Atlas of Abandoned Places: A Journey Through the World's Forgotten Wonders -- Ol

<b>Explore the wonders that the world forgot with award-winning travel writer Oliver Smith - from breathtaking buildings with a dark past to decaying reminders of more troubled times</b> <p/> The globe is littered with forgotten monuments, their beauty matched only by the secrets of their past. <p/> A glorious palace lies abandoned by a fallen dictator. A grand monument to communism sits forgotten atop a mountain. Two never-launched space shuttles slowly crumble, left to rot in the middle of the desert. Explore these and many more of the world's lost wonders in this atlas like no other. <p/> With remarkable stories, bespoke maps and stunning photography of fifty forsaken sites, <i> Atlas of Abandoned Places </i>travels the world beneath the surface; the sites with stories to tell, the ones you won't find in any guidebook. <p/> Award-winning travel writer Oliver Smith is your guide on a long-lost path, shining a light on the places that the world forgot.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Oliver Smith<br><b>Publisher:</b> Mitchell Beazley<br><b>Published:</b> 11/08/2022<br><b>Pages:</b> 224<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.80lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.37h x 7.56w x 0.94d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781784726928