Strikes me as a good example of pragmatic Soviet design
Rear wall protects occupants from North winds
Positive pressure zones at sides lessen precipitation ingress
Upward air foil blocks snow like invisible awning
Interior morphology allows it to function as a small stage that passively amplifies audio in a radial frustum centered at waist height, best for children or seated adults
Bench-free design promotes strong bones and strong character, unlike American bus stop
lol some friends and I used them occasionally for little garage band busking but the acoustic amplification is minor, likely accidental ETA: and setup for a joke
If you're not joking, I think that that's a bus stop. I'm pretty sure that it's a Soviet one --- I'm almost certain that I saw pictures that looked identical to that in a collection of photos of old Soviet buildings.
EDIT: @snoons@lemmy.ca also says that it's a Soviet bus stop.
EDIT2: It's the cover image on this book of photos of Soviet bus stops:
EDIT3: Apparently it's in Taraz, Kazakhstan. My very brief attempt to find a shot of it in Google Maps wasn't successful, though, so I can't guarantee that it's still around.
19 Comments
snoons@lemmy.ca · 53 pts · 46d
Old Soviet bus stop in ex-Soviet country.
Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 10 pts · 45d
Strikes me as a good example of pragmatic Soviet design
mirshafie@europe.pub · 7 pts · 45d
Those mini-concerts at the Soviet bus stop are amazing, can't believe tiktokers haven't picked up on it yet.
Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 45d
lol some friends and I used them occasionally for little garage band busking but the acoustic amplification is minor, likely accidental ETA: and setup for a joke
Jax@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 44d
Right, you can tell by the way the moss grows
Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 44d
I didn’t notice any moss, only geographical indicators and shadows, which strongly suggest orientation in order of probability N, W, E, S.
HorreC@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 45d
Looks still in use too, stuff near it and the road still goes up to it.
realitista@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 45d
Should have saved some of the concrete for some benches.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 18 pts · 46d
When its all done and you're waiting for the towel
Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 45d
Hang on they not done brbEdit: I may have misapprehended what “it” refers to, so sorryidiomaddict@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 46d
I would believe that this structure was at tall as my knee or the size of an airplane hangar.
treadful@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 45d
When you're puking in the desert after eating too many mushrooms.
Noite_Etion@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 45d
Been playing some stalker 2 recently so i assume there are some cans of old food and some vodka sitting around there - maybe some condensed milk.
iocase@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 46d
Instantly made me think of Rust's bus stops
Korval@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 45d
I will never understand the appeal of skate parks.
tal@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 45d
If you're not joking, I think that that's a bus stop. I'm pretty sure that it's a Soviet one --- I'm almost certain that I saw pictures that looked identical to that in a collection of photos of old Soviet buildings.
EDIT: @snoons@lemmy.ca also says that it's a Soviet bus stop.
EDIT2: It's the cover image on this book of photos of Soviet bus stops:
https://fuel-design.com/publishing/soviet-bus-stops/
EDIT3: Apparently it's in Taraz, Kazakhstan. My very brief attempt to find a shot of it in Google Maps wasn't successful, though, so I can't guarantee that it's still around.
Teilzeitlaurer@piefed.world · 3 pts · 45d
frog
Curiousfur@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 45d
Medusa: 1 Me: 0
snoons@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 45d
Dungeon soup - Staring contest