gradually replaced coal in Japan in the 1960s, which was the main cause of the end of the coal mining industry activities on the island. Image: Getty. Today, Hashima is left with only ruins, gloomy. The special space of the island makes it chosen as the filming location for many movies such as Skyfall, Attack on Titan… The island was officially opened to tourists in 2009. In 2015, UNESCO decided to make it public. Hashima as a World Heritage Site. Photo: Mail Online. North Brother Island (USA): Less than 2 km from Manhattan (New York, USA), this abandoned island has caused a lot of curiosity for half a century. The island’s past is associated with disease, death… From the years 1880 to 1943, the New York government used the island as a place to isolate patients with infectious diseases. Typhoid Mary Mallon – the first person in American history to contract typhoid but show no symptoms – was once isolated here until her death. Image: Cubed. Currently, the government does not allow people to come here for the purpose of tourism, sightseeing… Only a few with special reasons are allowed to visit this island. To get here, you need to take a boat across the East River. A lot of police appear in this area. According to Insider, this may be due to the island’s location near the Rikers Island prison. In addition, the police are also wary of people who intend to approach North Brother Island. Photo: Atlas Obscura. Hirta Island (Scotland): Many traces indicate that humans lived on Hirta Island in the St. Kilda from prehistoric times. However, all of them had to be relocated in 1930 because of the risk of starvation and extreme weather conditions. Image: Sobt. According to Atlas Obscura, since the beginning of the 20th century, the life of the people on the island has been greatly disturbed when delegations from the mainland appeared. They brought with them many interesting cultures and new diseases. In 1930, after the death of a young woman from appendicitis and pneumonia, the islanders were terrified. They asked to be evacuated and live on land. The evacuation took place on August 29, 1930. Before boarding, each person left a plate of oats and an open Bible in the house. Photo: Hudu Trip. Herschel Island (Canada): In 1826, the first Europeans set foot on the island. At that time, the island became a whaling place for about 2,000 people. By the early years of the 20th century, however, whaling had begun to subside. The last family living on Herschel Island left in 1987. Since then, the government has established the Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park with an area of ​​​​the entire island. Image: Wikiwand. Holland Island (USA): The first people to settle on the island began around 1600. Over time, fishing and agriculture developed, attracting many people and sailors to settle. In its most glorious period, the island had about 70 buildings including houses, shops, schools, post offices, churches, medical stations… Photo: Sometimes Interesting. However, the erosion caused Holland Island to gradually disappear from the map. The people tried to save the island in many ways but all failed. This forced them to leave the island to find safer places. Some still cling to the belief that mother nature will “forgave” them. However, a hurricane in 1918 caused the family to finally pack up and leave. In October 2010, the last house on the island collapsed because it could not withstand the natural conditions. By 2012, the island was completely eroded. Photo: TypePad. Abandoned island with millions of graves Hart Island (New York, USA) has been used for many purposes for many years, most famously as a burial place for the sick, the homeless…

Cementerio de la Almudena, Madrid, Spain: About 5 million people are buried in Madrid’s Cementerio de la Almudena cemetery. In aerial photographs, the site looks like a maze of intricate marble tombstones arranged in concentric circles. Image: Songquan Deng. Yan’an elevated road intersection, Shanghai, China: The Yan’an Overhead Road Interchange is one of the most impressive intersections in China. The paths intertwine, forming a knot in the center. This highway appeared briefly in the movie Skyfall 2012 by James Bond. Image: Dnevozhai. Taj Mahal, Agra, India: The Taj Mahal is one of the world famous landmarks of India. The aerial photograph offers a perspective that shows the near-perfect symmetry of the monument, from the domes and spiers to the majestic gates. Image: Uladzik Kryhin. Galesnjak, Croatia: Its impressive shape has earned Galesnjak the nickname “Lover’s Island”. With ancient grave mounds and olive trees, the small island, measuring only 50 square meters, was famous about a decade ago when its unique shape was pointed out by Google Earth. Image: Shutterstock. Road to Tianmen Mountain, China: The route through Tianmen Mountain is like a piece of silk squeezed between the green mountains. The zigzag road has a total of 99 bends 11 km long, once published in Dangerous Road Known as the most dangerous road in the world. Image: WeStudio. Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India: The Lotus Temple in New Delhi looks impressive from any angle. Built in the 1980s, the sacred Baháʼí building is designed to look like a lotus flower. Around the temple are 9 lakes with the number 9 being the “perfect” number in Baháʼí beliefs. Image: Vibgyor Studios . Palmanova, Italy: The star-shaped city of Palmanova was built in the 16th century. This design embodies the Renaissance ideal of what a perfect city should be: clean geometry and surrounded by multiple walls. The city was fortified, able to prevent attacks from the Ottomans. Napoleon finally conquered Palmanova in the late 1700s. Photo: Maykova Galina. Pentagon, Virginia, USA: The Pentagon was built in the classical style and spread over an area of ​​​​more than 11 hectares. Initially, in the 1940s, the building was planned to be located on a land with 5 sides facing the road, then the work was built elsewhere but the architects kept the pentagonal design. . Image: gokturk_06. Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE: No list of stunning aerial views would be complete without Dubai’s palm tree archipelago. This man-made archipelago is home to super luxury hotels and luxury villas. The palm tree design gives the building a spectacular look when viewed from above. Image: Andrew Ring.