Wednesday 11 May 2011

CITY OF THE DEAD

Kolmanskop (Namibia): buried in the sand
 
Urban died in southern Namibia, a few kilometers from the port of Luderitz .. In 1908, a Luderitz diamond production, and many people from all over the place in the Namib desert to get rich easily. In two years, has created a splendid city full with all the infrastructure such as casinos, schools, hospitals and also the exclusive residential buildings set in the land that was once barren and desert. But after the First World War, to stop selling diamonds and buying, this is the end point of city life. During 1950, the city is becoming obsolete

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