Home to over 49,000 people, Pripyat was once a thriving city, full of schools, gyms, playgrounds, malls, and cafés. But over 30 years ago, tragedy struck, and Pripyat became a ghost city.
The disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which took place near the city of Pripyat in the Ukrainian SSR, was one of the worst of its kind in history, causing 132 people to be diagnosed with acute radiation sickness.
Pripyat was completely evacuated within two days of the disaster, and the surrounding 4,000 square miles of the power plant have been abandoned ever since.
The city was also home to the Pripyat Music School.
The school had several practice rooms, and a big auditorium with a grand piano. Most of the rooms are now completely empty, providing an eerie landscape where only two lonely instruments remain.
All photos were taken by photographer André Joosse, who visited the Zone several times to document the abandoned villages, the city of Pripyat and the Nuclear Power Plant Site. Have a look at his website for more photos.
Check out some of the photos of the Pripyat Music School over at Classic FM.
(Image Credit: Andre Joosse, urbex.nl/ Classic FM)