Too Late

Not very salubrious is it? Cant really inveigle one's body around this mess either I guess.

amazing shot

...having reached it true potential, the floor ends it life-cycle as a most amusing slide.

dude wheres a skateboard.

My gosh....it's amazing how much damage can be caused by the entry of the weather. Good thing no one was on or under the floors.

It doesn't look to promising above either.

The ride down might not be too bad ,but the stop at the end is what worries me.

im loving all the different angles in this set

Everyone hold on and say "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"!


Watch that first step--it's a doozy!

Fascinating photography. Time and water sure does a number on these buildings.

I like the brick walling showing through.

Amazing shot...Be carefull out there, Hoss!

What a drop! Wonder if that door in the middle of the pile was from the second or third floor. Very nice decay.

I have recurring dreams of rooms with missing floors, I don't know if it's because I spent too much time on this website or if I just have a fear of falling through a bad floor - at any rate, it's gorgeous!

Love this shot!

Mama, you stole my line! ;)

Wow, great shot! That poor building. I always thoguht they took better care of old buildings in Europe than they do here....perhaps not so much.

Oops sorry about that! :D That does look like one wild ride! I think Six Flags should make a ride JUST like this!!! It can be a combination funhouse/slide-ride! Anyone wanna join me? Wheeee!

My stomach dropped when I saw this picture, just like on a roller coaster!

Right behind you Mama, wwwhhhheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ Kathy W.: Well, you have to make a difference 'tween western Europe and eastern Europe. This place is in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, which used to be part of the DDR (German Democratic Republic, better known as communist east Germany). During the communist era (1945-1990) they had neither the money, nore any interest in caring to much of the old buildings (especially those of the imperial era (1871-1918)).
However, like Motts said, this particular one was - as well as many others - occupied by the Russian army. After the German Reunification (1990), population decreased in the eastern states of Germany (these used to be the DDR, but are now integrated in the federal system), so there was no need or use for these buildings, so when the Russian army left, they were just abandoned.
The money from "Aufbau Ost" ("Rebuilding the East") was used for the more necessary issues, like renovating historic old town districts in the cities.
So this is the reason why there are so many abandoned historic sites in eastern Germany.