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Abandoned 18th Century Nobel Dynamite Factory, Italy

Xtraboy — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:55:43 +0000

Abandoned Steel Mill N 4, Italy – HDR Images

Xtraboy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:13:40 +0000

Abandoned Military Fleet, Italy – HDR Images

Xtraboy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:04:20 +0000

Abandoned Precision Measurement Instruments Factory, Italy – HDR Images

Xtraboy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:25:46 +0000

Abandoned since 1997

Abandoned Wood Processing Factory – HDRI

Xtraboy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:59:21 +0000

Abandoned Furnace, Italy – HDR Images

Xtraboy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:50:51 +0000

Abandoned Shukhov Tower on the Oka River, Dzerzhinsk (Russia) – HDRI

Xtraboy — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:44:53 +0000

Shukhov Tower on the Oka River (Dzerzhinsk High-Voltage Mast) is the world's only surviving hyperboloid electricity pylon. It is located in Russia, in the western suburbs of Nizhny Novgorod, on the left bank of the Oka River near Dzerzhinsk.

History

The Shukhov Tower was a part of a 110kV powerline crossing the Oka River. Between 1927 and 1929, two parallel-running, 110kV, three-phase AC powerlines designed by Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Shukhov were built there. For the Oka River crossing, six hyperbolic pylons (three for each powerline) were built, a 20 metre tall anchor pylon, a 68 metre tall crossing pylon on the South shore and a 128 metre tall crossing pylon on the North shore. As the terrain on the South shore is hilly, the pylons there were lower.

In 1989 the powerline was rerouted and the 20 and 68 metre pylons were dismantled. The 128 metre pylons were left intact as a monument. Today, only one of the 128 metre pylons stands as the other was illegally demolished to sell its steel in May 2005.

Structure

The Shukhov Tower consists of five 25-metre steel lattice sections, formed by single-cavity hyperboloids of revolution. The pylon sections are made of straight profiles, the ends of which rest against circular foundations. The tower's circular concrete foundation has a diameter of 30 metres.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shukhov_tower_on_the_Oka_River

Abandoned Spent Oils Recycling Factory – HDRI

Xtraboy — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:48:10 +0000

Abandoned Synthetic Dyes Factory – HDRI

Xtraboy — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:23:28 +0000

Abandoned Electrical Components Manufacturing Factory – HDR Images

Xtraboy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:24:30 +0000