modern ruin

English

Noun

modern ruin (plural modern ruins)

  1. (architecture) The remains of architecture and infrastructure built in the recent past, generally from the 19th century onward, that have been abandoned or fallen into disrepair due to processes like urban decay, deindustrialization, or economic collapse.

See also

  • Appendix:Liminal spaces
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