10 Unbelievable Secret Places Google Earth Doesn't Want You To See

5. Szazhalombatta Oil Refinery, Hungary

Strangely, this looks more like a Super Mario game than an oil refinery. An odd case indeed, this Hungarian oil facility requested to have their location simply rendered green; buildings are gone, grounds are deleted and we're left with a confusing act of censorship. What makes this case even more unusual is the fact you only have to check the location using a different map provider and it's there for all to see, looking exactly the same as the visible parts of the facility - pipelines, storage tanks, production facilities on show. So what exactly is this green block hiding? Or protecting?
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