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Old Soviet bus stop in ex-Soviet country.
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2026
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Strikes me as a good example of pragmatic Soviet design
- Rear wall protects occupants from North winds
- Positive pressure zones at sides lessen precipitation ingress
- Upward air foil blocks snow like invisible awning
- Interior morphology allows it to function as a small stage that passively amplifies audio in a radial frustum centered at waist height, best for children or seated adults
- Bench-free design promotes strong bones and strong character, unlike American bus stop
Those mini-concerts at the Soviet bus stop are amazing, can't believe tiktokers haven't picked up on it yet.
lol some friends and I used them occasionally for little garage band busking but the acoustic amplification is minor, likely accidental ETA: and setup for a joke
North winds
Right, you can tell by the way the moss grows
I didn’t notice any moss, only geographical indicators and shadows, which strongly suggest orientation in order of probability N, W, E, S.
Looks still in use too, stuff near it and the road still goes up to it.
Should have saved some of the concrete for some benches.
When its all done and you're waiting for the towel
~~Hang on they not done brb~~ Edit: I may have misapprehended what “it” refers to, so sorry
I would believe that this structure was at tall as my knee or the size of an airplane hangar.
When you're puking in the desert after eating too many mushrooms.
Instantly made me think of Rust's bus stops
Been playing some stalker 2 recently so i assume there are some cans of old food and some vodka sitting around there - maybe some condensed milk.
I will never understand the appeal of skate parks.
If you're not joking, I think that that's a bus stop. I'm pretty sure that it's a Soviet one
I'm almost certain that I saw pictures that looked identical to that in a collection of photos of old Soviet buildings.
EDIT: @snoons@lemmy.ca also says that it's a Soviet bus stop.
EDIT2: It's the cover image on this book of photos of Soviet bus stops:
https://fuel-design.com/publishing/soviet-bus-stops/
EDIT3: Apparently it's in Taraz, Kazakhstan. My very brief attempt to find a shot of it in Google Maps wasn't successful, though, so I can't guarantee that it's still around.
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