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A roofless New World - The New World department store in Bangkok was closed down in 1997, and later flooded with rainwater.

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Mall turned fish pond - In 2015, staff from Bangkok Metropolitan Administration were seen catching fish in the abandoned building.

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A new kind of market - Thousands of fish, including catfish, fancy carp and black and red tilapia, were reportedly released into the flooded ground floor of the building.

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A scene from a horror film - You can almost hear the hair-raising buzz of the flickering neon lights...

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As if the barren strip mall wasn't enough - A thick, ominous fog adds a nice touch.

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Wayne Hills Mall, USA - This New Jersey shopping center looks like a scene after an apocalypse.

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"Dead mall" - Also known as a ghost mall, Wayne Hills was built in 1974 and is reportedly facing imminent demolition. 

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Dark corners - The painted-on view in the fake windows is a stark contrast to the dilapidated environment. 

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So much empty space - Wayne Hills Mall took up an area of 103,800 sq ft (9,643 sq m). 

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Perfect for a hideout -

The point of view of this photograph only highlights how creepy this abandoned mall is.

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A big pile of rubbish - Even the wall paper is trying to abandon the building.

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In the shadows - Though this isn't a place you'd want to get stuck in at night, it does have a kind of ghostly beauty.

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A definite ambiance - Though not one that will put you at ease.

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A bank with no money - Modern wreckage lays waste to what was once a happier place where checks were cashed.

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An unnatural silence - It would take Mother Nature quite a long time to reclaim an abandoned space like this.

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Would you have the guts to visit? - Yell "hello" as loud as you can and see if you hear anything in return...

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Georgia shopping center - A Zhoekvara shopping center sits undisturbed in the country of Georgia.

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Open-air mall concept? - Inside the dilapidated Zhoekvara mall, safety hazards abound.

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Minnesota department store - A department store in Minnesota got rid of everything, one way or another. 

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Another dismal day - Even crisp morning light can't enliven this dilapidated space.

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Bare minimum - A mall is stripped down so dramatically it looks like it belongs in an action film. 

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Neither up nor down -

A couple of cats take advantage of the undisturbed space.

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It's kind of like a free gym machine -

This stair-climbing machine comes with the added boost of being terrified out of your mind!

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Zhuhai mall - People continue to walk through a mall in Zhuhai, China, next to demolished piles of rubble. 

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Randall Park Mall, USA - This Ohio mall was actually once the largest shopping center in the United States, with approximately 120 shops that employed about 5,000 people.

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Lebanon shopping center - A disused four-storey shopping center in northern Lebanon housed around 1,000 Syrian refugees who fled the civil war next door, and the conflict led to the emergence of more than 1,400 informal settlements like this across the country.

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Mangga Dua Mall - This mall in Jakarta is only near-abandoned, due to low economic growth, which almost makes it even stranger to walk around in. 

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Mountain mall - This abandoned shopping mall in the country of Georgia has been reduced to a marking spot for a few parked cars.

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Hanover, Germany - Will this shopping cart ever be put to its destined use again?

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The most tragic part of all... -

All of these free parking spots wasted!

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