I Captured The Beauty Of Decay In Georgia’s Abandoned Sites (31 Pics)
My name is Dimitri Bourriau, and I am a photographer specializing in abandoned places.
For years, I have traveled the world in search of forgotten sites — silent witnesses to the passage of time. Through my lens, I aim to capture the fragile beauty of these deserted spaces, where history still lingers on the walls.
This time, I return to Georgia, a former Soviet republic, in search of its past and the remnants of its Soviet heritage. In this new photo series, I invite you to discover hauntingly beautiful locations: a Stalinist palace frozen in time, an abandoned house of culture, ancient mosaics still clinging to life — and more recent, once-ambitious towers now standing empty along the shores of the Black Sea.
Each image is a journey into a half-erased story — an invitation to reflect on impermanence, collective memory, and the poetry found in decay.
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Tower
Sanatorium
House Of Culture
This reminds me of a church sanctuary or auditorium in an art or history museum!
Sanatorium
Soviet Aircraft
Hotel
Soviet Monument
Sanatorium
I lived about a mile from one in Eden Prairie, MN and would walk there to catch the bus downtown. It was still functional and the howls of the people there was so haunting. I could hear them from outside. It was originally a TB recovery place back when Minneapolis didn't have many suburbs. Eventually it was torn down and I think turned into a golf course. No doubt that land is haunted. EDIT: This was early to mid 1980s, but the building was a century old. I also rented an apartment in an old mental institution in Albany, NY and that was DEFINITELY haunted.
Fire Station
Sanatorium
Sanatorium
Hotel
Cemetery
Soviet Mosaic
Dismantled Statue Of Joseph Stalin
Chapel
Soviet Mosaic
Soviet Mosaic
House Of Culture
Sanatorium
Lenin
House Of Culture
House Of Culture
House Of Culture
Soviet Complex
Soviet Base
Soviet Swimming Pool
House Of Culture
Soviet Mosaic
House Of Culture
I think using the English word "sanatorium" might be misleading. These were more like spas or resorts, not mental institutions.
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