<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:12:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/urbex/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned Places: Holidays in a Barrel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine a place where the air smells of pine needles and nostalgia, where a giant steel barrel once stood guard over the laughter of thousands of children. Today, the "Gabriel Péri" Young Pioneer camp]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@koenau/abandoned-places-holidays-in-a-barrel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@koenau/abandoned-places-holidays-in-a-barrel</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[koenau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw9aJ2Qu3pSBMB671YDDwzSMnEf3bxoxHtdznRdK68b7KBDb8kckb5ir5DVx1f7AS5qrW95CQZpfghU3j9Xx2qMvpxiGvHZ7ZMeavVS8tQJnSi7Kr1oJtcTNXqEh4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Drum Palace: Rockin' Ruins]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do AC/DC’s Phil Rudd and Nine Inch Nails’ Alex Carapetis have in common? Their legendary rhythm is rooted in a crumbling "Drum Palace" in Weißenfels, Germany. Inside the great hall Once a majestic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@koenau/the-drum-palace-of-weissenfels-where-rock-history-meets-ruins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@koenau/the-drum-palace-of-weissenfels-where-rock-history-meets-ruins</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[koenau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4Pvz7NcmEGUkdtKUCofGYWRwiAvxWiE4urvq5ZQsuda131ixpRgeuMV1QvB9D9xA7czLiHBjHm5fNJZFX2i1sRx4Nz7Utu3UMtvPdBdS1c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgotten Monument: The Workers' Holiday Paradise]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the first holiday resort built by the East German trade union FDGB itself. 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