31° Celsius

Stuck at 31° Celsius – the dial for the boiler temperature. A boiler that was mostly disassembled, stolen and the remains are silently rusting away. The temperature must be a memory of better days. On the day of the visit in mid April, it was Continue Reading

Isolation

No matter how often I look at this picture – I cannot figure out the purpose of this isolation chamber that looks like a phone booth without phone – but some strange equipment mounted on the wall… Together with the electric bathtub just across the Continue Reading

Under the Roof

Under the roof of the Clinique du Diable… all is dark except of one tiny window that lets a little light in. In the spooky attic some silver shiny pipes emerge from the floor and disappear in walls…  

Control Console

The control console of one of the many rail cranes inside the old Ferrum foundry.  

Old Compressor

On the top floor of the old foundry an old compressor lays under a thick layer of black dust, unused since years.

The main Hall

The main hall in the Salina Turda. Since the renovation in 2009, there is a Ferris wheel and table tennis for the tourists. But even as a tourist attraction, the mine dating back to the antiquity is very impressive.

Yellow Arm

Once used to handle the heavy, molded parts, a crane stands like a big, yellow arm with red muscles.