Not sure if it is the historical socialization or some other reason but I do have a weak spot for some of the modernist and brutalist architecture of post WW2 Eastern Europe. While browsing what was around within a day trip distance with my daughter, she ...
It's funny when you write this building is from the 90's that seems quite recent to me and then I realised that it was 35 years ago and I wonder just where all that time has gone. I think it is a shame that the building is not used any longer and has been...
It was designed in the 1970s and built in 1980, so it actually served its purpose for about 10 years before it was all over in 1990/1991 π€·π»ββοΈ But you are right - we are truly wasteful creatures unfortunatelyβ¦
Thank you so much for sharing this daughter/father trip with us. As you very rightly say, these views really give a feeling of "how quickly man made things decay and how the view of history and the importance of certain eras can change practically overnig...
Wasnβt aware of Enki Bilal but downloaded the Nikopol trilogy now and will most definitely check it out ππ»ππ» Glad you enjoyed this. Some more are on the cards, as several appear to be around 2-3 hours away. As not all of them have a spooky interior they m...
It was supposed to be used as a location of the 2021 Netflix Production βTribes of Europaβ but I guess Covid killed that idea π€·π»ββοΈ So completely abandoned and accessible with a bit of will (through the basement) ππ»
While it did not allow for the views or nicer pictures it definitely fit the history of the last 35 years of the monument πππ» Glad you liked it ππ»
I love this post, absolutely amazing trip, how did your daughter like the design? From Wikipedia "A nationwide competition was held for the design of the monument in 1970, with Igor ToΕ‘'s proposal being selected over BakiΔ's, whose design received critici...
Upon seeing a picture she called it an upside down Burj Khalifa (I suppose rammed down into the earth pretty strongly) π I guess the shabby chic is still not her style but if it was intact something tells me she would love it π If you like brutalism I hav...
I found myself curiously fixated on and mesmerized by these photos. Thankfully the food pics snapped me out of my trance Thanks for the photographic tour. M4
My daughter likewise was rarely as insistent and enthusiastic about a meal straight after. It possibly really breaks the spell π Hope you enjoyed it irrespective ππ»
And the fog was the cherry on the cake! At least for some of the picsβ¦ Because it would be even more sad to see such a great architecture fall apart in just 45years, without the fog. Itβs a shame really! π
As unfortunate as this is, I guess itβs far from the only one suffering this fate. Given the current state I am not that hopeful that someone will materialize with the funds to return it to its past glory π€·π»ββοΈ
I'm not a fan of Brutalist architecture. And oddly, my Undergrad campus was used as a filming location because of its futuristic Brutalist architecture at the time.
It is easy nowadays having glass that insulates better than a brick wall with added insulation. The problem is always that the heat can get retained and is difficult to dissipate afterwards. I have often lived in buildings with triple glazing and while it...
I totally love and appreciate you taking the time to present it with humor and detail, especially the graffiti . It definitely leaves a mix of thoughts and feelings in its wake.... The food though is simply perfect
Neither did I know about it until very recently. For some reason IG started showing me posts of modernist and brutalist architecture and then I went to explore if there was anything close and found this amongst others. There are 4 or so left close by, whi...
I've never been to Bulgaria, but will never forget some seven or eight years ago when I heard a man speak Bulgarian, I was bewildered by how much of what he said I could understand effortlessly - probably around 80%.... I had previously never been aware o...
Architecture is in my genes as well, my dad was a civil engineer, and both my late grandfather and grandmother on my mom's side a civil engineer and architect respectively. ππ
Might need to make a WPS meeting at one such exciting site at some point t in the future, then π Jested is actually a hotel and itβs still in operation. But most rooms donβt come with a bathroom π±π
Zaha Hadid was, to me, always the most visually striking and impressive architect. Calatrava is likewise among my favorites, but I am admittedly otherwise boring in my residential architecture preferences - traditional (i.e. Spanish haciendas) and classic...
We did a post soviet tour of Georgia earlier this year and came across many examples of brutalist architecture Here are a few examples Last one at the Black Sea not brutalist but more futuristic J ...