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Tour this abandoned Soviet ghost town full of secrets

The remains of a Soviet ghost town
Originally a no man’s land
The Soviet Union signed the Svalbard Treaty
Pyramiden was purchased by Russia
Remote and extreme
The Soviet Union took charge
A thriving mining community
The town got a much-needed upgrade
A “Socialist utopia”
Life in Pyramiden
Sleeping arrangements
The town’s library
Music was important
A big sports hall
Plenty of impressive facilities
The arts were just as important as sports
Family-friendly
Kitchen cafeteria
Stunning artwork
At its height, there were over 1,000 residents
The beginning of its downfall
A tragedy was the final nail in the coffin
The town was stripped of nearly all its valuables
The end of an era
Frozen in time
A window into the past
Eerily beautiful relics remain
Its remains show what life was like
Belongings left behind
Pyramiden still has a few luxuries
Lenin looms over the town
Fallen into disrepair
A favorite nesting spot for seagulls
Foxes roam the streets
You can spend a night in the Pyramiden Hotel
From busy mining town to world-famous ghost town
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The remains of a Soviet ghost town

Hidden away on the northern edge of the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Circle, Pyramiden is a former Soviet mining town that in recent years has become one of the most intriguing ghost towns in the world. Read on as we explore the history of Pyramiden, from its birth and heyday to its decline and abandonment, through these eerie images of a mining town seemingly frozen in time.
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Gemma Prince

28 November 2021

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