@Zzylith 18 February 2021 more from that month

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, is another large ghost city that's known for its marble buildings. Turkmenistan is a former Soviet Union country with a leader that has been compared to North Korea's Kim Jong-Un. President Saparmurat Niyazov planned to create a "golden era of Turkmenistan" in 1991 with the building of Ashgabat. He did so by erecting buildings that broke records, like becoming the city with the most marble buildings in the world. In fact, the city has 543 buildings made of the luxury material. Ashgabat also has the world's largest Ferris wheel. Today, the city is largely a ghost town because of the country's isolated culture. Turkmenistan is one of the least-visited countries in the world.