An abandoned steel mill in Slovenia surrounded by relics of steam engines and other railway machinery. This place does not exist anymore, however, there is a railway museum nearby which obtained the engines.

An abandoned magnesite factory in Austria. Once it used to be a huge magnesite processing plant, today it’s just the huge empty halls giving an idea of the sheer size of the factory and the amount of people once employed here.

A railway line which has been shut down some years ago. A local nonprofit association used to run vintage trains here, but now the federal railways demanded even more money which let the local club without a choice, it was shut down. There is a small chance though that vintage trains will operate again in 2015.

An abandoned cloth mill in Austria. Even though it classified as a historical building, decay advances quickly, some parts already are collapsed. Still, it is a place of tranquility.