It was the largest steamship to have ever been built in the world, but after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York, it sank on April 15, 1912.
Since of the discovery of its wreckage in 1985, interest in the ill-fated liner slightly dwindled.
Now a century after its sinking, the Titanic remains an enduring and enigmatic subject.
Thomas Schmid of 3D history is one such person that has been mesmerised by the tale of this fabled ship that was once pronounced unsinkable.
Through his work, we are able to travel back in time to see images of the luxury liner, not as they were taken, but rendered in full colour.
The collection of pictures includes snaps of the hull of the Titanic under construction in dry dock at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, 1911 and the steps down to the grand ballroom.
Viewers can also glimpse inside the ship’s reading rooms and bedrooms which the 2,222 guests and staff would have graced with their footsteps.
Around 1,517 people died on board the ship, including passengers and crew members.
The tourist attraction closed in 2009 and is now set to be transformed into a 26million Euro (22million GBP) shopping centre.
Photographer Bob Thissen, 31, from Herleen in the Netherlands, slid past demolition equipment to capture the eerie establishment\s final days.
He said: “The water park is pretty cool because it’s not an ordinary water park, as I have seen often before.
“Sometimes a location’s surroundings make it a lot cooler, to me this waterpark is a bit like a forgotten paradise.”
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