Welcome To Forbidden Places

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!

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...

The Castle of Ilbarritz : Forbidden Places opens the doors of the mysterious organ's castle.

Canfranc railway station : located in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain, this abandoned railway station was the largest station in Europe. If you like king size derelict buildings, this is the place to explore!

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

Fort Portalet : lost in the middle of the Pyrénées mountains, this abandoned fort dug into the steep cliff protected the border between France and Spain.

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

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?

Hellingly hospital (East sussex mental asylum) : explore this asylum closed down in 1994. Built in extreme isolation to allow relaxation and eventually mental recovery to the disturbed patients...

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

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

Uckange Blast Furnace : photographed between 2004 and 2009 during the conversion from abandonment to museum. This site will likely provide the only preserved insight into the steel industry of France.

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

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...

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

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

H.M. Melbourne's Pentridge prison : infiltration of an old (1851) Prison in Melbourne. Exploration of the cells from the high security wing...

West Park mental hospital : the last of the eleven great asylums built around London, a true self-sufficient city, full of underground tunnels... Atmospheric exploration!

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

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

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

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