Ruins 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 ...

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

History

The Ruin (Ukrainian history) The Ruin () is a historical term introduced by the Cossack chronicle writer Samiilo Velychko (1670–1728) for the political situation in Ukrainian history during the second half of the 17th century. The timeframe of the period varies amon ...

, 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 () is in the Central District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Iraj Iraj (; Pahlavi: ērič; from Avestan: , literally "Aryan") is the seventh Shah of the Pishdadian ...

, an administrative subdivision of North Khorasan Province, Iran *

The Ruins (mansion) The Lacson Ruins are the remains of the ancestral mansion of Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson and Maria Braga Lacson. It is situated in Talisay, Negros Occidental, Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The mansion was built in early 1900s and inspire ...

, A historic mansion an iconic Philippine tourist attraction in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

*''Ruins'', a 1967 independent film by

Clarke Mackey Clarke Mackey (born September 30, 1950) is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and educator. He is known for his first feature film, '' The Only Thing You Know'' (1972), and for the focus in his filmmaking and writing on vernacular culture. His book on t ...

* ''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 *''Ruins'', a 2014 novel by Dan Wells in the ''

Partials Sequence The ''Partials Sequence'' is a book series by Dan Wells that was published by the HarperCollins imprint Balzer & Bray. The series is composed of a trilogy in addition to a novella prequel. The story is set in a dystopic New York and follows the ...

'' series *"

The Ruin "The Ruin of the Empire", or simply "The Ruin", is an elegy in Old English, written by an unknown author probably in the 8th or 9th century, and published in the 10th century in the '' Exeter Book'', a large collection of poems and riddles. The ...

", 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) Ruins is an Australian black metal band, based in Hobart, Tasmania. The band was formed somewhere between 2000 and 2002 by Alex Pope (formerly of Sea Scouts) and Dave Haley (The Amenta, Blood Duster and Psycroptic). Recording Ruins began as a rec ...

, an Australian black metal band *

Ruins (Japanese band) Ruins is a Japanese music duo composed only of drummer/vocalist Tatsuya Yoshida and a bass guitarist (there have been four such bassists in the band's history). The group, formed in 1985, was supposedly intended to be a power trio; the guitarist, ...

, a Japanese drum-bass duo * Ruin (punk band), 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 L ...

* ''Ruins'' (First Aid Kit album), 2018

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 musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion st ...

*"Ruins", a song by Australian singer

Gabriella Cilmi Gabriella Lucia Cilmi ( ; ; born 10 October 1991) is an Australian pop singer and songwriter. A contralto, Cilmi is known for her distinctive raspy singing voice. Her debut album, '' Lessons to Be Learned'', was released in March 2008, becomin ...

*"Ruins", a track from

the soundtrack A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured ...

of the 2015 video game ''Undertale'' by Toby Fox *"Ruin", a song by Shawn Mendes from

Illuminate Illuminate may refer to: Music Bands * Illuminate (2009), a 2009 E.P. by English Progressive Metal band Suns of the Tundra * Illuminate (band), a German gothic music band Albums and EPs * ''Illuminate'' (Joe Morris and Rob Brown album), 1995 ...

*"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 i ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Ruin'' (video game), a video game from SCE and Idol Minds cancelled mid-development *Ruin, a.k.a.

Professor Hamilton Professor Emil Hamilton is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by DC Comics, usually as a supporting character in stories featuring Superman. The character was portrayed by Richard Schiff in '' Man of Steel''. Additional ...

, 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 *''Ruin'', the upcoming expansion for '' Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach''