Nov 02

POTD: Abandoned apartment building in Pripyat, Ukraine

by in Chernobyl Tour 2007, Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Photo of the Day, Ukraine

pripyat apartment building

An abandoned apartment building in Pripyat, Ukraine, a deserted city located 3km from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The city’s 50,000 residents were evacuated shortly after the Chernobyl disaster, and the city has been uninhabited since.

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4 Responses to “POTD: Abandoned apartment building in Pripyat, Ukraine”

  1. From Tui:

    That’s a sobering sight, I must say!

    This is my first visit to your blog. I found you via NaBloPoMo. I’ve done it for a few years now and always have so much fun meeting other bloggers.

    I’ll check back to see how your month is going!

    ~Tui

    Posted on November 2, 2010 at 9:49 pm #

  2. From jefferson AM Brasil:

    Esta na hora de recuperar essas moradias
    deveria ter uma campanha do governo da ukrania
    icentivando as pessoas adquirirem esses apartamentos
    afins de tornalos viaveis econicamentes para turismo

    Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:03 pm #

  3. From jefferson AM Brasil:

    vou da um exemplo levar esses imoveis em leilão virtual tudo legalizado
    e bem barato para que todos possam comprar

    Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:06 pm #

  4. From jefferson AM Brasil:

    primeira cidade do mundo onde as pessoas são obrigadas usarem mascara
    em via publica

    Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:10 pm #

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