In photos: twenty-five examples of Soviet modernism in the former USSR
Photographs of some of the best examples of Soviet modernism in the former USSR, plus a brief explanation of this genre of architecture.
In photos: Abandoned swimming pools
Urban exploration at some of the world’s forsaken swimming pools Of all the derelict places we find, swimming pools have to be one of the most alluring. It’s not always that easy to visualise what an abandoned location would have been like before it became...
Abandoned Armenia – Unfinished hotel near Lake Sevan
This vast, unfinished hotel dominates the hill that looks down on Lake Sevan, one of Armenia’s premier tourist destinations, and we couldn’t resist climbing up to take a closer look. It’s not possible to get inside the structure, and not really worth it anyway as it’s...
Abandoned Armenia – A Former Swimming Pool in Yerevan
I can’t provide many facts about this abandoned swimming pool in Yerevan. A Google search, even in Armenian, brings up nothing and we also asked around while we were in the city but nobody could shed any light on what period it is from and why it fell into...
Pre-Storm Photography at the Iron Fountain in Gyumri, Armenia
Searching for Gyumri’s iron fountain and discovering the surrounding neighbourhood While taking a stroll around Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city, we walked into the eye of the most incredible storm. It was late afternoon and we were on the outskirts, heading in...
Suggested Itinerary: A comprehensive Georgia and Armenia itinerary
ITINERARY SUMMARY (Georgia) Tbilisi – Telavi – Sighnaghi (Kakheti) – Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) – Tbilisi (Armenia) – Alaverdi (Debed Canyon) – Vanadzor – Dilijan – Lake Sevan – Hrazdan – Yerevan – Goris...