Locked in time: How the once most advanced power station in Europe now lies abandoned and untouched in tribute to its former glory
- Kelenföld Power Station, in Budapest, is not only a technological marvel, having supplied a large chunk of the city with electricity as far back as 1914, but it is also one of the masterpieces in industrial design
- The architecture is a tribute to the power of electricity, with beautiful art deco skylights and sweeping staircases
- Two architects, Kálmán Reichl and Virgil Borbíro, designed the power plant, which cannot be demolished under law
Once Europe's most advanced power station, this art-deco facility now lies abandoned as a tribute to the power of electricity.
Two architects, Kálmán Reichl and Virgil Borbíro, designed the old buildings of the power plant, which under the Hungarian law means they cannot be resorted or demolished.
The control room, added to the Budapest-based site in 1927, remains the jewel in the station's crown after surviving World War Two unscathed.
The beautifully designed room has even been the set for films, including Spy and the Chernobyl Diaries. It was most recently used in NBC'S Dracula TV series.
Kelenföld Power Station is not only a technological marvel, having supplied a large chunk of the city with electricity as far back as 1914, but it is also one of the masterpieces in industrial design
Built in 1914, it provided electricity to the capital until 2005 - but it cannot cannot be resorted or demolished under Hungarian law
Built in 1914 and considered one of the most modern electrical plants in the world, the art-deco facility was designed by Hungarian architects Kálmán Reichl and Virgil Bierbauer as a tribute to the power of electricity
The architecture is a tribute to the power of electricity, with beautiful art deco skylights and sweeping staircases
Dutch photographer Roman Robroek visited the power plant and described it as being a 'rare gem among abandoned locations'.
The 29-year-old said: 'I have never seen such industrial architecture in my life and it was amazing to see.
'It is truly a very unique location and I'm very happy to have seen it with my own eyes.
'The control room will not be destroyed, nor will it be restored, and you can see that nature is slowly taking it back.
'There was a leakage from rain, thus causing decay.
'It's a rare gem among abandoned locations - even though the power plant itself isn't completely abandoned - and was on my wish-list to visit for a very long time.'
The control room, added to the Budapest-based site in 1927, remains the jewel in the station's crown
When it originally opened in 1914, the Kelenföld Power Station was one of the most advanced power centres in all of Europe
Dutch photographer Roman Robroek visited the power plant and described it as being a 'rare gem among abandoned locations'
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