Beds covered in moss, rubble strewn floors, crumbling German hotel left to rot - PHOTO

The tables are set, but this abandoned hotel has not seen a single guest for more than two decades. The beds are covered in creeping moss and the corridors, which years ago would have thronged with paying guests, are now eerily silent as the long ago abandoned Plaza Hotel, located in Germany, slowly decays. These haunting pictures taken by a so-called urban explorer tell the story of a once-loved building which has been left to succumb to the forces of nature.London-based Andre Govia, 37, decided to venture into the forbidding former guest house for a project documenting his love of abandoned buildings.'I have always loved exploring abandoned buildings and one day I was given an old camera and decided to start documenting the decay,' said Mr Govia.'The atmosphere inside the hotel was creepy and damp; I constantly felt like I was being watched from the dark corners of the restaurant.'People are always very interested in the state of the buildings and the way it has been left to rot.'Most feel that it's a waste and I would agree.'Boasting a swimming pool and at least 50 rooms, the four floor hotel was left abandoned in the mid 1990s.Andre explains: 'The most interesting items in the hotel were the retro fittings and bar area that was almost untouched from decay due to the position. 'The roof above them has not collapsed like a lot of other rooms in the building, which enables them to stay unspoiled for a while longer.'Inside was cold and damp under as often you find in a building that has been left. 'I hope my photographs show the way decay has a beauty and also the way our surroundings are able to be reclaimed by nature when left to fade away.'(dailymail.co.uk)ANN.Az