Visiting the site of an abandoned torpedo launch station in Rijeka, Croatia. A former factory which was the birthplace of the self-propelled torpedo.
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Naryn Restaurant
Former Naryn Restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1987 and demolished in 2017. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Razvitak Shopping Centre
Former Razvitak Shopping Centre in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now abandoned. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Unknown Building
Bas-relief on the side of an unknown building in Ochamchire, a southern town in the defacto republic of Abkhazia. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Bzypta Railway Station
The now-abandoned Bzypta Railway Station in Abkhazia. Completed in the 1950s. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Cinema Rossiya
Cinema Rossiya (Russia) in Vinnytsia (Vinnytsya), Ukraine. Completed in the 1960s. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
In Photos: Street Art in Abandoned Buildings
Street art in abandoned buildings. Often urban exploration and street art go together. A photo essay featuring graffiti and street art in abandoned places.
Hara Submarine Base
Image of a sailor inside the now-abandoned Hara Submarine Base in Estonia. Constructed between 1956 and 1957. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to the 1st Split Partisan Detachment
The now-destroyed spomenik Monument to the 1st Split Partisan Detachment in Košute, Croatia. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Abandoned Bulgaria: The former summer villa of Pencho Semov, Bulgaria’s “Rockefeller”
Abandoned Bulgaria: urban exploration at an abandoned villa, and the story behind the former summer villa of Pencho Semov, Bulgaria’s “Rockefeller”.
“Plowman of the Universe”
“Plowman of the Universe” on the wall of the I.A. Gagarin Youth Centre in Chisinau, Moldova. Created in 1972. Soviet mosaic in the former USSR.
Abandoned Bulgaria: Former swimming pool in Lovech
On finding an abandoned swimming pool with beautiful mosaics in Lovech, Bulgaria. This abandoned swimming complex was an unexpected find on our road trip.