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From imperial residences and aristocratic estates to hotels and city palaces, the Abandoned Palaces tell the stories behind crumbling structures around the world.

What is Abandoned Palaces about?

The book by Michael Kerrigan should be one of those books you display on your coffee table in the living room, where it can be explored by everyone at any time. Primarily, Abandoned Palaces is a photography and history book that shows the architectural beauties of abandoned palaces around the world.

But what and where are these buildings? Built to amaze, with style and grandeur, they are built above all to last. It is all the more extraordinary when buildings like these fall into disrepair. From ancient Roman villas to a French colonial-style hill station in Cambodia to one of the last refuges of the Khmer Rouge, the book traces the decline of what were once the homes and resorts of the super-rich.

From dilapidated hotels in the Catskills or Mozambique, to grand mansions in Taiwan, to an unfinished Elizabethan kiosk, to the partially completed estate of a modern megalomaniac, they have been abandoned for political reasons, bankruptcy, personal tragedy, natural and man-made disasters. Filled with stunning and nostalgic images, this volume is a brilliant and moving examination of the worlds left behind.

Who should read this book?

For those looking for a nice book to display in the living room and want to enjoy the beauties created by man, this book is definitely the right choice. Available in English as a hardcover book, it can also be a great gift for friends or family.

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