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LATEST ARTICLES ( 34 )

• Skopje Architecture at the ETH Zürich

  

  To rebuilt the city of Skopje after the devastating earthquake of 1963 , a masterplan was made by Kenzo Tange. The plan which was supported by the United... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 ARCHITECTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Belgrade - NATO Bombing Trail

  

  From March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999 NATO's military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War left marks in the Serbian... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 ARCHITECTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Architecture in Presov, Eastern Slovakia

  

  The last stop on my little itinerary through Eastern Europe that started in Prague (Soviet Style Architecture in Prague), then went to Brno (Brno Architecture) ... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 ARCHITECTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Zakopane Style Architecture in the Carpathian Mountains

  

  In the South of Poland there is a picturesque highland region known as Podhale, the beginning of the Carpathian Mountains. I made a stop in the touristy town... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 ARCHITECTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Brutalist Architecture and Soc Realism in Krakow

  

  Krakow is full of great historical architecture, no question. what I show in this post however are interesting brutalist (as in beton brut) building and what... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 ARCHITECTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Socialist Realism in Ostrava

  

  Sport Hall Ostrava Ostrava is the third and most eastern city of the Czech Republic. Exploitation of high quality black coal deposits during the communist era o... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 ARCHITECTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Brno Archtecture

  

  Interesting highrise facade in the suburbs of Brno Brno is wellknown as the City of Bauhaus, Functionalism and Modern Architecture with the Villa Tugendhat and... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 ARCHITECTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Soviet Style Architecture in Prague

  

  Metro Station Staromestska The city of Prague will not like this, but what I'd like to share in this post is not the picturesque old town and the majestic... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 ARCHITECTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Travel Tips for Serbia 2013

  

  When I decided to travel to Serbia for the first time (that's quiet a long time ago...) you could not find ANY advise for travelling there, but just... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 DESTINATIONS

• Architecture of Bus Stations in Serbia

  

  Central Bus Station in Niš (picture from wikimapia)I got inspired for this post by Yomadic's blog entry:... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Communist Style Hotels 2

  

  Hotel in Kolasin (Montenegro)Last summer I posted about communist style Hotels in the Balkans with good example of state own Hotels built in the communist past. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Interesting Architecture in Rogaska Slatina (Slovenia)

  

  Hotel in Rogaska Slatina (street side)Rogaska Slatina is a well known Spa in eastern Slovenia. Usually touristic pictures from Rogaska Slatina show some belle... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Stara Planina Mountains

  

  Stara PlaninaThe Stara Planina (that means old mountains) is a part of the Balkan mountain range and lays in Eastern Serbia on the border with Bulgaria. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Temska a Beautiful Village of Eastern Serbia

  

  TemskaWhile traveling through Eastern Serbia I particularly loved some of the characteristic and soulful villages driving along smaller roads. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Donkey Cheese from the Zasavica Nature Park in Serbia

  

  From this donkey comes the most expensive cheese in the worldWhen I visited the famous Serbian wildlife and nature reserves Zasavica one year ago while... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Bukovo Monastery

  

  A couple of kilometers from Negotin, on a forested hill lays the beautiful Bukovo Monastery overlooking villages toward the Dunav River and behind pieces of... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• The Smederevo Fortress

  

  40km south-east from Belgrade lays Smederevo a town of about 100'000 inhabitants and its Byzantine Monumental Complex: the Smederevo Fortress.I like the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Serbian Orthodox Holidays

  

  Whenever I can, I like to celebrate the Serbian Orthodox Holidays in Serbia. Christmas and New Year are 2 weeks later than in the Western Christian World (Serbi... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Kilim Rugs from Pirot

  

  In the past years I worked on the renovation of our cottage in the Jablanica region of Serbia, and now what I'd like to hang on a wall of its living room is a... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• From Russia to Serbia

  

  This weekend the Serbian Broadcast Company RTS aired a rerun of the great show "Sasvim Prirodno" (All about Nature) and this time author John Memedović ended... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE