The Grand Hotel in Kupari, Croatia. (Ben Fredericson)

Located in Croatia's Dubrovnik Riviera, known for its scenic bays, sandy beaches, steep cliffs and forested islands, the village of Kupari was once an idyllic summer getaway for the high-ranking military officers of the Yugoslav People's Army. Today, the tourist complex lay in ruins, shell-scarred from attacks during the Croatian War of Independence in the early 1990s.

Water damage and rust have marredKupari's once-majestic hotels, now overgrown with vegetation. One of the massive hotels, according to the Zupa DuborvockaTourist Board. It housed 139 beds and featured an indoor swimming pool, and luxurious rooms with stunning ocean views. Photographer captured the images of the ruins of the hotel, now covered in graffiti and crumbling in disrepair, in the slideshow above.

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The Grand Hotel, and the three other hotels that made up the Kupari Tourist Complex, were severely damaged from attacks and eventually abandoned 20 years ago, but extreme weather have also contributed to its state of eerie disrepair.

"As structures deteriorate, rainfall entering buildings can cause extensive water damage, including significant flooding," according to Weather.com Meteorologist Christopher Dolce. In addition to rain, freeze and thaw cycles also cause the buildings to crack and crumble, and strong winds can peel away at roofing and siding, he explained.

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Despite the crumbling buildings in the backdrop, tourists still flock to the crescent-shaped pebble-beach of Kupar, Croatia's most visited Adriatic Sea resort. In 2012, , according to Bloomberg News. The resort will be offered for development of hotels, villas and a conference center, partly through concession and partly through property sales, the Tourism Ministry told Bloomberg.

Maybe soon, opulent hotels, homes and amenities will rise again in Kupari. For now, ghostly ruins caused by war and weather litter the bay.

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