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The trains have been rusting away for decades at the cemetery.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki Train Cemetery

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

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The small chapel still remains stand up on a rock

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The Ruins of Rentina

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

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The bath tubs

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Thessaloniki Brothel

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

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Cross of Bogomils

Thessaloniki, Greece

Abandoned Bogomils Graveyard

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.

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The fortress and the walls of the citadel.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Heptapyrgion Fortress

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

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Yeni Camii, main entrance

Thessaloniki, Greece

Yeni Camii

This architecturally eclectic early-20th century mosque was built as a place of worship for the Islamic followers of a Jewish messiah.

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