Nature has successfully regained what belongs to her for 46 times and human beings are just the guests!
It seems that no matter how hard we humans try to create something, nature will always find a way to take it away. Sometimes, all that's left is to take a step back and appreciate this unstoppable force.
Although watching nature slowly climb over man-made buildings may make you question how fleeting everything around us is, it is still a beautiful sight. From traffic signs to the entire city&dash& mdash; Take a look at how nature slowly takes back what belongs to her in the gallery below!
The 13th century abandoned castle located in France is at the top of this list.
In 1932, a catastrophic fire destroyed the castle and all its contents, and since then, nature has gradually regained this territory.
In France, there is also an abandoned church that has become a territory of nature.
Someone added Google Glass to a tree that was consuming a bridge, and this scene was quietly recorded by nature.
This is an abandoned house, with Norwegian style design gradually disappearing under the erosion of nature.
In Kirovski, Russia, an abandoned apartment building was occupied by the sea and became a new territory of nature.
The Buddha statue in the mangrove forest is surrounded by nature again.
In the desert of Namibia, there is a cultivated area called Kolmanskop, which used to be the residence of miners but has now become an empty ghost city.
8. Trees have grown on the top of the abandoned chimney, which is nature declaring its victory.
I witnessed a tree devouring a parking sign.
The Scola Building in Liguria, Italy, with the building number 10, has been slowly eroded by nature.
11. An abandoned bicycle is covered in ivy, as if it has been recycled by nature.
In a certain part of China, nature is calling people to reclaim its territory.
Inside a sunken ship, trees are growing.
14. There is an abandoned shelter in Italy that was once the famous painter Bob; Ross's works.
An abandoned escalator is destined to be covered with green plants.
A large shrine in Japan has been eroded by the forces of nature.
A tree growing on a tombstone with a cross is like a sacred symbol of nature.
18. In the city of Adelaide near the coast of Australia's magnetic island, an abandoned ship is slowly being recovered by Earth.
A barn in Tennessee has now been occupied by wild ivy.
A large roller coaster has been abandoned, and the surrounding natural environment is reclaiming this land.
An abandoned railway bridge in the Czech Republic, numbered 21, has now been eroded by nature.
A room covered in mushrooms on the floor showcases the power of nature.
I found a tree growing in an old cellar, which is nature showcasing its vitality.
This building is completely covered with ivy and has become a green territory of nature.
Abandoned stone huts are gradually being reclaimed by nature in the Snem/Kenmare region of Ireland.
Just a little bit of moss can bring new vitality to this abandoned land. This is the scene at 27 Lost Road in Western Australia.
27 Lost Road in Western Australia is no longer a memory for people, but a territory of nature.
A naval base in Puerto Rico has been taken over by overgrown natural scenery since its closure in 2004.
I witnessed how a tree pierced through a speed limit sign, demonstrating the resilience of nature.
A tree is almost completely covered by a large metal sign attached to it, which is a competition between nature and human civilization.
In Beijing, there is an abandoned car that has been slowly recycled by nature.
This road sign is covered by a tree, as if nature is declaring its sovereignty.
A group of moss grows inside an abandoned bicycle seat, which is a manifestation of the power of nature.
A tree is gnawing on a fence, which is the erosion of human architecture by nature.
Akamara in Abkhazia, an abandoned city numbered 35, has now become a natural territory.
In the old city center of Kolkata, a divine tree is transforming an occupied 5-story building, showcasing the magical power of nature.
Highway 37 in Wa State was washed away by floods, which is the destruction of human facilities by natural forces.
38. There is a tree near the running track of my school that absorbs the fence and forms patterns on its bark, which is a fusion of nature and human civilization.
In the isolation zone around Chernobyl, nature emerged victorious in the struggle against civilization.
There is the wreckage of a merchant ship in the Red Sea, which has become a habitat for marine life.
A tree almost entirely grows around a symbol, which is a natural redefinition of human marking.
A large amount of moss and mold were found in an abandoned office, which is a silent declaration of the power of nature.
An abandoned old road is slowly healing and being transformed by nature, which is the erasure of human footprints by nature.
Finding a shoe in the forest is a wonderful intersection of human civilization and the natural world.
Some plants grow from someone's car.
A deserted fishing village on the Yangtze River in China has also been reoccupied by nature and become its new territory.