Real Estate

Real Estate

living like a local in Minsk

Location: 

Minsk, Belarus

Duration: 

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Journey: 

personal highlights

  1. Districts: most blocks are built all around the city center
  2. Impressions: ugly, but charming aggregation of concrete
  3. Architecture: everyting is practical to accommodate millions
  4. Decoration: some buildings have fancy soviet themed walls
  5. Interiour: more colorful and quite retro patterned wallpapers

image sources

  1. Huge apartment complex @ Svislach River
  2. Decorated apartment blocks @ National Library
  3. Filling the entire horizon @ Minsk Beltway
  4. Behind church and monument @ Niamiha
  5. Yet another apartment block @ Brest

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