Along the line of the Detroit Safari postings before, a list of some of the world’s best modern ruins. With excellent pictures and some links. Some of the images of Detroit call to mind Piranesi, and the ones of Gary suggest Caspar David Friedrich.
http://www.thecoolist.com/abandoned-places-10-creepy-beautiful-modern-ruins/
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These images are so evocative. Very inspiring! Thanks for the link.
Wow this is cool. I wonder who actually owns the American buildings. Is it possible they are not owned? Who pays the taxes?
Detroit has many thousand derelict buildings, i.e. the property now belongs to the state, as the former owners have abandoned them and do not pay taxes.