1184-7904 - Aerial of the Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uruguay, South America

1184-7903 - Aerial of the Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uruguay, South America

1184-7902 - Old slaughter house, Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uruguay, South America

1184-7901 - Old slaughter house, Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uruguay, South America

1184-7900 - Old power plant, Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uruguay, South America

1184-7899 - Old power plant, Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uruguay, South America

1184-7898 - Old office, Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uruguay, South America

1116-51883 - Killhope Lead Mining Museum; Upper Weardale, County Durham, England

832-391742 - Old turbines in the Hydroelectric power station Unesco world heritage Industrial site Rjukan-Notodden, Norway, Europe

832-391743 - Workers houses, Unesco world heritage Industrial site Rjukan-Notodden, Norway, Europe

1184-5180 - Aerial of the Hydroelectric power station, Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vestfold and Telemark, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1184-5179 - Aerial of the Hydroelectric power station, Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vestfold and Telemark, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1184-5178 - Old turbines in the Hydroelectric power station, Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vestfold and Telemark, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1184-5014 - Industrial City of the 20th Century, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

1184-5012 - Industrial City of the 20th Century, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

1184-5013 - Industrial City of the 20th Century, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

1184-4792 - Aerial of the industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4794 - The industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4795 - Aerial of the industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4796 - The industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4793 - The industrial town of New Lanark, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-4568 - Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4572 - Coking Plant, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4569 - Shaft 12, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4567 - Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4570 - Coking plant, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1184-4571 - Shaft 12, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1284-156 - Fishing boats in the port, Cienfuegos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

1218-669 - Dyeing vats, Tanneries, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

792-856 - Abandoned Copper mine, Tankardstown, Copper Coast Drive, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

792-855 - Abandoned Copper mine, Tankardstown, Copper Coast Drive, County Waterford, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

799-3657 - Abandoned tin mines on the Cornish cliffs near Botallack, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

799-3652 - Botallack tin mines, UNESCO World Heritage Site, used in the filming of Poldark, on the cliffs near St. Just, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

1219-212 - Red brick buildings, ruins of the industrial quarrying activity near to Porthgain harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

1184-1581 - The Great Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, crown dependency of the United Kingdom, Europe

1184-1587 - The Great Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, crown dependency of the United Kingdom, Europe

746-70487 - Worker's houses, 19th century Workers' Village, Villaggio Crespi d'Adda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

746-74505 - Church, 19th century Workers' Village, Villaggio Crespi d'Adda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

746-70486 - Church of the village, 19th century Workers' Village, Crespi d'Adda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lombardy, Italy

746-70490 - The Crespi family's house, 19th century Workers' Village, Villaggio Crespi d'Adda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lombardy, Italy

1112-3396 - Fruit and vegetables for sale by private vendor at the Mercado Industrial in Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

832-378731 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378729 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-378730 - UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein, Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, skating rink, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1212-275 - Lagavulin Whisky distillery, Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1113-100837 - Ottiliaeschacht, pit head tower, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower-Saxony, Germany, Europe

1113-100836 - Kaiser-Wilhelm-Schacht Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower-Saxony, Germany, Europe

857-90888 - Tourists explore the natural salt flats on the shores of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico. In 2000, thanks to national and international pressure, the Mexican government cancelled a joint venture with Mitsubishi subsidiary ESSA (Exportadora de Sal, S.A) to establish the largest industrial salt evaporation facility in the world. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, the lagoon is the last undeveloped gray whale birthing area on the planet, Mexico

1167-766 - Old millstones, Stanage Edge, fine spring day, near Hathersage, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-10642 - A solar park at Wheal Jane an old abandoned Cornish tin mine near Redruth, UK, that is rediscovering itself as a renewable energy hub, with the old mine buildings in the background.

911-10643 - A solar park at Wheal Jane an old abandoned Cornish tin mine near Redruth, UK, that is rediscovering itself as a renewable energy hub.

911-10080 - An abandoned tin mine in Porthtowan on the North Cornish coast, UK.

911-10083 - An old abandoned tin mine on moorland above St Agnes, Cornwall, UK.

911-10082 - An old abandoned tin mine chimney on moorland above St Agnes, Cornwall, UK.

911-10084 - An old abandoned tin mine on moorland above St Agnes, Cornwall, UK.

911-10085 - An old abandoned tin mine on moorland above St Agnes, Cornwall, UK.

846-2157 - Bliss Mill on frosty morning, Chipping Norton, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

846-2154 - Pittville Pump Room, Pittville Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

819-471 - Mills on Lemene River, Portogruaro, Veneto, Italy, Europe

819-474 - Lemene River runs through the town of Portogruaro, Veneto, Italy, Europe

799-2582 - Abandoned Cornish tin mine engine houses on the cliffs at Botallack, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-342641 - UNESCO Worldcultural Heritage Voelklinger Huette, Voelklingen, Saarland, Germany

832-345138 - Niederfinow lock facility, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

832-342642 - UNESCO Worldcultural Heritage Voelklinger Huette, Voelklingen, Saarland, Germany

832-321296 - Ice-skating in front of the disused coking plant Zollverein, Essen, NRW, Germany

832-321294 - Ice-skating in front of the disused coking plant Zollverein, Essen, NRW, Germany

832-315499 - Smokestacks, cooling towers, ThyssenKrupp Steelworks Hamborn, Schwelgern, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-315239 - Unesco World Heritage Site, former coal mine Zeche Zollverein, exhibition halls in the former Kohlewaesche, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-315508 - View from Mt. Alsum: the ThyssenKrupp Steelworks Hamborn, Schwelgern, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-315510 - View from Mt. Alsum: the ThyssenKrupp Steelworks Hamborn, Schwelgern, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-315509 - View from Mt. Alsum: the ThyssenKrupp Steelworks Hamborn, Schwelgern, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-275709 - Steep stairs, steps, escalator, Zeche Zollverein, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-275708 - Escalator, Zeche Zollverein, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-275711 - Escalator, Zeche Zollverein, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-211962 - Wind wheel, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord landscape park, a former Thyssen blast furnace plant in Meiderich, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-209784 - Hammerhead tower of the former Zeche Minister Stein mine, today office building and service center, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-209807 - Hoerder Burg, former head office of the Hermannshuette smeltery, Hoerde, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-211960 - Blast furnace in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord landscape park, a former Thyssen blast furnace plant in Meiderich, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-211961 - Blast furnace in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord landscape park, a former Thyssen blast furnace plant in Meiderich, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-202755 - Fireworks above the headframe or winding tower of the Zollverein Coal Mine, Shaft XII, during the Zechenfest festival, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-202758 - Fireworks above the headframe or winding tower of the Zollverein Coal Mine, Shaft XII, during the Zechenfest festival, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-203586 - Vacant factory buildings, overgrown terrain, former Ausbesserungswerk repair shop of German Railways, vacant, closed in 2003, Duisburg-Wedau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194535 - Shaft tower, Zeche Zollverein mine, industrial monument, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Essen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194906 - Old shaft lock, Henrichenburg boat lift, Schleusenpark, Waltrop Lock Park, Westphalian Industrial Museum, Route of Industrial Heritage, Dortmund Ems Canal, Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194905 - Cargo ship, Henrichenburg boat lift, Schleusenpark, Waltrop Lock Park, Westphalian Industrial Museum, Route of Industrial Heritage, Dortmund Ems Canal, Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-195581 - Aerial photo, Dortmund U, downtown Dortmund, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194530 - Railroad car, turbine house, Malakow tower, Zeche Hannover mine, LWL Industriemuseum industrial museum, Route der Industriekultur Route of Industrial Heritage, Bochum, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194910 - Historic sailing ship model, Henrichenburg boat lift, Schleusenpark, Waltrop Lock Park, Westphalian Industrial Museum, Route of Industrial Heritage, Dortmund Ems Canal, Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194537 - Oil can, steam-engine, turbine house, Zeche Hannover mine, LWL Industriemuseum industrial museum, Route der Industriekultur Route of Industrial Heritage, Bochum, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194908 - Henrichenburg boat lift, Schleusenpark, Waltrop Lock Park, Westphalian Industrial Museum, Route of Industrial Heritage, Dortmund Ems Canal, Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194538 - Steam-engine, turbine house, Zeche Hannover mine, LWL Industriemuseum industrial museum, Route der Industriekultur Route of Industrial Heritage, Bochum, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194901 - Old shaft lock, Henrichenburg boat lift, Schleusenpark, Waltrop Lock Park, Westphalian Industrial Museum, Route of Industrial Heritage, Dortmund Ems Canal, Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194899 - Old shaft lock, Henrichenburg boat lift, Schleusenpark, Waltrop Lock Park, Westphalian Industrial Museum, Route of Industrial Heritage, Dortmund Ems Canal, Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-194903 - New boat lift, Henrichenburg boat lift, Schleusenpark, Waltrop Lock Park, Westphalian Industrial Museum, Route of Industrial Heritage, Dortmund Ems Canal, Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-186521 - Zeche Zollverein mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, former coal washing plant, now Ruhrmuseum museum, winding tower, Schacht XII mine, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-186799 - Art installation by the Raumlaborberlin, Soap Opera, many hundreds illuminated balloons at a mine shaft, GlueckAuf2010 cultural festival at the start of the European Capital of Culture year, on the site of the Zeche Zollverein mine and coking plant, Essen

832-186811 - Bonfire against the backdrop of the Kokerei Zollverein coking plant, with different light and fire installations at the GlueckAuf2010 cultural festival at the start of the European Capital of Culture year, on the site of the Zeche Zollverein mine and coki

832-186801 - Art installation by the Raumlaborberlin, Soap Opera, many hundreds illuminated balloons at a mine shaft, GlueckAuf2010 cultural festival at the start of the European Capital of Culture year, on the site of the Zeche Zollverein mine and coking plant, Essen

832-186764 - Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-186807 - GlueckAuf2010 cultural festival at the start of the European Capital of Culture year, on the site of the Zeche Zollverein mine and coking plant, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe