Abandoned Orphanage - Pamplemousses, Mauritius
Built in 1864 and 1865 this orphanage, located near Pamplemousses in Mauritius, is now abandoned. The atmosphere inside the buildings is simultaneously depressing and curious. The Victorian architecture is grand yet absolutely impractical for this environment. Mercifully, the building has been spared the fireplaces and chimneys that define this style in colder climates. The basalt stonework is magnificent.
![1864 Building](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388914648076-M5DEZ1M5NE957UCXLK3D/orphanage-2.jpg)
![Detail of 1864 Building](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388914655627-96JOUN2AVM1NDG2I1WA6/orphanage-3.jpg)
![1864 Building](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075321605-L86P3WZM7E0DJ1KU9TNF/2Orphanage-2.jpg)
![3Orphanage.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389106103142-WJECG1OMX6DX9UKCJUV6/3Orphanage.jpg)
![1865 Building plus North Building](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075338555-DGDVIORW7ONUFTQFFTAT/2Orphanage-3.jpg)
![1865 Building detail](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075401087-IZAEXYU23V3OACF8ENLS/2Orphanage-8.jpg)
![View from Upstairs Dormitory](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388914699222-ALRCPLTQR6XRVS99XOIG/orphanage-14.jpg)
![2Orphanage-10.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075435790-RJRSDNASJOQN1V9O8J6D/2Orphanage-10.jpg)
![3Orphanage-2.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389106089138-9UJCJ7DU778W1B03KNK4/3Orphanage-2.jpg)
![2Orphanage-12.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075465326-41HXHIMMPLECFTZRFYSR/2Orphanage-12.jpg)
![2Orphanage-13.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075487490-CU58RMFLOQDORZFPU74U/2Orphanage-13.jpg)
![1864 Building - back view](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075574631-JTIKDVZVKWG0OXKA38NS/2Orphanage-18.jpg)
![1865 Building](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921270193-45FC9ZC0EPI9EKOZ2X8B/orphanage.jpg)
![1865 Building detail](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075427672-8XO0HNHWTEPCIAIQT7CB/2Orphanage-9.jpg)
![Tower](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075629417-2ISS2BZLSB43G5LFYOFU/2Orphanage.jpg)
![Tower](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075534124-HOO7SLHF2DR8XAESJYN1/2Orphanage-16.jpg)
![orphanage-16.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388914710232-BWQ9M965HOTS9I13K97Q/orphanage-16.jpg)
![orphanage-13.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921237005-9G26P2YY26HPDD5TR0RW/orphanage-13.jpg)
![orphanage-5.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921164978-GFVDTLK0J8NBVA3ABRZL/orphanage-5.jpg)
![orphanage-11.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921220249-3PW89WQ77360T2S1BHH4/orphanage-11.jpg)
![orphanage-12.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388914686372-IEM6Q14C1GB0THPG25O1/orphanage-12.jpg)
![Old buildings-11.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921094144-EPGEKXTX46670GY7LAEV/Old+buildings-11.jpg)
![orphanage-15.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388914715147-I1IG1FBVJB3O0RO9C6OW/orphanage-15.jpg)
![orphanage-10.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388914671130-S6G1SOIV6NLWQ6AHZXK7/orphanage-10.jpg)
![2Orphanage-11.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075460570-Y38HNTZB0NO4M1PMFS7K/2Orphanage-11.jpg)
![Old buildings-7.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921054805-NC7A94Y3KAFCP9S35HDY/Old+buildings-7.jpg)
![Old buildings-2.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921027260-I6JJ0ZCIWQ4Y8WJQTMM0/Old+buildings-2.jpg)
![Old buildings-13.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921126065-FXU8V59BRV7CMSBMCTGO/Old+buildings-13.jpg)
![Old buildings-5.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921041280-NUS7UD4DOERXZHGNNIQ7/Old+buildings-5.jpg)
![Old buildings-4.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921034379-B9K8TGOGM862FDDYNVNK/Old+buildings-4.jpg)
![orphanage-7.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921181379-RXG9A3V85KJSD2B7YO0Y/orphanage-7.jpg)
![Old buildings-3.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921020279-NWMSG601805NC2XOCB0N/Old+buildings-3.jpg)
![Old buildings-10.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921097564-GNO2GYQXBDGQX2GMJ9EI/Old+buildings-10.jpg)
![orphanage-4.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1388921169131-37FT2IELK2IOA0N2JA2H/orphanage-4.jpg)
![2Orphanage-4.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075351740-0NJDO8DADK4N6M67MXBP/2Orphanage-4.jpg)
![2Orphanage-5.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075371599-PRUPX4568E1NLS1006XV/2Orphanage-5.jpg)
![2Orphanage-6.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075373477-KH19LJ09164S49SWUHAT/2Orphanage-6.jpg)
![2Orphanage-7.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075403870-SK177J03MOMBBJKTKSGQ/2Orphanage-7.jpg)
![2Orphanage-14.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075499235-678OHF9JQ4K1801TVFNZ/2Orphanage-14.jpg)
![Window, 1864 Building](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075548210-28MMEWYRJCCMPPE0DTJL/2Orphanage-17.jpg)
![1864 Building looking across to the 1865 building.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/528b28b7e4b08273e27aac01/1389075578381-VZM17EF1YR6P5KXT3RFE/2Orphanage-19.jpg)