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On the outskirts of big cities, Industrial zones are often the main landmarks.The giant cooling towers are part of them in most cases.These man-made concrete monsters have unattractive visual appeal as a result of the monotonous architecture style.But still, we are impressed by their size and every time we see them we wish to see the interior of these grand & impressive structures.

What is like the inside of this towers is one of the questions we ask ourselves when we see them, and the man who gives us the answer is Reginald Van de Velde -a wanderer of wastelands he journeys all over the world, trying to capture the momentum of splendour still undisturbed by the turmoil and temptations of modern society. He is a vagabond for lost beauty, a chronicler of forgotten magnificence.His work has been exhibited internationally in both solo and group expos.

He gives us the best description thru his photos and words -“One thing that fascinates me extremely is the fact that not a single cooling tower is the same”, Reginald says. “Each and every one of them has a unique interior design and build! They all look the same from the exterior, but with each visit to a new cooling tower I’m always surprised by a different interior, time and time again.”

Enjoy the photo gallery of inner workings and mechanisms of decommissioned cooling towers across Europe.

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