It is worth noting that the appearance of diamonds on the surface is considered a very rare occurrence, but the local legend associated with this place says that in Kolmanskop, even while walking through the night desert, one could easily pick up stones from the sand that sparkled in the moonlight. In order to conduct mining centrally, a city was built, called Kolmanskop. According to information, during the heyday of the diamond boom, the city had more than 1,200 inhabitants. That's just ended this "precious" fairy tale pretty quickly. The thing is that almost immediately after the end of the First World War, the economic crisis significantly reduced the price of diamonds, and richer deposits were discovered south of Kolmanskop. All this led to the fact that the city quickly lost its popularity, and just half a century after the discovery of the first diamond by Zakhary Levala, the last miners with their families left their homes.
However, despite the fact that Kolmanskop turned into a ghost town, his life did not end for good. So, wooden houses, although they were abandoned, did not succumb to decay in the desert conditions. In addition, after a few years, sand quickly began to fill the buildings through open windows and doors. All this led to the fact that Kolmanskop attracted the interest of tourists and quickly became a local landmark, where people come to look at the sand-covered, but well-preserved houses, mansions, ballrooms, theaters and hospitals.