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 Darmon_Richter
 
Location: Eastern Europe
 |  |  | Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
< on 7/4/2012 11:04 AM >
|  | | | This site in Kiev consists of a cluster of six skyscrapers, each reaching a height of thirty-six floors. Construction started in 2001, but was abruptly halted in 2004 due to a lack of funds. By this stage two of the buildings had been finished, but the other four remain as empty shells.
I have been told that security used to be pretty lax around the site, until a girl committed suicide by throwing herself from the top of one of the buildings in 2011. Since then things got a bit tougher, with a large metal fence around the site, and a team of security guards patrolling the area around the clock.
I managed to find a way over the fence at the back, where it runs along a riverbank. I visited at lunchtime, and it seemed that the four guards were eating, or playing a game of cards in their little hut - either way, they seemed to be temporarily occupied, making it possible to sneak quickly inside.
Very little has been done to the inside of the building, and so there really wasn't too much to see on the interior - scattered concrete blocks, a few rusty tools and the like. However, the building I climbed did offer some incredible views over Kiev. It's one of the tallest buildings in the area, and from here I was able to see as far as the old city with its gold-domed churches and giant statue of Mother Russia.
Hope you enjoy the shots! Feedback is always appreciated, and you can see the full report over at: http://bohemian-bl...bing-shard-of.html.
Cheers!
DR.
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metawaffle
     
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Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
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| | | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 1 on 7/4/2012 3:51 PM >
| | | | That crane is looking a bit worse for wear - has it just remained there since they stopped work?
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Air
   
Location: Canada
| | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 3 on 7/7/2012 1:45 AM >
| | | | Posted by metawaffle
That crane is looking a bit worse for wear - has it just remained there since they stopped work?
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Very strange indeed, you would think they would have just gone and carted it away....for scrap at the very least.
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Yeah, That Guy
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| | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 4 on 7/7/2012 9:16 AM >
| | | | But this site isn't by the river, well is a little, 650 meters from it. I suppose you snuck in by the little lake on the south side?
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highxfive
Location: Portland, OR
Gender: Male
Introvert.
| | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 5 on 7/9/2012 6:36 AM >
| | | | neat! these skeletons look marvelous.
you blog rules as well, thanks for sharing!
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Darmon_Richter
Location: Eastern Europe
| | | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 6 on 7/15/2012 6:05 PM >
| | | | Cheers for the feedback guys!
Posted by metawaffle
That crane is looking a bit worse for wear - has it just remained there since they stopped work? |
I think they're just being optimistic - they never took the crane away, as they were so sure they'd suddenly find the money to finish the job.
Posted by Yeah, That Guy
But this site isn't by the river, well is a little, 650 meters from it. I suppose you snuck in by the little lake on the south side? |
It wasn't on the bank of the River Dnieper, but I guessed it was a small tributary. You could be right though, perhaps it was a narrow part of a lake.
Posted by highxfive
neat! these skeletons look marvelous.
you blog rules as well, thanks for sharing! |
Awesome, glad you liked it! Thanks for checking out the blog... 
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Louie
| | | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 7 on 7/17/2012 3:03 AM >
| | | | Are there a lot of these abandoned developments in E. Europe/Russia? I have read about the ones in China.
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WEKurtz
Location: Western MA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 8 on 7/17/2012 11:32 AM >
| | | | Wonderful set!. Good job on the recon, infiltration, and exit....K
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WEKurtz
Location: Western MA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 9 on 7/17/2012 11:32 AM >
| | | | Hiccup.
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superphoenix
Location: New York City
Gender: Male
There's a madness to my methods
| | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 10 on 10/6/2012 4:37 PM >
| | | | Americans would never infiltrate anything cool like this. At least, not during the daytime.
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Rinzler
Location: New Jersey
Nomad
| |  | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 11 on 10/6/2012 4:41 PM >
| | | | Posted by superphoenix
Americans would never infiltrate anything cool like this. At least, not during the daytime.
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Thats cause night shots are better then days imo
Im sure the view at night would be fantastic from the top of one of those.
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seicer
Location: New York
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 12 on 10/23/2012 5:00 AM >
| | | | Not only does the crane look terrible, but so does the building in its incomplete state.
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Darmon_Richter
Location: Eastern Europe
| | | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 13 on 10/23/2012 7:26 PM >
| | | | Posted by Louie
Are there a lot of these abandoned developments in E. Europe/Russia? I have read about the ones in China.
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Oh, like you wouldn't believe. Even more than in China, in my opinion - China is growing so fast, that empty buildings don't stay out of use for long. I spent a month on the East coast of China this summer, and it's hell trying to find stuff to explore. In Eastern Europe though, there are hundreds of sites like this that have simply run out of funding and been abandoned.
Posted by WEKurtz
Wonderful set!. Good job on the recon, infiltration, and exit....K
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Cheers!
Posted by seicer
Not only does the crane look terrible, but so does the building in its incomplete state.
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Yup, it's a wreck... but the view was ace.
And Rinzler - I totally agree. I can only imagine how awesome this view must be at night!
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Porcelain Doll
Location: philadelphia
Gender: Female
Who Cooks For You?
| | | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 14 on 11/19/2012 2:22 AM >
| | | | These are really awesome!
it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
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dammband
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Gender: Male
| | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 15 on 12/13/2012 2:33 AM >
| | | | This place looks amazing
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vnately
Location: Bratislava/Pressburg, Slovakia
Gender: Male
| | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 16 on 12/13/2012 4:46 PM >
| | | | Superb location and nice photos!
It must have been a lot of stairs to get up on the roof...
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Darmon_Richter
Location: Eastern Europe
| | | Re: Unfinished Skyscraper, Ukraine, May 2012
<Reply # 17 on 12/13/2012 9:04 PM >
| | | | Posted by vnately
Superb location and nice photos!
It must have been a lot of stairs to get up on the roof...
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Thanks! I admit, I did stop for a break halfway up...
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