Ravaged by war, reshaped by natural disasters, or simply abandoned, these places are coming back to life like a phoenix from the fire.
Photo by jamal patrick, 7 January 2008
Photo by Nicolle Johnson, 5 January 2008
this was taken in New Orleans two years after Hurricane Katrina.
Photo by Virginia Norrie, 5 January 2008
I drive by this old dock, what's left of it from hurricanes and high winds, everyday to and from work.
Photo by Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid, 4 January 2008
Bright colors add a touch of modern to these historical homes and buildings.
Photo by kristin taheri, 30 December 2007
the corner of Harris & Sycamore
Photo by Joel Carillet, 29 December 2007
According to Christian tradition, it was in the grotto underneath this Bethlehem church that Jesus was born.
Photo by Frank Geldof, 28 November 2007
Bottom view of the bell tower of the Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco.
Photo by Liz Lockhart, 26 December 2007
This was taken through the porthole of the concrete boat in the playground outside the Ballard Community Center.
Article by Alexis Gerard, 22 December 2007
In the suburbs of Budapest, a surreal collection of monumental soviet-era statues atone for the sins of communism by generating tourist dollars and euros.
Photo by Jose MÂȘ Adrover Montemayor, 22 December 2007
The german reichstag (parliament), which was set on fire on 27 February 1933 and further damaged by air raids on the World War II.