Tag: urban exploration

May 21, 2014 at 6:02 pm

Picture of the Day: Atop the World’s Tallest Residential Building

Picture of the Day: Atop the World's Tallest Residential Building

Photograph by ALEXANDER REMNEV Facebook | LiveJournal | VK | 500px | Instagram On a recent trip to Dubai, rooftopper and photographer Alexander Remnev took this dizzying self-portrait from the top of the Princess Tower, the tallest residential building in the world. The Princess Tower is 101-storeys and stands 414 meters (1,358 ft) tall.…

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May 21, 2014 at 11:42 am

A Tour of Japan Through the Lens of an Urban Explorer

A Tour of Japan Through the Lens of an Urban Explorer

Canadian photographer Chris Luckhardt (featured previously) travels the world in search of adventure and exploration. He specializes in documenting abandoned places and his travels through visual storytelling. His work has been featured on ABC News, The Weather Channel, MSN, The Daily Mail, Buzzfeed and many more. Chris has travelled throughout Japan six times, including…

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May 20, 2014 at 2:03 pm

Randall Park was Once the World’s Largest Shopping Mall. This is What it Looks Like Today

Randall Park was Once the World's Largest Shopping Mall. This is What it Looks Like Today

At the time of its opening in 1976, Randall Park Mall was the “world’s largest shopping center” boasting 2 million square feet of retail space. Developer Edward De Bartolo built the mall on the site of the Randall Race Track in the village of North Randall, Ohio. At the time of its opening, North…

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February 20, 2014 at 6:30 pm

Picture of the Day: Soaring With Eagles

Picture of the Day: Soaring With Eagles

SOARING WITH EAGLES Photograph by ALEX SHAW / alex-shaw.com In this breathtaking capture by Alex Shaw, we see fellow photographer and urban explorer Lucinda Grange, atop one of the famous eagles that peer out from the 61st floor of the Chrysler Building in New York City. The photo was included in a…

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February 14, 2014 at 12:44 pm

The Crazy Duo that Scaled the World’s 2nd Tallest Building also Took some Amazing Photos

The Crazy Duo that Scaled the World's 2nd Tallest Building also Took some Amazing Photos

Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov have gained a lot of notoriety with the video above this week (posted yesterday on the Sifter). The video, released on Wednesday February 12, 2014, has already been viewed over 8 million times. It shows the duo (who together are OnTheRoofs), climbing the still under-construction Shanghai Tower. Upon its…

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February 13, 2014 at 10:14 am

These Guys Wore a GoPro and Scaled the Second Tallest Building in the World

These Guys Wore a GoPro and Scaled the Second Tallest Building in the World

Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov sneaked into the Shanghai Tower (still under construction) and climbed not only to the top, but scaled to the end of a crane that currently sits atop the roof. Upon its completion in 2014, Shanghai Tower will stand approximately 632 metres (2,073 ft) high and will have 121 storeys.…

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November 21, 2013 at 6:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Watch Your Step

Picture of the Day: Watch Your Step

WATCH YOUR STEP Photograph by Michael Keany The Haʻikū Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven or Haʻikū Ladder, is a steep hiking trail in Kaneohe, Hawaii, on the island of Oʻahu. The trail began as a wooden ladder spiked to the cliff on the south side of the Haʻikū Valley.…

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November 20, 2013 at 1:29 pm

What the Bobsled Track from the Sarajevo ’84 Olympics Looks Like Today

What the Bobsled Track from the Sarajevo '84 Olympics Looks Like Today

Photograph by Hedwig Klawuttke The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics will be the first time since 1984 that the winter games will take place in Eastern Europe. The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, took place from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in present-day Bosnia-Herzegovina. It was the first…

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August 26, 2013 at 10:51 am

An Abandoned House Overtaken by Animals

An Abandoned House Overtaken by Animals

Located near photographer Kai Fagerström’s family summer home in Salo, Finland, is a handful of abandoned dwellings in the woods. After residents had passed away or relocated, a group of feral animals took over the space. In a story published for National Geographic entitled Once Upon a Home in 2012, Fagerström explains: “When I…

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July 27, 2013 at 9:33 am

Picture of the Day: The Abandoned Starlite Music Theater

Picture of the Day: The Abandoned Starlite Music Theater

The Abandoned Starlite Music Theater Photograph by Sébastien Barré Website | Flickr | Twitter In this incredible black and white photograph by Sébastien Barré, we see the inside of the abandoned Starlite Music Theater in Latham, New York. The building shut down in 1997, ending a 40 year run that saw entertainers…

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