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The Cinema Theater Varia

The Cinema Theater Varia : an art nouveau theater from 1910, abandoned since 1986... A piece of art from the architect Emile Claes. Historical urban exploration!

Public building
Public building
*****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-08-01 2005-08-01
The Clabecq Steelworks

The Clabecq Steelworks : our largest industrial site ever explored. Beautiful furnaces, pipes, rust and dust...

Factory
Factory
*****
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-09-01 2009-04-27
The Horror Labs or The Veterinary School of Anderlecht

The Horror Labs or The Veterinary School of Anderlecht : built in 1903, these listed buildings definitely deserved an exploration. Before the reconversion into lofts, we had the chance to infiltrate the place...

Public building
Public building
*****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-11-11 2008-03-21
Hasard collieries, Cheratte

Hasard collieries, Cheratte : Coal mine of Cheratte: explore an old abandoned yet very rich and well-preserved coal mine.

Factory
Factory
****
Abandoned Belgium
Belgium
2005-02-02 2009-05-07
Castle of Mesen, Lede

Castle of Mesen, Lede : a superb and futureless castle. Abandoned for years, it will be demolished soon.

Private building
Private building
****
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-03-01 2005-03-01
Stella-Artois abandoned brewery

Stella-Artois abandoned brewery : located in Leuven, this brewery is extremely well-preserved. A paradise of copper!

Factory
Factory
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-08-08 2005-08-08
The Sauvenière's swimming-pool

The Sauvenière's swimming-pool : huge sports complex from the 1930's, partially abandoned, the Sauvenière's baths await a new life.

Public building
Public building
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2006-03-01 2006-03-01
The mysterious steelworks

The mysterious steelworks : Night time. A huge blast furnace. Skip-cars. Cowpers. Rusted giants made of steel! More than 100m high. Shall we include this exploration in rooftops section?

Factory
Factory
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2006-08-04 2006-08-05
The abandoned crypt

The abandoned crypt : explore the inside of this small cemetery to discover the forgotten underground galleries and the abandoned graves.

Underground
Underground
****
Abandoned Belgium
Belgium
2006-08-05 2006-08-29
Brussels underground sewers and drains system

Brussels underground sewers and drains system : a nauseating descent in the belgian capital's bowels!

Underground
Underground
****
Active Belgium
Belgium
2006-06-24 2006-12-07
Locomotive's graveyard

Locomotive's graveyard : a walk in an abandoned locomotive graveyard.

Train
Train
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2007-02-10 2007-02-11
Joseph Lemaire's Sanatorium

Joseph Lemaire's Sanatorium : a scary art déco hospital lost in the middle of a forest.

Hospital
Hospital
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-09-06 2009-01-14
Eight Of Brussels’ Churches

Eight Of Brussels’ Churches : climb to cloud nine with us... A promenade on the sacred rooftops of Brussel - a short summary of 6 years of night explorations!

Rooftops
Rooftops
****
Active Belgium
Belgium
2004-03-02 2010-02-20
Val Benoît's University

Val Benoît's University : the engineers have left the former university campus of Val Benoît! Explore these huge modernist buildings from the 30s.

Public building
Public building
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2006-11-06 2010-12-25
Antwerp's Forensic Institute

Antwerp's Forensic Institute : between death and oblivion the body must undergo -tests-. Before being laid to rest. In the tranquility of legality. Thanatos comes to the aid of logic.

Hospital
Hospital
****
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2006-07-23 2012-03-28
Vilvoorde Prison

Vilvoorde Prison : as many as 12,000 tramps, drunks, and prostitutes, all those that the society of the time considered a nuisance, were crammed in on four floors. The vaulted cells had narrow slits as the only source of light. A perpetual gloom reigned along the corridors that led to the many workshops...

Military domain
Military domain
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2009-05-15 2013-02-02
The Castle of Noisy - Miranda

The Castle of Noisy - Miranda : creepy, sneaky and filthy castle, come and have a walk into Sleeping Beauty's castle...

Private building
Private building
****
Endangered Belgium
Belgium
2004-11-05 2014-02-20
Fort de la Chartreuse, Liège

Fort de la Chartreuse, Liège : explore this huge forgotten military complex, lot of military drawings.

Military domain
Military domain
***
Endangered Belgium
Belgium
2005-03-20 2007-10-04
SAFEA La Louvière

SAFEA La Louvière : probabaly the largest abandoned factory in Belgium. A beautiful colored chemical plant abandoned for years.

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-03-01 2005-03-01
Anderlues coking plant

Anderlues coking plant : exploration of a tiny coking plant. One of the last hardly standing in Belgium, most of them have been already destroyed.

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-04-01 2005-04-01
RTT home

RTT home : a nice and colorful vacation residence built in 1950 by an Art-Deco Belgian architect.

Public building
Public building
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-05-01 2005-05-01
Péronnes coal washing plant

Péronnes coal washing plant : a concrete giant building with aesthetic architecture.

Factory
Factory
***
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-06-01 2005-06-01
Oostende military hospital

Oostende military hospital : a huge complex of buildings including a nice chapel in the middle of sand dunes.

Hospital
Hospital
***
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-06-01 2005-06-01
Inside a roadbridge

Inside a roadbridge : instead of filling them up with concrete, most of the bridges have large artificial cavities. Often aesthetical, they are so many places to explore...

Underground
Underground
***
Active Belgium
Belgium
2005-12-11 2005-12-11
SNCB abandoned building

SNCB abandoned building : a large forgotten building, isolated from everything, lost in nature...

Train
Train
***
Abandoned Belgium
Belgium
2005-08-01 2005-08-01
Untighten bolt factory

Untighten bolt factory : this jungle of sexy micro-machines used to produce fully customized bolts.

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-11-01 2005-11-01
Cranes climbing

Cranes climbing : unusual night sights of the city

Rooftops
Rooftops
***
Active Belgium
Belgium
2005-09-01 2005-09-01
Verlipack Jumet

Verlipack Jumet : exploration of an abandoned glass bottles factory

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-11-11 2005-11-11
Diamond's opera

Diamond's opera : this page was just made to explain what infiltration means: -going into places you are not supposed to- :-)

Public building
Public building
***
Active Belgium
Belgium
2006-07-23 2007-01-15
La Providence's forges

La Providence's forges : photos tour of a location being cleverly reconverted.

Factory
Factory
***
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2006-12-17 2007-02-08
The unknown shipyard

The unknown shipyard : construction sites are boring to explore. But ship construction sites are, well... more interesting...

Factory
Factory
***
Active Belgium
Belgium
2007-02-11 2007-02-12
Highway bridges

Highway bridges : underground and aerial promenades at the same time. Very atmospheric

Underground
Underground
***
Active Belgium
Belgium
2007-02-10 2007-02-13
Brussels Metro

Brussels Metro : dive into the Brussels metro...

Underground
Underground
***
Active Belgium
Belgium
2013-01-01 2013-08-07
Interprochim S.A.

Interprochim S.A. : a strange exploration of a plaster sculptures factory.

Factory
Factory
**
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-04-01 2005-04-01
Le Valdor hospital

Le Valdor hospital : an XIXth century abandoned hospital located in Liège, Belgium. A local classic urban exploration place. Oppressive atmosphere...

Hospital
Hospital
**
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-05-01 2005-05-01
Charleroi civilean hospital

Charleroi civilean hospital : a huge and modern hospital, that is, in the seventies. Demolition is in progress, but exploring the morgue is still worth a visit...

Hospital
Hospital
**
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-07-01 2005-07-01
Erpent manor house

Erpent manor house : just a beautiful 19th Century house being demolished, with a wonderful abandoned greenhouse

Private building
Private building
**
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-08-01 2005-08-01
Stella-Artois malthouse

Stella-Artois malthouse : exploration of an empty and not well-known factory. The ancient Stella malthouse is indeed worth a visit.

Factory
Factory
**
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-12-18 2005-12-18
St Elizabeth's clinic

St Elizabeth's clinic : short exploration of an abandoned clinic.

Hospital
Hospital
**
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2007-01-28 2007-01-31
Du Gouffre collieries

Du Gouffre collieries : yet another abandoned Belgian coal mine.

Factory
Factory
*
Abandoned Belgium
Belgium
2005-02-01 2005-02-01
Intervapeur Verviers

Intervapeur Verviers : an abandoned steam producing plant.

Factory
Factory
*
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-04-01 2005-04-01
Verviers barracks

Verviers barracks : huge abandoned colorful barracks in a very good condition. Unique.

Military domain
Military domain
*
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-04-01 2005-04-01
Pont-à-Celles Arsenal

Pont-à-Celles Arsenal : an abandoned train repairing site from the SNCB (Belgian National Railway company).

Train
Train
*
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-06-01 2005-06-01
Charbrit Establishments

Charbrit Establishments : in a small village of the walloon region, one can discover the silos of the Charbrit factory. A tiny aesthetical exploration...

Factory
Factory
*
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-09-03 2005-09-03