Abandoned skyscrapers

[TGN2010]

Office building TKZ, Taganrog,Russia
Built in 80s, after 1991 was abandoned.

[Skopje/Скопје]

Skopje, Macedonia. It's the building of the Jugobanka (Bank of Yugoslavia). The construction started in the late 1980's, but in 1991 socialist Yugoslavia collapsed and the building remained unfinished till present days. The current government of Macedonia has announced plans to finish it for Department of Treasury, but so far there is no visible progress.

[Tchokan]

Monte Palace Hotel - São Miguel Island - Azores Islands - Portugal

Built in the 80s, was the most luxurious hotel in the region. Located in west side of the island with a fantastic view to the Sete Cidades Lake. Was abandoned a few years after the completion.







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The sight:


The current use:

Police training


Heavy metal photo scenarios (Stampkase)

[isaidso]

In almost any other city in the western world those Detroit buildings would be high end addresses. If Detroit doesn't want them, how about shipping them piece by piece up here?

[Xaevus]

lets blow them up in some high-budget hollywood movie!

use them as some CIA HQ and then near the end implode them

[RegentHouse]

Originally Posted by isaidso

In almost any other city in the western world those Detroit buildings would be high end addresses. If Detroit doesn't want them, how about shipping them piece by piece up here?

There's a lot of underutilized historic skyscrapers across the U. S. Still, it annoys me how Detroit has been demolishing so much of its heritage at taxpayer's expense with absolutely nothing in return.

The Venezuela one reminds me of what happened to Chavez's body after going on tour.

[JMGA196]

Not a skyscraper but...

La Democracia Stadium, Guatemala City



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[ikops]

Originally Posted by Tchokan

Monte Palace Hotel - São Miguel Island - Azores Islands - Portugal

Built in the 80s, was the most luxurious hotel in the region. Located in west side of the island with a fantastic view to the Sete Cidades Lake. Was abandoned a few years after the completion.

Too few tourists?

[paulgood]

I see of the old solid Art Deco period in some US cities are worth keeping. Similar era buildings in my city, are listed by the National Trust and encouraged to be restored as boutique offices or converted into apartments...

[ThatOneGuy]

Originally Posted by TGN2010

Office building TKZ, Taganrog,Russia
Built in 80s, after 1991 was abandoned.

Actually a cool looking building. Far better than the typical Soviet housing blocks. It's a nice example of the brutalist style and it should be restored without too much editing.