It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979 and had grown to a population of 49,360.
by the time it was evacuated on the afternoon of April 27, 1986, the day after the Chernobyl disaster
Is famous for:
The city of pripyat is famous for appearing a lot in movies, in video games in literature for being a ghost town.
Monument

The monument was erected by the firemen themselves.
After the explosion, firemen raced to the plant within two minutes of hearing the alarm, unknowingly exposing themselves to lethal doses of radiation.
Prípiat in 2019...