Dusty books lie abandoned on the floor of a library that has been slowly decaying for years.
In others pictures cracked ceramic plates fill a rusty room inside a derelict factory.
Here is our collection of the best images of abandoned places from around the globe.
Europe's Grand Buildings
The sorry state of once-extravagant homes is shown in stark reality thanks to these stunning images.
And they reveal the hard times faced by families who were once considered Europe's most propsperous.
From chateaus left to ruin to villas missing their grand heydays, the images, taken by Stefan Baumann, reveal a tragic side to the walls which once were home to millionaires and their families.
To see more check out the complete page for abandoned buildings in Europe .
The hotel frozen in time
Welcome to the Swallow Hotel, where things haven't changed for six years.
Half-drunk glasses of red wine sit abandoned on tables, discarded when the four-star building suddenly closed down in 2009.
Abandoned buildings in the USA
With their crumbling walls, rotting floorboards, dusty old equipment and broken windows - these images of abandoned hospitals wouldn't look our of place in a horror film.
It's not just hospitals abandoned in the US, there are a whole host of buildings, including sports stadiums like the Pontiac Silverdome.
The Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit opened in 1975, costing nearly $56 million, and hosted some of the biggest names in music, entertainment and sport.
Check out more pictures on the abandoned Pontiac Silverdome .
Following the financial issues in Detroit it has now become a collection of abandoned buildings.
Deserted schools in the US
What happens to a school when the bell rings for the last time?
Photographer Johnny Joo knows. The 24-year-old urban explorer has spent a few months travelling round the rust belt area of the Eastern US photographing abandoned buildings - including a number of deserted schools.
WW2 Buildings
Once used to house weapons and provide troops with protection against enemy forces, these World War Two buildings played an important role in the conflict.
For more images check out our article on abandoned WW2 buildings .
The village of Imber
Residents of Imber, Wilts., were evacuated in December 1943 during World War II and never allowed to return.The abandoned village, on Salisbury Plain, is now used as a training site for the Ministry of Defence .
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