Abandoned Places: Darul Aman Palace

The "Abode of Peace" was built in the 1920s by King Amanullah Khan to help bring Afghanistan into the modern age. Intended as the seat of parliament, it was part of a plan to build a new capital city. However, religious conservatives forced Amanullah out of power and halted his plans. The building sat used. In 1969, the palace caught on fire, but it was restored as the operating seat of the Defense Ministry... until it was set fire to again in 1978 during the communist coup. However, it was once again restored and used until the early 90s when it was heavily shelled by the Mujahideen during the Soviet invasion. It now sits as a gutted ruin, the modern future it was erected to usher in has never been seen.

Here's an added bonus:
The abandoned Dixie Brewery in New Orleans, Louisiana.

[The final four pictures are by Cody Allison and used under the Creative Commons License.]

And one more: the Devil's Slide, California bunker from World War II.

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