45 Times Nature Successfully Took Back What's Hers
It seems that no matter how hard us humans try to create something, nature always finds a way to take it all back. And sometimes all that's left is to take a step back and admire this unstoppable force at work.
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It seems that no matter how hard us humans try to create something, nature always finds a way to take it all back. And sometimes all that's left is to take a step back and admire this unstoppable force at work.
Even though seeing nature slowly creep over man-made structures can make you question how temporary everything surrounding us is, it's a beautiful sight nevertheless. From traffic signs to entire cities - see how nature slowly reclaims what's hers in the gallery below!
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In 1932 a fire broke out and caused devastating damage to the building and its contents. It has since been left to the elements.
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I found a picture of the road I grew up on- this is the part after the hill behind me. It makes me sad, there were lots of good memories there.
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#1 Amazing Abandoned 13th Century Château Located In France
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In 1932 a fire broke out and caused devastating damage to the building and its contents. It has since been left to the elements.
#2 An Abandoned Church In France
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#3 Someone Added Googley Eyes To This Tree Consuming A Bridge
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#4 Abandoned House, Norway Style
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#5 Abandoned Apartment Building Being Claimed By The Sea In The Former Fishing Village Of Kirovsky, Russia
#6 Statue Of Buddha Being Reclaimed By Mangrove Forest
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#7 The Desert Reclaiming Territories In Namibia. Now A Ghost Town, Kolmanskop Was Once An Oasis Where Miners Lived
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#8 Trees Sprouted On Top Of Abandoned Chimneys
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#9 I Saw A Tree Eating A Stop Sign
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#10 Scola Tower, Liguria, Italy
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#11 Abandoned Bike Reclaimed By Ivy
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#12 Mother Nature Is Calling. Somewhere In China
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#13 Trees Grow Inside The Hull Of A Sunken Ship
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#14 Abandoned Asylum In Italy That Has Been Touched By Bob Ross
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#15 Destined To Be Green. Abandoned Escalator
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#16 Shrine In Japan
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#17 This Tree Grew Over A Grave Stone And Took The Cross With It
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#18 Earth Slowly Reclaiming An Abandoned Boat - SS City Of Adelaide, Wrecked Off The Coast Of Magnetic Island, Australia
#19 A Barn Claimed By Kudzu In Tennessee
#20 Overgrown Roller Coaster
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#21 Abandoned Railway Bridge In Czech Republic
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#22 Mushrooms Growing Through The Floor!
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#23 This Tree I Found Growing In An Old Silo
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#24 This Building Was Completely Overgrown By Ivy
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#25 Abandoned Stone Cottage. Sneem/Kenmare, Ireland
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#26 Just A Little Moss, It Will Buff Out
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#27 Lost Road In WA
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#28 I Grew Up On The Puerto Rico Navy Base Which Closed In 2004. It’s Now Overgrown And Taken Over By Nature
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#29 I Found A Tree Growing Through Speed Limit Sign
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#30 This Tree Has Almost Completely Overgrown A Large Metal Sign Posted On It
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#31 Abandoned Car In Beijing
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#32 This Street Sign Has Been Covered By This Tree
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#33 Colony Of Moss Growing Inside A Bike Seat
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#34 A Tree Eating A Fence
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#35 Abandoned City Akarmara, Abkhazia
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#36 A Sacred Tree Reclaiming An Occupied 5 Story Building In An Old Section Of Downtown Kolkata
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#37 Road washed out by flood, WA state
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#38 This Tree Near My School Track That Absorbed A Fence And Shows The Pattern On The Bark
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#39 Nature Winning The Battle Against Civilization In The Exclusion Zone Around Chernobyl
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#40 Cactus In A Rain Gutter
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#41 This Tree Has Nearly Totally Grown Around A Sign
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#42 Abandoned Office Found With Lots Of Moss And Mold
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#43 An Old Abandoned Road Slowly Healing Over And Being Reclaimed By Nature
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#44 Found A Shoe In The Woods
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#45 These Plants Growing Out Of Someone’s Car
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