
Colourful graffiti vibrantly daubs the concrete walls but music no longer pumps through this deserted nightclub.

Batman Nightclub, in Pattaya, Thailand, was abandoned 20 years ago and the only residents of this eerie place filled with discarded rubbish and pools of murky water are vermin and bats.

First constructed in 1994, just south of Bangkok, the nightclub was one of Pattaya's most thriving spots for nighttime entertainment, with many Western tourists visiting for a taste of Thai nightlife.

But just a year and a half after the official opening, the six-floor club was shut down for underage drinking and drug use.

American photographer Dax Ward travelled to the desolate building to photograph the lifeless remains of the bottom floor of the nightclub. He said there was 'an overall sombre vibe about the place... but still some beauty amongst the decay'. Some of the graffiti is fresh from recent events, however.

His haunting photo series captures the litter strewn halls, the rotting beams and peeling, broken walls - a far cry from the pulsing hedonism that once took place here.

Batman Nightclub lived up to its name with the famous Batman sign emblazoned on its entrance outside the fortress-like building

The club, in Pattaya, Thailand, was abandoned 20 years ago and the eerie place is blighted by discarded rubbish and pools of murky water

Colourful graffiti vibrantly daubs the concrete walls... but music no longer pumps through this deserted nightclub

First constructed in 1994, just south of Bangkok, the nightclub was once one of Pattaya's most thriving spots for nighttime entertainment

The exterior of the building is in no better shape although it affords excellent views of the city's skyscrapers in the distance

The bottom floor - one of six in the nightclub - is scattered with crushed plastic bottles and takeaway containers

American photographer Dax Ward travelled to the desolate building to photograph the lifeless remains of the bottom floor of the nightclub

Surreal, brightly coloured graffiti adorns the otherwise plain walls, bringing life to the desolate place

The nightclub was once a huge space for party-goers but today it is empty. Here a large circular hole can be seen in the floor

Some reports say a fire caused by an electrical fault tore through the nightclub not long after it was closed down

The site is now owned by a local bank that repossessed the property from the original owner

A dance area with a bar and stage once dominated the floor where stagnant water now floods the building

Just the bottom two floors of the nightclub were a disco while a snooker club could be found on the members' only upper floors

The once highly popular nightclub is a gloomy place to be, with many who have visited it claiming they felt uneasy there

Water has also collected on the roof of the building. It seems very few stones remained untouched by graffiti

Rusting motorbikes have been left outside the famous Batman nightclub, dedicated to the fictional superhero from American comic books published by DC Comics

An enormous work of graffiti covers this column, depicting a young man wearing green and red staring sullenly out at the onlooker



