Images full of inspiration depict nature reclaiming its territory after human civilization's conquest

Our civilisation may be rock solid in our minds, but its hold on the natural world is, at best, weak. Nature is swift to swoop in and seize control whenever our structures or machinery show signs of weakness. In light of this, I present to you 21 images depicting various locations and objects that are undergoing the reclamation process by nature.

Quite a bit of thought has been given to the idea of what earth might look like once we’re gone. indeed, many books and tv shows on the topic have found that nature would take our places fairly quickly. many cities would be re-colonized within a year or two, and many of our buildings would begin crumbling soon after without human maintenance or energy sources. the life after people series on the history channel has a comprehensive timeline of collapses detailing when various famous landmarks of human civilization throughout the world might give way to nature.