These Locations Were Abandoned Years Ago. Look At Them Today
Bijlmerbajes Prison Complex – Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The Bijlmerbajes prison complex in Amsterdam was opened in 1978. It was designed to be a ‘humane’ penitentiary and consists of six high-rise buildings, with each one of them acting as a separate prison. Originally, there weren’t even bars on the windows. However, guards quickly added some after finding out the glass was
The prison shut down in 2016 and was closed partly due to the country’s low crime rate and short prison sentences. Today, it houses refugees and there are plans to turn it into a newly renovated village.
