Italy's Abandoned Architecture

Matt Emmett of Forgotten Heritage Photography recently traveled to Northern Italy to explore abandoned sites: factories, villas, churches and asylums. He captures the beauty of decay in places where time has stopped.

Inside an industrial tower in Northern Italy, looking straight down to the base of the tower
to looking up slightly to the central skylight. (Photo: Forgotten Heritage Photography)

Medical suite equipment left behind in an abandoned asylum.
(Photo: Forgotten Heritage Photography)

A fresco-adorned room within an abandoned castle.
(Photo: Forgotten Heritage Photography)

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