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

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cugel.
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4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Given that it was on dry land not that long ago, the sea seems like it will claim it in the near future.

Bored Botanist
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4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anaklia+Tower/@42.3939952,41.5543467,472m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m7!3m6!1s0x405dd325c3500033:0x7b8641a2120fab94!2sAnaklia+Tower!8m2!3d42.3941616!4d41.5568955!16s%2Fg%2F11q3yt1ykp!3m6!1s0x405dd325c3500033:0x7b8641a2120fab94!8m2!3d42.3941616!4d41.5568955!10e1!16s%2Fg%2F11q3yt1ykp?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcyNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

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    Sanatorium

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    House Of Culture

    House Of Culture

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    Michelle C
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of a church sanctuary or auditorium in an art or history museum!

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    Sanatorium

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    DowntownStevieB
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US, these sanitoriums were super scary looking.

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    Soviet Aircraft

    Soviet Aircraft

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    Agfox
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sukhoi SU-15, in service from 1965-96

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    Hotel

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    MelaLoca
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So majestic. Would be great to see it restored

    Agfox
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Formerly The Golden Fleece Hotel, Anaklia

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    Soviet Monument

    Soviet Monument

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    Agfox
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    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Needs some extremely heavy percussive 'maintenance'. ETA The monument, “Peace”, is in Nukriani & was created in the 1970's

    Dariusz M. D.
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not bad, not bad at all. If it was in Paris, it would be a tourist attraction.

    Vermonta
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in the middle of nowhere?

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    Sanatorium

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    JK
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    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Fire Station

    Fire Station

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    Sanatorium

    Sanatorium

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    Sanatorium

    Sanatorium

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    Hotel

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    Cemetery

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    Soviet Mosaic

    Soviet Mosaic

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    Dismantled Statue Of Joseph Stalin

    Dismantled Statue Of Joseph Stalin

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    Agfox
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When planking was a thing

    Dariusz M. D.
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stalin was born in Georgia. I was told that because of that, he still has some following there.

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    Chapel

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    BarfyCat
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't think the Soviets were really into building chapels?

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    Soviet Mosaic

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    Soviet Mosaic

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    House Of Culture

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    Agfox
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An image search identifies this as an old abandoned theatre in Dagva, Georgia

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    Sanatorium

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    Lenin

    Lenin

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    cugel.
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Psssst, the answer is "Sing Little Birdie"

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    House Of Culture

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    House Of Culture

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    House Of Culture

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    Soviet Complex

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    Soviet Base

    Soviet Base

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    Soviet Swimming Pool

    Soviet Swimming Pool

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    Never Snarky
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Empty swimming pools always give me the creeps.

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    House Of Culture

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    Jennifer Johnson
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i like the painted ceiling. wish there was a better view of it

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    Soviet Mosaic

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    House Of Culture

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    Stalin

    Stalin

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    Agfox
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In better shape than the building behind