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Liminal spaces are the subject of an Internet aesthetic portraying empty or abandoned places that appear eerie, forlorn, and often surreal. Liminal spaces are commonly places of transition (pertaining to the concept of liminality) or of nostalgic appeal.
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Yes, this is a real photo I found from a North Korean propaganda website. Not sure what this is supposed to be honestly, other than a photo-op.
Source: koreanarchitecture(dot)gov(dot)kp/index.php?kt=SW1hZ2VWaWV3&lang=ZQ==&no=256
Looks like a hot spring or bath house, but half the stools have their product sticker left on, that never appears to have gotten wet.
These bath houses are the best. I go every now and then here in Japan.
This is most likely a communal bath common in many asian countries. I agree on the photo op though, this looks too meticulous. And they forgot to take of the stickers of those little stools, that makes it seems even less used.
This is E. Honda's stage from Street Fighter II.
Nothing says North Korean prosperity like an unused 1975 bathhouse in 2025.