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RichardGrant02

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I’m a big car guy, I love learning languages and I love post soviet architecture!

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Kallur Lighthouse.

Kalsoy, Faroe Islands

Kallur Lighthouse

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

Lítla Dímun and its cloud.

Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands

Lítla Dímun

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

Babatunda Pit is the largest shaft in the cave.

Gagra, Georgia

Veryovkina Cave

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

Front of the building as seen from Freedom Park across the street.

Sukhumi, Georgia

Abandoned Council of Ministries Building

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

Leaning Tower of Tbilisi

Tbilisi, Georgia

Leaning Tower of Tbilisi

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Georgia

Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Georgia

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Underground monastery and fortress.

World's largest Hoberman Sphere in Estonia.

Tartu, Estonia

World’s Largest Hoberman Sphere

The enormous isokinetic structure hangs within a science center in Estonia.

Old Observatory in Tartu

Tartu, Estonia

Old Observatory in Tartu

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

Museum of KGB Cells

Tartu, Estonia

Museum of KGB Cells

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

The KGB Museum.

Tallinn, Estonia

KGB Museum

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

The staircase is the entrance to the main monastery.

Tallinn, Estonia

Ichthus Art Gallery

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

Detail from the painting.

Tallinn, Estonia

St Nicholas' Church Danse Macabre

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

Trakai Island Castle

Trakai, Lithuania

Trakai Island Castle

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

Female Pedestrian Lights

Vilnius, Lithuania

Female Pedestrian Lights

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

Lukiškės Prison

Vilnius, Lithuania

Lukiškės Prison

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

The Church of St. Anne

Vilnius, Lithuania

The Church of St. Anne

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

Church of the Resurrection

Kaunas, Lithuania

Christ's Resurrection Church

This magnificent Art Deco church is a reflection of Lithuania’s turbulent history.

Art Nouveau in Riga

Riga, Latvia

Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Freedom Monument

Riga, Latvia

Freedom Monument

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

House of the Blackheads

Riga, Latvia

House of the Blackheads

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Victory Memorial to Soviet Army
Permanently Closed

Riga, Latvia

Victory Memorial to Soviet Army

This controversial monument was designed to lionize the Red Army, but also disheartened the Latvian people.

"Guests," are led through the Prison

Liepāja, Latvia

Karosta Prison Hotel

Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.

Whorlton Old Church

Northallerton, England

Whorlton Old Church

The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.

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