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Fort Alexander
Russia

Fort Alexander

A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.
Exeter Underground Passages
Exeter, England

Exeter's Underground Passages

These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.
abandoned insane asylums

Curious Fact of the Week: Plague Island

Annetta Black February 25, 2013
Lido, Italy

Lazzaretto Vecchio

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.
The Riley Graves
Eyam, England

Eyam Plague Village Museum

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Permanently Closed
The Poveglia hospital.
Venice, Italy

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Vienna, Austria

Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
hapsburgs

Morbid Monday: Triumph of Life - Plague Columns

Annetta Black December 12, 2011
plague

Halloween Day 9: The Vampire Plague of Venice

Annetta Black October 9, 2011
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Atlas Obscura's Guide to Islands You Never Want to Visit

Sarah Brumble May 11, 2011