Ruins are the remains of man-made architecture. Ruins or ruin may refer to:

History

* The Ruin (Ukrainian history), a period in Ukrainian history after the death of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in 1657

Geography

* Ruin, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran *

Ruin Rural District Ruin Rural District ( fa, دهستان روئين) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persi ...

, an administrative subdivision of North Khorasan Province, Iran * The Ruins (mansion), an old mansion and tourist attraction in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

*''Ruins'', a 1967 independent film by Clarke Mackey * ''Ruins'' (film), a 2004 Slovenian film * ''The Ruins'' (film), a 2008 horror film based on the 2006 novel of the same name

Television

* "Ruin" (''Gotham''), an episode of ''Gotham'' *'' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins'', 18th season of ''The Challenge'' * "The Ruins", an episode of ''Voltron: Legendary Defender''

Literature

* ''Ruins'' (novel), a 2012 novel from the Pathfinder series by Orson Scott Card *" The Ruin", an 8th century Anglo-Saxon poem *" The Ruin (Dafydd ap Gwilym poem)", a 14th-century Welsh poem * ''The Ruins'' (novel), a 2006 horror novel set in the Yucatán, by Scott Smith

Music

Groups and labels

* Ruin (American band), an American thrash metal band * Ruins (Australian band), an Australian black metal band * Ruins (Japanese band), a Japanese drum-bass duo *

Ruin (punk band) Ruin was an American punk band from Philadelphia. Their first live shows and recordings date to 1980, with founders Damon Wallis and Glenn Wallis on guitars, Steve Marasco on bass, and J.R. Arters on drums. By 1982, the lineup of Ruin was largely ...

, an American punk band

Albums

* ''Ruin'' (album), a 2007 album by British metal band Architects * ''Ruins'' (Dread Zeppelin album), 1996 * ''Ruins'' (Grouper album), 2014 * ''Ruins'', a 2016 album by British psychedelic rock band

Wolf People Wolf People are an English psychedelic rock band, formed by singer and guitarist Jack Sharp in Bedford in 2005. The band announced an indefinite hiatus in January 2020. After returning to his home of Bedfordshire following a period living in ...

* ''Ruins'', a 2018 album by Swedish country folk duo First Aid Kit

Songs

* "Ruins" (instrumental), by Henry Cow *"Ruins", a song by English folk rock, singer-songwriter

Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later in ...

*"Ruins", a song by Australian singer Gabriella Cilmi *"Ruins", a track from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game ''Undertale'' by Toby Fox *"Ruin", a song by Squarepusher from ''

Music Is Rotted One Note ''Music Is Rotted One Note'' is the third studio album by English electronic musician Squarepusher, released on 12 October 1998 by Warp. The album is a departure for Squarepusher, with only elements of the familiar drum and bass style appearing in ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Ruin (publishing house) Ruins () are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate ...

, a Swedish publishing house and magazine * ''Ruin'' (video game), a video game from SCE and Idol Minds cancelled mid-development *Ruin, a.k.a. Professor Hamilton, a DC supervillain in ''Superman'' comics * ''Ruins'' (comics), a 1995 comic book published by Marvel, written by Warren Ellis *'' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins'', season 18 of the MTV reality TV game show