Impressed with 9 locations forgotten all over the world

Nine locations were forgotten by French photographer Sylvain Margaine, taking pictures and photo books recently released by Jonglez Publishing.

1. The mines in Sardinia

The mines in Sardinia.

Sylvain Margaine said that he not only deliberately searched for rubble. " It could be abandoned buildings, or buildings still in use, " he said. " I went to places I should not have come. "

2. The church in Zeliszow, Poland

Church in Zeliszow, Poland.

This photo captures an 18th-century Protestant church in Zeliszow village, Poland, which became disgraced at the end of World War II.

3. Flanders and Brabant power plant, Belgium

Flanders and Brabant power plants, Belgium.

The photographer said: " Some places are still in my memory because I find them myself, " he said. " It was a long process - I investigated the existence of a building and determined where it was. Then I tried to get a permit or find a way to get in. " This photo captures the factory. Flanders and Brabant in Belgium, operating capital from 1914 until 2012.

4. Psychiatric hospital in Vercelli, Italy

Psychiatric hospital in Vercelli, Italy.

This is the hall of an old psychiatric hospital in Vercelli, Italy. Built in the 1930s, the hospital was closed in 1997 but in 2013 it was used as a shelter for 100 shipwrecked refugees rescued in the " Mare Nostrum" humanitarian campaign.

5. Holtzmann Paper Factory, Black Forest, Germany

Holtzmann paper mill, Black Forest, Germany.

In this photo, overgrown weeds around machines stopped working in a paper mill in the Black Forest. Despite being closed in 2008, this place still has an active training center.

6. Villa of urologist, Bad Wildungen, Germany

Villa of urologist, Bad Wildungen, Germany.

This photo captures the bedroom of Dr. Karl Kraft, who opened a urological surgery room on the ground floor of his house in 1931. His wife still lived there until 2006 and now it has become ruined. According to the photographer's book, " This abandoned place has been visited by strangers. While some people just want to take pictures, others move, destroy or take decorative works. that Hildegard has collected. Previously, Kraft's house is now more like a studio than an old mansion. "

7. Loos Prison in Lille, France

Loos Prison in Lille, France.

This photo captures the Loos prison in Lille, France, one of the largest prisons used during the Nazi occupation of northern France.

8. Psychiatric Hospital in Racconigi, Italy

Psychiatric Hospital in Racconigi, Italy.

This mental hospital opened in 1871 and was permanently closed in 1998. This building itself helps us understand what happened. " The hospital has a special architecture - the architecture itself is a cure. That's part of the story here. "

9. Shipka Cinema, Bulgaria

Shipka Cinema, Bulgaria.

This cinema in Bulgaria shows only films produced by the state. It was closed after the communist regime collapsed. " Everything is so fragile - we've been here for a short time - it's all fleeting. "