by Mark | July 8, 2020 | Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, Estonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Photo Essay, Taiwan, Thailand
Images of battered vehicles – from the UK to Thailand, and Kyrgyzstan to Cuba There is an inexplicable pleasure in stumbling across an abandoned car and other mechanical contraptions while out exploring or just mooching about. And you do ‘stumble’ across them....
by Mark | July 7, 2020 | Architectonic
“Movement” Location: Varna, Bulgaria Completed: 1972 Designers: Evgeni Baramov (sculptor) and P. Kuyudzhukliev (architect) Genre: Socialist sculpture, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook...
by Mark | July 5, 2020 | Architectonic
Pohjarannik Resort Hotel Location: Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia Completed: 1987 Architect: M. Poduškin and S. Novikov Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that...
by Mark | July 5, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to Vladimir Lenin Location: Narva, Estonia Completed: 1957 Sculptor: Olav Männi Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR This is reportedly the last public statue of Lenin left in Estonia. It was originally situated in Narva’s central square but now stands...
by Mark | July 4, 2020 | Architectonic
Former Separation Mine Location: Potpićan, Croatia Completed: Year built not known Architect: Not known Genre: Socialist architecture, abandoned, former Yugoslavia This now-abandoned separation mine was part and parcel of Istria’s coal mining industry, which was...
by Mark | July 4, 2020 | Architectonic
Political School Josip Broz Tito Location: Kumrovec, Croatia Completed: 1981 Architects: Danilo Cvjetković and Miomir Lužajić Genre: Modernist, Socialist architecture, abandoned, former Yugoslavia With two conference halls, 145 bedrooms, a cinema, sports hall and a...
