Abandoned house in the ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia, where sand from the Namib Desert is slowly filling the rooms

cross-posted from: https://thelemmy.club/post/55517718

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QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 19d (1 reply)

Is that where Tame Impala got that album cover from

randomname01@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 19d

That was my first thought as well, turns out it is!

Boozilla@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 19d (1 reply)

This is oddly beautiful and/or my brain is broken from too many open world games.

classic@fedia.io · 7 pts · 19d

Straight outta Dishonored 2

kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 19d (2 replies)

Do structures get preserved well when covered with sand? Some pyramids and sphinxes were preserved wonderfully, but those were massive stones. I'd assume structures like this wouldn't break down completely right?

There's probably entire ancient villages buried in a millennium of sand.

A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 18d

I'd say it's more the dryness than the sand.

Trilogy3452@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 18d

Pompeii got preserved due to ash, so probably. Unless by the time it's completely covered the sand grinded the outer shell

dyedbird@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 18d (1 reply)

Reminded me of this Tame Impala album cover;

Agent641@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 17d

Reminded me of the sand chamber in the Stalker film:

neuroneiro@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 19d

Thanks. I’ve been wondering where these were since I watched this scene from Samsara in 2011.

https://youtu.be/H5fdLUpP6YQ

A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 19d

Fascinating. Dalíesque.

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 18d

The rent on that place is pretty low but the cleaning fee is outrageous.

THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 18d

Reminds me of Gears 5.