Pripyat was an affluent city, and way more ‘liberal’ than most around that time.
Residents had the luxury of their own cinema, the Prometheus.
Mural on the side:
Whilst visiting Pripyat (again) this year I decided to try and cross off as many new places as I could. So I started at one end of the city, here, the last building heading East out on Lenin Square.
Despite it looking like there is light flooding in the fire escape, it was amazingly dark in here:
I was alone and the floor was so rotton, so these light painted shots aren’t perfect but will hopefully give an idea
Ticket office:
Seats:
Foyer:
Stained glass:
I decided to make my way to the projector room. I found the service corridor which I was certain led there:. It was however pitch black, and the floor was completely iced. It ran over the auditorium, and was VERY creaky and spongy underfoot. Hopefully this vid gives some idea of what it was like.
[ame]http://youtu.be/8zG0ZDOI3x4[/ame]
I was alone, and kept to the edges best I could, testing each step first, but eventually ended up where I wanted to be:
Back down at ground floor the floors were just as hazardous. It was -30C for two months here not long ago. And despite it being around 3C now the floors are still coated in a couple of inches of solid ice:
Here’s my best attempt at a before and after. The statue of Prometheus has been moved to near the reactors as it’s a bit less likely to get nicked. But the plinth is still visible.
Later that day I went to find him, and here he is near the Reactors:
Cheers for looking.
Residents had the luxury of their own cinema, the Prometheus.
Mural on the side:
Whilst visiting Pripyat (again) this year I decided to try and cross off as many new places as I could. So I started at one end of the city, here, the last building heading East out on Lenin Square.
Despite it looking like there is light flooding in the fire escape, it was amazingly dark in here:
I was alone and the floor was so rotton, so these light painted shots aren’t perfect but will hopefully give an idea
Ticket office:
Seats:
Foyer:
Stained glass:
I decided to make my way to the projector room. I found the service corridor which I was certain led there:. It was however pitch black, and the floor was completely iced. It ran over the auditorium, and was VERY creaky and spongy underfoot. Hopefully this vid gives some idea of what it was like.
[ame]http://youtu.be/8zG0ZDOI3x4[/ame]
I was alone, and kept to the edges best I could, testing each step first, but eventually ended up where I wanted to be:
Back down at ground floor the floors were just as hazardous. It was -30C for two months here not long ago. And despite it being around 3C now the floors are still coated in a couple of inches of solid ice:
Here’s my best attempt at a before and after. The statue of Prometheus has been moved to near the reactors as it’s a bit less likely to get nicked. But the plinth is still visible.
Later that day I went to find him, and here he is near the Reactors:
Cheers for looking.