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Urban Exploration

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Urban exploration, often known as urbexing, is best described as exploring abandoned or disused places. It can be anything, from schools to skyscrapers to statues

I'm not an urban explorer myself (yet) but this is somewhere for any refugees from Reddit who were part of r/urbanexploration to come and post!

Also, remember the golden rule of urbexing: "Take only pictures, leave only footprints"

Trespassing is also not cool, don't do it.

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Als kruisbericht geplaatst vanaf: https://lemm.ee/post/3221727

In Charleroi, Belgium, a significant portion of the light-rail network was built using shell structures, but it never became operational due to financial limitations. This was due to insufficient funds to complete the construction and cover operational expenses.

During the 1960s, the government initiated plans for an extensive light-rail network consisting of a central ring with 8 outward lines. The network's design aimed for maximum efficiency by avoiding road intersections, leading to the inclusion of numerous tunnels and viaducts in the blueprint.

Over the subsequent decades (70s, 80s, and 90s), only a portion of the central ring was actually built, and construction was limited to just 3 outward lines. Unfortunately, the project proved too costly, exacerbated by the economic decline in the Wallonia region caused by industrial downturn. As a result, certain parts of the network were constructed using basic structures and remain unused to this day.

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