Imber
Imber
Imber is an abandoned village in Wiltshire, England, except with a catch. It was cleared out by the British Military in 1943, during WWII, to be modified for a training ground for the US military in preparation for D-Day. Following the war, it prevailed as a training ground for the British military. But during the 1970s, houses were demolished and new houses were built for urban warfare training. The only architecture that’s still standing is a medieval church. The area is out of bounds, but if you are lucky enough you possibly will be able to enter as there are occasional openings.
Zarechny
Zarechny, located in the Penza Oblast (not to be confused with another town with the same name in Sverdlovsk Oblast), is another closed town in Russia. Otherwise known as Penza-19, which is named in a similar fashion to other closed towns. Zarechny is a seculed town under the jurisdiction of Rosatom which is responsible for Russia’s strategic nuclear projects. Despite the fact that it it is forbidden to visitors, you can still catch a sight of life by looking at these photographs by photographer Ksenia Yurkova.
