This week marks 35 years since the worst nuclear disaster in history; the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.
Every year, on the anniversary, past and present residents of the Zone come together. They gather near a great metal angel statue. The statue is called "Monument of the Third Angel"; it is a tribute to all those who died as a result of the incident. Each person who attends holds a candle, they share stories and gather together to mark the day.
To commemorate the event in my own small way, I would like to share with you some photos that I took when I visited the Exclusion Zone a few years ago. I hope you find them thought-provoking and interesting.
#1 Memorial In Front Of The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
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#2 Beautiful Graffiti Inside One Of The Cooling Towers
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#3 View Of Reactor Number Four. Taken In 2016 Before The New Safe Confinement Dome Covered It
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#4 Sports Hall At The Palace Of Culture Energetik
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#5 Shopping Trolley In An Abandoned Supermarket
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#6 Beautiful Stained Glass Inside A Riverside Cafe
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#7 Empty Baby Cribs In The Maternity Wing Of Pripyat Hospital No. 126
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#8 Soviet Space-Themed Mural Inside The Pripyat Post Office
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#9 The Duga-3 Cold War-Era Missile Warning System
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#10 Chernobyl-2 Sports Hall
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#11 Room Filled With Posters Inside A Military Base
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#12 One Of Many Abandoned Villages, Now Swallowed By The Forest
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#13 Collection Of Memorial Signs, Listing The Former Towns Of The Chernobyl Exclusion Zones
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#14 Pripyat Azure Swimming Pool (Lazúrnyj)
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#15 Memorial To The Firefighters, Who Lost Their Lives Fighting The Blaze At The Power Plant
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#16 The Ferris Wheel At The Abandoned Amusement Park
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#17 Sign Outside Pripyat, The Largest Town In The Exclusion Zone
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#18 Statue Of Lenin
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#19 Bumper Cars At The Abandoned Amusement Park
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#20 View Of The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
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