Jacob PapsøMar 7
STRAY DOGS | BOWIE
Tskaltubo, Georgia

I love dogs - especially stray dogs.
There’s something about the look in their eyes, their kindness even in the midst of struggle.
The trunk of my car is always stocked with food for these roadside companions.
I often name them.
Just to keep track.
I tend to measure the greatness of a country by how it treats its outsiders.
I love cats, too.
And even some humans.

#straydogs #bowie #tskaltubo #georgia #sakartvelo
Jacob PapsøJan 31
ONCE A HOME
Tskaltubo, Georgia/Sakartvelo

#beautyindecay #urbex #tskaltubo #georgia #sakartvelo
Obsidian Urbex PhotographyJan 18

🆕🏛️🇬🇪 New location feature: Sanatorium Metalurgi, Tskaltubo, Georgia

Completed in 1957, built specifically for metallurgical workers. Guests stayed on site while attending nearby bathhouses for treatments.

A clear example of Stalinist Empire architecture with a two-storey foyer with a rare surviving Soviet-era chandelier.

Full write-up and gallery now live on my website 👇
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/sanatorium-metalurgi-tskaltubo-georgia/
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#Georgia #Tskaltubo #Sanatorium #Soviet #Architecture #AbandonedPlaces #UrbanExploration

Obsidian Urbex PhotographyJan 14

🏛️🇬🇪 One of Tskaltubo’s grandest Soviet sanatoria still stands largely intact. Built in the 1950s for metallurgical workers, it was conceived as a “palace of the people”, offering industrial workers access to a level of grandeur once reserved for elites.

Full feature live Sunday at 8 pm (UK)
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#Georgia #Tskaltubo #Architecture #History #Photography #Soviet #Tskaltubo #Architecture #Abandoned #Urbex #UrbanExploration

Obsidian Urbex PhotographyJan 11

🆕🏛️🇬🇪 New location feature: Sanatorium Imereti, Georgia

Sanatorium Imereti is one of the many abandoned resort buildings scattered across the former Soviet spa town of Tskaltubo.

Its main three-level split-flight staircase is one of the iconic features, but there are many beautifully decaying areas to explore and photograph.

Full write-up & gallery are now live on my website 👇

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/sanatorium-imereti-tskaltubo-georgia/

#Georgia #Tskaltubo #Architecture #AbandonedPlaces #UrbanExploration #Soviet #History

Jacob PapsøJan 10
WINE
Tskaltubo, Georgia/Sakartvelo

A mosaic from the former lobby of the Hotel Aia.

#urbex #hotelsthatwas #mosaic #abandonedplaces #beautyindecay #tskaltubo #georgia #sakartvelo
Jacob PapsøJan 9
FOUR FLOORS
Tskaltubo, Georgia/Sakartvelo

The entrance doors to the first four floors of the (possibly) abandoned Hotel Aia on the outskirts of Tskaltubo.

#urbex #hotelsthatwas #abandonedplaces #beautyindecay #tskaltubo #georgia #sakartvelo
Obsidian Urbex PhotographyJan 4

🆕🏛️🇬🇪 New location feature: Sanatorium Meshakhte (Sanatorium Shakhtiori), #Georgia

Opened in 1952, it served mining workers visiting on state-funded treatment and recreation programmes.

It is said Joseph Stalin himself once danced beneath the red star that still crowns the stage of the ballroom!

It closed after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.

Write-up & more photos👇
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/sanatorium-meshakhte-shakhtiori-tskaltubo-georgia/
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#Tskaltubo #Soviet #AbandonedPlaces #Photography #Architecture #History

Obsidian Urbex PhotographyDec 21

🆕🚉🇬🇪 New location feature: Tskaltubo Train Station, Georgia

During the #Soviet era, Tskaltubo was developed into one of the USSR’s major spa resorts. Workers travelled here by rail from Moscow and all over the USSR, the trains pulling into this very station!

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, spa tourism declined and rail services eventually ceased.

Article & gallery now live on my website 👇
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/tskaltubo-train-station-georgia/
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#Georgia #Tskaltubo #Railway #Architecture #Photography #Explore

Obsidian Urbex PhotographyDec 14

🆕🏛️🇬🇪 New location feature: Sanatorium Tbilisi, Tskaltubo, #Georgia

Sanatorium Tbilisi is one of the major Soviet-era resort buildings in Tskaltubo. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 spa tourism ended abruptly, many sanatoria closed.

Inside is a courtyard with a central fountain that is surrounded by palm trees. An oasis, encircled by #Soviet concrete.

Full article & photo gallery 👇
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/sanatorium-tbilisi-tskaltubo-georgia/
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#Georgia #Tskaltubo #History #AbandonedPlaces #Photography #Ruins