A magnificent swimming pool built in 1915 and closed because it no longer met modern standards. A superb statue of ‘The Lifeguard’ overlooks the pool, with changing rooms left exactly as they were. The complex is vast; along the corridors, you find bathtubs, saunas, tanning beds, and more. The exterior architecture, typical of Flanders, is…
Built around 1880, this castle is well hidden in the heart of a small Flemish forest. During the Second World War, the property was taken over by the Nazis, later becoming a boarding house for Belgian military pilots before finally being abandoned in 1996. Very little remains today; years of neglect have taken their toll,…
Doel is a Belgian village in East Flanders that is almost entirely abandoned, though a few residents still remain, resisting the planned death of their community. Indeed, Doel is destined to disappear to make way for the expansion of the Port of Antwerp and the construction of a new dock. The project began over ten…