Pyramiden - A Soviet Ghost Town

Spitsbergen, Svalbard

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Monument of Pyramiden with the last ton of coal from the mine on Svalbard, Norway
Old building from the abandoned Russian coal mining-settlement Pyramiden on Svalbard, Norway Buildings from the old Russian settlement and coal-mining community Pyramiden on Svalbard, Norway View over the abandoned settlement and coal-mining community Pyramiden on Svalbard, Norway Abandoned airport of the Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Abandoned buildings of the Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on Svalbard, Norway Old sign of the Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Abandoned buildings of the Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Sign of the sports hall of the abandoned Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on Svalbard, Norway Old monument of the coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard in Norway Abandoned building of the Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Details of old building of the Russian mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Broken window of a building of the Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Lenin statue in the abandoned Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Monument of the abandoned Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Old equipment of the abandoned Russian mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Abandoned power plant of the Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Harbor of the abandoned Russian coal-mining settlement Pyramiden on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway Old harbor of the abandoned Russian mining settlement Pyramiden on Svalbard, Norway

Pyramiden - A Soviet Ghost Town

Pyramiden is an abandoned coal mining settlement on Spitzbergen, a group of Norwegian islands at 78° North. It was founded by Sweden in 1910 and was sold to the Soviet Union in 1927. In 1998, the settlement was abandoned and is now completely deserted, except for one hotel. Back in the day, Pyramiden used to have a population of about 1,000 and was one of the northernmost settlements in the world. Its name was derived from the pyramid-shaped mountain right next to the settlement.

Published September 2017
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Jan Erik Waider
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