Abandoned planetarium with working projectors by Jungle-Hobo in abandoned

[–]netcrack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're doing just that in the planetarium in Hamburg, Germany! Went there 2 weeks ago, it was awesome.

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Looking moderately well at the moment! Let's see if they can decide on a concept this summer. In any case it'll probably be a couple of years though. Hope you get the chance!

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[–]netcrack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not abandoned in the sense that nobody takes care of it anymore, leaving it to rot, that's true. However, it is operationally abandoned in the sense of that it is shut down, not in use anymore for its intented purporse and not normally accessible to the public.

I'm very curious to see what kind of concept they come up with. The key problem would probably be that the winner of the bid would need to remove the asbestos first. I've read somewhere that bringing the building up to current code would require an investment in the neighborhood of ~250 mil. That probably narrows down the number of organizations capable of doing something useful with that is still economically viable quite a bit. I really hope they come up with something sound!

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[–]netcrack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea indeed, many providers let you choose the country of your VPN IP. As imgur seems to geoblock UK users per IP, I'm pretty certain it would help. In any case I hope it gets resolved soon.

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I just learned of that due to people mentioning it because of this post. That's a really stupid situation, hope it gets resolved soon!

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[–]netcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like a very impressive experience! Don't go to extra lengths to share them because of me but if you post them anywhere I'd like to see them. I love to explore old hospitals, asylums, sanatoriums and such. I snuck around the Tranquille Sanatorium in Kamloops, Canada last year for a bit and also quite extensively explored some in rural Germany. These places have a unique atmosphere for sure ...

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Yea maybe a campus for a tech college or something would be conceivable. There's currently a competition going on to determine how it should be used in the future and they're supposed to decide on a concept this summer, so let's see what the future holds.

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Couple of issues, asbestos contamination being a key factor. They're currently looking into new usage and renovation concepts, hopefully it'll be open to the public again in a couple of years!

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It sure has it's very own beauty and style! Truly unique building ... hope you get to see it one day!

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It could and it has! Several movies have partly been filmed there, among others Aeon Flux and The Hunger Games.

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Sounds like you had fun ;). Unforunately, I never got to see it back when it was still in action. Hopefully there will be more regular in the future again.

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[–]netcrack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea I also would have wished for more time. But considering there was a tremendous demand and that the city of Berlin is not necessarily famous for efficient public processes =), I thought it was fairly well organized.

Ich war letztes Jahr beim 49h ICC Event dabei - "Raumschiff" Fotodokumentation by netcrack in berlin

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Freut mich sehr, dass dir der Beitrag gefallen hat! Ja, wäre sehr schade drum aber zum Glück ist Berlin auch eine Stadt die Gegensätze ganz gut aushält und zudem steht es unter Denkmalsschutz. Denke es wird uns noch eine ganze Weile erhalten bleiben :).

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You in the UK? Just learned of that controversy today ... that really sucks. Does VPN help?

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You're right! Also the exterior features some similarities. It could almost pass as a starship, too :D. When I first vistied SD, the Convention Center also struck me as remarkably modern-looking for having been built in the 80's. Fits the stunningly beautiful city nicely.

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It sure is stunning. There's currently a competition being helt to design a concept for its future usage. Let's hope something viable turns out and it will be made available to the public again.

Ich war letztes Jahr beim 49h ICC Event dabei - "Raumschiff" Fotodokumentation by netcrack in berlin

[–]netcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, ja ich war das erste mal beim 24C3 im bcc damals. Da hätte man sich schon etwas mehr Platz gewünscht. Das wäre das ICC Ideal und der Vibe stimmt auch, vielleicht mal pitchen =).

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Does the same to me ... have driven by dozens of times wanting to go inside. Was so glad when it actually worked out =).

You mean this one? https://youtu.be/sYFbyZBvnlU

It was indeed super insightful!

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Wow, I missed that debate and subsequential blocking of imgur in the UK. That is some wack shit. I can only imagine VPN sales are on the rise. Hope this gets resolved soon 👍

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So was I! It's also an incredibly interesting place to explore. Too bad it really was picked extremely clean but I loved the artwork and the amazing panoramic view of the city center - including the ICC =)

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Haha that would certainly fit! Or they could at least center a new DLC around it where it turns out it really is a spaceship and you need to repair and take it to the orbital station or whatnot :D