This image depicts the interior of the Control Room for Reactor Unit 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near the city of Pryp'yat', Ukraine

This image depicts the interior of the Control Room for Reactor Unit 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near the city of Pryp'yat', Ukraine. The scene is an abandoned industrial control room, devoid of personnel. In the foreground, a large, grey, multi-sectioned operator's desk is visible, showing signs of wear and scratches. On the right side of this desk, a white push-button telephone with a coiled cord rests beside two rectangular control panels, each equipped with multiple small black and red push buttons. The number "24" is visible on the edge of the desk. Immediately behind the desk is a horizontal control console, forming the lower section of a larger control panel. This console features numerous black rotary switches, toggle switches, and arrays of rectangular yellow, green, and white push buttons. On the far left of this console, a vertical module contains multiple white push buttons, toggle switches, and rotary knobs. The background is dominated by a vast, curved, vertical grey control panel. Its central area displays a dense, hexagonal configuration composed of hundreds of small circular gauges or indicators. To the left and right of this central display, vertical sections of the panel are populated with various analog meters, digital readouts, and indicator lights, some marked with colored labels. The far right section of the panel features a large grid of small square status indicators, with some illuminated in yellow. Below the central gauges, additional control interfaces and two strip chart recorders are integrated into the panel. The ceiling visible at the top is textured.