The Haunting Buffer Zone

Along the Haunting Buffer Zone That Divides This City in Two

• MARK BYRNES
• APR 10, 2014

Cyprus has a 112-mile buffer zone, a UN-controlled area that separates the northern portion, occupied by Turkey since 1974, from the rest of the island. 

Nicosia, the island's biggest city, is divided by this so-called "Green Line." On one side, it's the capital of the Republic of Cyprus. The northern part serves as the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a territory recognized by Turkey alone.  

When Britain gave up possession of the island in 1960, political tension grew between Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus. The island was eventually split in two after a failed coup by Cyprus's pro-Greece national guard and the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. Turkey responded with military action. Since a ceasefire, the island remains split in two.

After getting special permission from the UN, Reuters photographer Neil Hall was able to photograph the demilitarized zone in Nicosia where the buffer is most noticeable. There, one sees the remains of formerly bustling homes, shops, cars, and an airport, all left as they were 40 years ago but with few people other than UN patrols in sight:

A military post marking the United Nations buffer zone stands in the Greek Cypriot-controlled area of central Nicosia March 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

A view shows the abandoned Nicosia International Airport near Nicosia March 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

A bird flies past an advertising billboard at the abandoned Nicosia International Airport near Nicosia March 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

The passenger departure area is seen at the abandoned Nicosia International Airport near Nicosia March 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

A Cyprus Airways passenger jet stands in the abandoned Nicosia International Airport near Nicosia March 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Neil Hall)

Cars sit abandoned in a former shopping centre in the United Nations buffer zone in central Nicosia March 12, 2014. The cars were imported from Japan to be sold at a Toyota dealership. They were stored here during the 1974 conflict and have not been moved since. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

An import sticker is seen on the window of a car in the United Nations buffer zone in central Nicosia March 12, 2014. The car was imported from Japan to be sold at a Toyota dealership. It was stored here during the 1974 conflict and has not been moved since. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

A former commercial street is seen in the United Nations buffer zone in central Nicosia March 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

Coca-Cola and Pepsi bottles stand on a table at an abandoned cafe in the United Nations buffer zone in central Nicosia March 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

Old televisions found and collected by soldiers are seen in an abandoned commercial area in the United Nations buffer zone in central Nicosia March 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Neil Hall) 

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2014/04/haunting-buffer-zone-divides-city-two/8851/

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The ufo pod village in sanzhi

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

the ufo pod village in sanzhi

Posted by Andre at 1:39 AM
for many years, i've known about the ufo pod village homes along the north coast. i've driven by this mysterious and allegedly haunted place many times before but never actually went in. however, last month, along with hui-chen and mj, we took the opportunity to go inside and walk around this abandoned housing community during our trip to frank's texas bbq, which is located just a few minutes drive from the site.

for the story of this housing project, go to the following link:http://sofree.twbbs.org/blog/2008/01/20/truth-about-frp

in summary, these were developed as vacation homes some 30+ years ago but the building company had to halt everything and abandon the project due to financial problems.

didn't take any photos but here are some videos i took there.....

the following is an excellent timelapse video by jason chen.....

here's the google maps location.....

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i'm really glad we went to visit this place because it has been demolished since!

what a shame!

19 Nightmarish Places

These 19 Nightmarish Places Will Keep You Awake At Night… They Sent Chills Down My Spine.

As you go about your daily life, it’s easy to forget all of the weird and wonderful things that are tucked away around the world. A Redditor cobbled together 19 of the strangest places on earth, reminding us all of the creepy things that could be hidden in our very towns. Dark forests, abandoned cities, strange museums and other oddities are everywhere.

You just need to know how to find them.

1.) Hoia Baciu Forest (Romania): This forest is known as the “Bermuda Triangle” of Romania. Multiple people have gone missing in it, people have sighted UFOs, there has been unexplained electrical phenomena and more.

2.) The Catacombs (Paris): The Parisian catacombs are a giant ossuary and cemetary that are located beneath that city’s streets. There are approximately 6 million bodies put to rest in the catacombs. There is a city of the dead waiting to be explored beneath the city of lights.

3.) The Mütter Museum (Pennsylvania): The Mütter Museum is an institution dedicated to medical anomalies. It houses organs, bones, fetuses and statues that’ll leave you with chills. Its medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment are world-famous.

4.) Varosha (Cyprus): Varosha is a completely uninhabited resort city on Cyprus’ coast. After the Turkish invasion, Varosha was quickly evacuated. Today, Varosha stands frozen displaying exactly how life was in 1974. From a distance it looks like a bustling resort town, but it is completely dead.

5.) Oradour-sur-Glane (France): This is a small French village that was decimated by the Nazis in WWII. The entire city was burned and almost every inhabitant was executed. The remnants of the village still stand today.

6.) The Door to Hell (Turkmenistan): This was once a gas field, but the Soviets set it on fire. Now, it has been burning for over 40 years. It seems that the dangerous pit of fire will never stop burning.

7.) Maunsell Sea Forts (North Sea, England): These were designed to protect England from a potential Nazi invasion during WWII. Today, they stand empty, ghosts guarding the coast (except for the occasional sea bird or vandals).

8.) Leap Castle (Ireland): The Leap Castle is reportedly one of the most haunted castles in the world. Its rumored that the hallways are patrolled by “the Elemental,” an unseen force. The castle is allegedly haunted because it hosted historic slaughters and was even built on top of a torture pit.

9.) San Zhi Resort (Taiwan): This resort was built to be a tranquil place, but because of the strange amount of deaths during the construction, it was abandoned. Now, the “pod” resort stands empty and supposedly haunted.

10.) Wonderland (China): Wonderland was supposed to be China’s version of Disneyland, but much bigger. There were construction problems with the project, leading it to be abandoned. The remains of the theme park are still in the middle of an empty field, open to adventurers.

11.) Jacob’s Well (Texas): This natural spring is over 100 feet deep. Many locals jump into the well for recreation, even though there are sharp rocks jutting out from all sides. Scuba divers explore the depths of this well, but with caution. Over the years, novice divers have perished in the well.

12.) Kryziu Kalnas “Hill Of Crosses” (Lithuania): Kryziu Kalnas was originally a ceremonial site where Lithuanians would mourn the dead lost at war. The Soviet Union bulldozed the area twice, but locals rebuilt it to be even bigger. Today, over 100,000 crosses stand on the hill.

13.) Kabayan Mummy Caves (Philippines): The Kabayan Mummy Burial Caves are manmade caves full of preserved mummies, isolated from most of the world. These mummies are some of the best preserved in the world.

14.) Muynak (Uzbekistan): Muynak was once a busy port city on the Aral Sea. The Soviet Union drained the Aral Sea for irrigation purposes, destroying Muynak and leaving the remants of a busy port sit in a desert wasteland.

15.) Centralia (Pennsylvania): This was one a busy mining town, until the coal veins under the city caught fire. This dangerous fire has been burning since 1962. The town was bandoned, except for approximately 10 people who still live there. The creepy town was the visual inspiration for the horror movie Silent Hill.

16.) Island of the Dolls (Mexico): This place is an uninhabited island in Xochimilco, Mexico. According to legend, a girl died in the canals surrounding the island, after which dolls began to wash ashore constantly. The island’s only inhabitant and caretaker then began to hang the dolls that would wash ashore in memory of the little girl.

17.) Cincinnati’s Abandoned Subway (Ohio): There were plans to build a subway system in Cincinnati in the early 1900s. The city ran out of funding, but the tunnels that were constructed are still open beneath the city, a maze that is left to be explored.

18.) Jatinga (India): Jatinga is a relatively normal town, but it’s plagued by massive bird “suicides” that happen every September – October. The en masse bird deaths occur at the end of the monsoon months, when on dark, foggy nights the bird populations are attracted to the lights of villages and are then killed by the villagers. In modern times, conservation groups have made an effort to decrease the amount of bird deaths during this season.

19.) Akodessewa Fetish Market (Togo): Over half of the population of Togo practices indigenous beliefs, requiring religious paraphernalia you would not find in any normal market. Shrunken heads, skulls, flesh and more can be found in a fetish market like this.

Some of the strangest places on earth aren’t legitimately haunted, instead they are haunted by the memories of the horrors that were once committed there. The absence of life and positivity in a place that is just an archaic link to the past can be more chilling than any ghost story.

Source: Reddit

Share these strange places with others… spread the chills that go down your spine.

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http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3SftIW/www.worthytoshare.net/19-nightmarish-places-will-keep-awake-night-sent-chills-spine/?_nospa=true

21 pictures that were no photoshop

These amazing artworks will fool you into thinking that they’re still photographs, or even Photoshopped in some way. They seem SO real even if you blinked a hundred times or rubbed your eyes repeatedly you STILL won’t believe what you’re seeing! What you see below are the works of some VERY talented artists and are all completely done by hand. Just keep your jaw in check every now and then to make sure you haven’t lost it on the floor!

1. Omar Ortiz makes magic using oil on linen.

Omar Ortiz

Omar Ortiz

2. You would never think that pencil and paper can produce this. Paul Cadden did it and it looks pretty real.

Paul Cadden

Paul Cadden

3. Kamalky Laureano brings canvas to live using acrylic paint

Kamalky Laureano

Kamalky Laureano

4. Another canvas magician, Gregory Thielker. He paints with oil.

Gregory Thielker

5. Lee Price also produces jaw dropping work using oil on linen.

Lee Price

Lee Price

6. When painters like Ben Weiner decide to make paintings of paint, they end up with these.

Ben Weiner

Ben Weiner

7. Ron Mueck makes you want to double check these realistic human sculptures for a live pulse to confirm that they’re not real.

Ron Mueck

8. Another amazing work of art using pencil. This one is by Kim Ji-Hoon.

Kim Ji-Hoon

9. Ray Hare really puts in the details into this acrylic painting on canvas

Ray Hare

10.  Grapes anyone? Only Pedros Campos can make oil on canvas taste so sweet.

Pedro Campos

11. Dirk Dzimirsky – Really? Scribbling with pencil can turn into this?

Dirk Dzirmirsky

12. We don’t know what Giclée is but Thomas Arvid keeps it real using just that on canvas.

Thomas Arvid

13. These painters don’t leave anything out. Even with the humble ballpoint pen artist Samuel Silva can produce this enchanting piece.

Samuel Silva

14. Too real. Gottfried Helnwein works his talent using oil and acrylic on canvas.

Gottfried Heinwein

15. Unbelievable oil painting on wood panel by Mike Bayne.

Mike Bayne

16. Even charcoal makes a great tool for Robert Longo.

Robert Longo

17. Diego Fazio also uses charcoal pencil to produce this amazing drawing.

Diego Fazio

18. The detail on this oil on wood painting by Bryan Drury is ridiculously life-like.

Bryan Drury

19. So real, Rafal Bujnowski’s self-portrait was even approved for his passport.

Rafal Bujnowski

20. Oil on Belgian linen by Robin Eley – just amazing.

Robin Eley

21. Kevin Okafor uses graphite pencils on paper for this incredible drawing.

Kevin Okafor

Excuse me while I pick up my pencil and try my hand at sketching Amy Winehouse. I think I may have some hidden talent too – NOT!

Make sure you share with your friends below so they can witness this amazing art.

reference:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1REiNh/viralbang.com/these-will-blow-your-mind/?_nospa=true

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