This is a photo of a beautiful room in an abandoned sanatorium. The sanatorium is located in an area that is famous for its radon-carbonate mineral springs, whose natural temperature of 33–35 °C enables the water to be used without preliminary heating. The area was especially popular in the Soviet era, attracting around 125.000 visitors a year. Stalin regularly visited a bathing house here.
Since the 90's, many of these abandoned sanatoriums in the area have been devoted to housing refugees due to the conflict in Abkhazia. We've met a couple refugees who lived in this building, and all of them were very kind. This sanatorium looked best compared to all the others we've visited in the same area.
Roman Robroek is a photographer who captures forgotten places around the world. In particular, he is focused on creating stunning pho-tos of abandoned locations, rich with wonder, mystery and unanswered questions... Read more…