16 buildings that have received a new life (17 photos)

It happens that buildings may lose their original functionality. There may be various reasons for this: for example, in old factories, after the transition to more modern equipment, large areas may be empty. However, this happens not only with factories; many premises wear out over time and begin to be used for other purposes.





An old supermarket was converted into a library



Barcelona Library, which was built on the site of a former reservoir





The Botanical Garden of Madrid is located on the territory of the old railway station



House in what was once an olive factory, Italy



Supermarket in a former bank vault



A 13th-century Gothic church in the Dutch city of Maastricht has been turned into a bookshop.



Old synagogue turned into a cafe, Trnava, Slovakia



Supermarket in the old theater of Venice



The second life of an old telephone booth: now it is a flower bed



Very cool rescue of an old barn: now it's a bar



An old Scottish temple turned into a cozy apartment



Another bookstore in a church, this time in the English city of Bradford



A covered parking lot in the American city of Wichita has become a residential building with 44 apartments



Old grain elevators converted into rock climbing center in Oklahoma City



The minibus was turned into a house in which you can now travel