Gruesome remains of an abandoned morgue have been pictured showing horrifying images of rotting organs.
The old mortuary, in an undisclosed location in France, had been a pathology school for medical students, but was deserted after the institution’s closure in 2010.
Despite some of the remains being left to molder since its closure 13 years ago, some of the decomposing material had evidently been stolen.
One grim image showed a human heart left to rot in a jar, stored improperly and left behind when the building was abandoned.
‘I will never forget the smell of the human heart,’ said photographer and explorer Chloe Urbex, who ventured into the uninhabited building.
One vile image showed a human heart left to rot in a jar
An autopsy room was left abandoned filled with old medical equiptment
Human parts and liquid chemicals were left in jars inside the deserted French morgue
One heart, left in an upturned bucket, had begun to mold and attract maggots
The building was closed in 2013 due to funding cuts
The site had previously acted as a mortuary and pathology school for teaching medical students about illness and disease. The building was permanently closed due to public funding cuts.
Despite sitting abandoned for so long, a generator in the autopsy rooms was still plugged in and running, causing a loud noise throughout the building.
Untouched fridge cabinets and discarded medical equipment also remained.
Organs like hearts and brains were left in jars. But after being stored carelessly, with lids missing, they were corroded and discoloured.
One heart, left in an upturned bucket, had begun to mold and attract maggots. There was evidence of many more organs being stored in the morgue but it appeared they had been stolen.
Until recently the building had on-site security staff that lived on the premises, but they had since left after now-aborted construction work began on the site.
Explorer and photographer Chloe Urbex captured the shocking images.
‘Researching abandoned places, I came across a mortuary located in France, that supposedly had jarred human organs, a brain and bones left,’ she said.
Explorer and photographer Chloe Urbex found a moldy heart
The old mortuary in France had been a pathology school for medical students
As well as old organs and human body parts, stacks of blood samples were also left behind
A generator in the autopsy rooms was still plugged in and running, causing a loud noise throughout the building
Until recently the building had on-site security staff that lived on the premises, but they had since left after now-aborted construction work began on the site
‘The human bones, brain and some of the jarred human organs were missing,’ she added.
‘Mortuary explores has been a favourite of mine for a long time however, I have never set foot in an abandoned building with human organs left so carelessly before.
‘The hearts were left in open glass jars in the basement.
‘Upstairs where the autopsy rooms sit, loud generators are still plugged in and operating, strangely, they were quite loud and gave us a bit of a fright.
‘I was relieved that I got the photographs because it’s an exploration that I’ve wanted to see for quite a while, but I will never forget the smell of the human heart.’
Untouched fridge cabinets and discarded medical equipment also remained
A chalk board of doctors and donors was still on the wall of the mortuary
Headblocks on gurneys were pictured where dead bodies would have lay
The property has been abandoned since 2010
Fridges would have stored the deceased when the morgue was still running
