49 Abandoned Landmarks That Are More Beautiful Than Ever

43. Radio Kootwijk, Netherlands: Art Deco Giant in the Heathland

Standing like a concrete sphinx in the heart of the Veluwe National Park, Radio Kootwijk is a monumental Art Deco former shortwave radio transmitting station. Built in the 1920s to facilitate communication with the Dutch East Indies, its imposing central building, with its soaring turbine hall, is a masterpiece of early modern architecture. Decommissioned and largely unused for decades, its isolation amidst windswept heath and forest makes it an incredibly atmospheric and visually striking landmark, a testament to bygone communication technology and grand design.