Gluck Kingdom went from fairytale to nightmare as moss, fungus and grass took over after is closed a decade ago)
A fairy-tale theme park inspired by the Brothers Grimm tales has turned into a nightmarish derelict disaster after being abandoned ten years ago.
Glimpse of times past
Eerie photographs capture the decomposition of the once grandiose Gluck Kingdom in Hokkaido, Japan. It was inspired by the tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm, who published folklore stories including Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel.
The attraction that opened in 1989 was designed to allow Japanese people to get a glimpse of what medieval Germany was like, without leaving the country.
Forgotten kingdom
To guarantee its authenticity, replica German statues and materials were imported, including a 400-year-old granite pavement from Berlin and Dresden. But since closing a decade ago, the attraction is now far from a fairy-tale says photographer Bob Thissen, 31, from Heerlen, the Netherlands. The once majestic mansion is now mould-ridden, the furniture covered in fluorescent fungus and the castles are covered by overgrown forestry.
