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01-27-2009, 05:55 AM
Objects Devoured by the Jungle (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight… Anyone remember that popular tune? Not sure if lions sleep in the jungles we visit around the world (in pictures at least), but the jungle itself is sure eating into everything in its way: cars, planes, statues, temples, churches. Nothing seems safe from the clutches of nature.
And what's most surprising is some jungles are not that far from home. Find out why some plants grow peacefully on the outside of buildings while others take over and speed up a structure's decay in The Walls Are Alive.
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Temples taken over by the jungle: (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
1. The Ta Prom temple complex in Angkor, Cambodia surely offers some astounding views of tree versus structure. At a closer look, this picture is even a bit scary, given how the trees are advancing from the top and from the ground.
http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/237/2883733440104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
Divemasterking2000 (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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2. This amazing detail was captured in Cambodia at the Angkor Wat temple complex. Notice how the tree has taken on the colour of the temple ruin (or is it the other way round?) and seems to be part of the structure, like a giant snake peeking down from the top. Don't miss how the roots have pushed the stone blocks apart (top right).
http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/33771/2513823060104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Lex Linghorn (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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3. In this picture of another structure in Ta Prom, it looks like the tree first destroyed the temple and then changed its mind by deciding to form a second temple entrance.
http://inlinethumb42.webshots.com/42857/2210414770104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
4. Here's a beautiful example of the power of a kapok tree in Angkor, Cambodia. Doesn't it look like a thin, white hand gripping the wall tightly?
http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/41045/2354048100104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Kango Traveler (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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5. These statues are peeking out from under a tree in Wat, Cambodia.
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A_of_Doom (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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6. Even this Buddha statue couldn't escape the Banyan tree's grip in Bangkok, Thailand. But being Buddha, he seems quite ******* with it.
http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/42411/2844012430104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Unknown photographer (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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7. Even in Mexico, the Mayan ruins in Palenque have fared no better than the others: they are slowly being eaten up by the greedy jungle.
http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/33168/2006906240104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Raphael Bick (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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8. Even vehicles are not safe from the clutches of the jungle - this jeep looks like it's been there a while. Notice how one tree root has grown around it.
http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/43304/2497690290104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
Eve Margrett (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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9. This plane, too, has seen better days. It is now a rotting attraction in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize.
http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/42560/2952377510104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
tik_tok (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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10. What looks like the skeleton of a truck was actually once a plane too. What we can see here are the tail, elevators, rudder and the tail gunner of a plane used in World War II and crashed in Guam.
http://inlinethumb10.webshots.com/44489/2580763350104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
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11. Even boats are devoured by the jungle like this one here in Nicaragua.
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Steven House (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Houses in the jungle: (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
12. Okay, this is technically not a jungle though residents of Georgia, USA might know better but here, a creeper called kudzu has taken over so completely that one can barely make out wthat the vegetation is covering (it was a house).
http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/7786/2081295910104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
Jack Anthony (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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13. This stone house in Cairns, Australia is still maintained by someone (notice the flower pots in the front) but don't be fooled, the rainforest is approaching fast!
http://inlinethumb14.webshots.com/44557/2629674390104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Stephan Brumme (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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14. Someone got creative with this jungle ****ter in Cambodia.
http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/44431/2821872630104237032S425x425Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Andy Brouwer (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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15. This structure in Argentinia could have been a house. Don't the tree roots look like stick figures climbing up? Framed by these blue flowers, it looks more like art than a building now.
http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/42702/2316966280104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Frank (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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16. Here's a house in the city centre of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Are the roots trying to imitate the balcony design?
http://inlinethumb55.webshots.com/42870/2145600540104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Bobbie Nystrom (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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17. This house is not strictly in the jungle (more likely somewhere in Canada) but it just looks to picturesque. Must be good insulation, too.
http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/44222/2150064390104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Sunny and Vincent (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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Jungle churches: (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
18. This church ruin can be found on Ross Island, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The tree has taken over the church tower but also created a new roof.
http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/44580/2723380360104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
Placebo (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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19. Here's a church ruin in a scenic spot in Corsica.
http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/23312/2370561300104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
D. Seebeck (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
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20. This overgrown church window is too picturesque to be missed.
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In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight… Anyone remember that popular tune? Not sure if lions sleep in the jungles we visit around the world (in pictures at least), but the jungle itself is sure eating into everything in its way: cars, planes, statues, temples, churches. Nothing seems safe from the clutches of nature.
And what's most surprising is some jungles are not that far from home. Find out why some plants grow peacefully on the outside of buildings while others take over and speed up a structure's decay in The Walls Are Alive.
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Temples taken over by the jungle: (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
1. The Ta Prom temple complex in Angkor, Cambodia surely offers some astounding views of tree versus structure. At a closer look, this picture is even a bit scary, given how the trees are advancing from the top and from the ground.
http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/237/2883733440104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
Divemasterking2000 (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
2. This amazing detail was captured in Cambodia at the Angkor Wat temple complex. Notice how the tree has taken on the colour of the temple ruin (or is it the other way round?) and seems to be part of the structure, like a giant snake peeking down from the top. Don't miss how the roots have pushed the stone blocks apart (top right).
http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/33771/2513823060104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Lex Linghorn (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
3. In this picture of another structure in Ta Prom, it looks like the tree first destroyed the temple and then changed its mind by deciding to form a second temple entrance.
http://inlinethumb42.webshots.com/42857/2210414770104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
4. Here's a beautiful example of the power of a kapok tree in Angkor, Cambodia. Doesn't it look like a thin, white hand gripping the wall tightly?
http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/41045/2354048100104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Kango Traveler (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
5. These statues are peeking out from under a tree in Wat, Cambodia.
http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/42338/2129855500104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
A_of_Doom (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
6. Even this Buddha statue couldn't escape the Banyan tree's grip in Bangkok, Thailand. But being Buddha, he seems quite ******* with it.
http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/42411/2844012430104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Unknown photographer (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
7. Even in Mexico, the Mayan ruins in Palenque have fared no better than the others: they are slowly being eaten up by the greedy jungle.
http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/33168/2006906240104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Raphael Bick (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Vehicles swallowed by the jungle: (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
8. Even vehicles are not safe from the clutches of the jungle - this jeep looks like it's been there a while. Notice how one tree root has grown around it.
http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/43304/2497690290104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
Eve Margrett (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
9. This plane, too, has seen better days. It is now a rotting attraction in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize.
http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/42560/2952377510104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
tik_tok (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
10. What looks like the skeleton of a truck was actually once a plane too. What we can see here are the tail, elevators, rudder and the tail gunner of a plane used in World War II and crashed in Guam.
http://inlinethumb10.webshots.com/44489/2580763350104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
11. Even boats are devoured by the jungle like this one here in Nicaragua.
http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/42304/2409854930104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Steven House (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Houses in the jungle: (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
12. Okay, this is technically not a jungle though residents of Georgia, USA might know better but here, a creeper called kudzu has taken over so completely that one can barely make out wthat the vegetation is covering (it was a house).
http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/7786/2081295910104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
Jack Anthony (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
13. This stone house in Cairns, Australia is still maintained by someone (notice the flower pots in the front) but don't be fooled, the rainforest is approaching fast!
http://inlinethumb14.webshots.com/44557/2629674390104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Stephan Brumme (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
14. Someone got creative with this jungle ****ter in Cambodia.
http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/44431/2821872630104237032S425x425Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Andy Brouwer (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
15. This structure in Argentinia could have been a house. Don't the tree roots look like stick figures climbing up? Framed by these blue flowers, it looks more like art than a building now.
http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/42702/2316966280104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Frank (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
16. Here's a house in the city centre of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Are the roots trying to imitate the balcony design?
http://inlinethumb55.webshots.com/42870/2145600540104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Bobbie Nystrom (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
17. This house is not strictly in the jungle (more likely somewhere in Canada) but it just looks to picturesque. Must be good insulation, too.
http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/44222/2150064390104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Sunny and Vincent (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
Jungle churches: (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
18. This church ruin can be found on Ross Island, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The tree has taken over the church tower but also created a new roof.
http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/44580/2723380360104237032S500x500Q85.jpg (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
Placebo (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
19. Here's a church ruin in a scenic spot in Corsica.
http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/23312/2370561300104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
D. Seebeck (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join)
(http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])
20. This overgrown church window is too picturesque to be missed.
[URL="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCII_Company/join"]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/42722/2994725120104237032S600x600Q85.jpg (http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])