12 Ghostly Industrial Relics: Factories & Mines Frozen in Their Prime

6. Varosha Power Station, Cyprus

Frozen in time since the Turkish invasion of 1974, the Varosha Power Station is a relic behind fences—untouched yet intact. Machines remain idle, switches still flipped, control rooms preserved like museum pieces sealed behind barbed wire. Located in the restricted buffer zone, the site is visible but unreachable, creating an eerie tableau of halted progress. It feels like stepping into a Cold War time capsule—everything paused mid-function, awaiting orders that never came. There’s something deeply unsettling about seeing so much functionality preserved, yet utterly obsolete. It’s not just abandoned; it’s been perfectly silenced.