PYRAMIDEN - A GHOST CITY IN SVALBARD
Channel: Rohitbaliyanihm
Date: 2018-12-28

The pyramid ( Russian Пирамида) was a Soviet , later Russian settlement on Svalbard . It was founded by Sweden in 1910 , and sold to the Soviet Union in 1927 . The pyramid is located on the Billefjord in Dickson Land on Spitsbergen . It has its name from the pyramid-shaped mountain close by. The settlement had at most over 1000 inhabitants. Trust Arktikugol closed in April 1998coal mining operations in Pyramiden after 53 years of continuous operation. Since the winter of 1998/99, Pyramiden has been depopulated, and Arktikugol has had various plans for the future of the place. In 2013 , the company opened bar and hotel operations on site.


The main street in Pyramiden

The monument between the harbor and the city, photographed in 2011
Pyramid was a well-developed city with gas station, greenhouse and barns, school, kindergarten, hotel, restaurant and various other facilities. Most of the buildings are still as they were when they were abandoned. People who lived there had access to the swimming pool, shooting range, indoor area and soccer field .

There are no restrictions on visits to the Pyramid, but visitors cannot enter the buildings without permission. This is due to health and safety issues. more inforemation check WIKIPEDIA