I'm not sure that from a distance, this building is very impressive. Not for people who are used to the sights of beautiful, old period buildings. Not for people who live in nice, rich and well-ordered countries. But I have told you many times about the reasons why I myself am impressed by such sights. why I personally cannot pass up the opportunity to take a close look at them.
Despite the decorations, which aren't even that visible from a distance, if it weren't for those two oriel windows, maybe I wouldn't have been so impressed either.
But they are what make the difference and make this build so interesting. Along with the decorations on them.
And the condition they are in, bad as it is, reveals something even more interesting to the curious and inquisitive eyes of passing explorers (well, I mean myself, of course, no one else would stop like me under this dangerous looking part of the building to examine it closely).
You see for yourself.
Standing under this Erker reveals two things that are not easily noticed from a distance.
One is the year of construction - 1912. The other is the construction method of this wonderful architectural detail, which shows under the fallen plaster.
But considering the year of construction, the condition of the building is explained. It is even very good, in my humble opinion. The building is habitable. The window frames have been replaced, there are flower pots, there are open windows - all these are signs of life inside it. And that's amazing, given the fact that most of the constructions of that age have rarely been maintained over the years, so most of them are abandoned.
(This window is apparently more preserved.)
But here, despite the condition and age, the building is usable - what could be better than that.
I'm not sure I know what the building looks like from the inside when it has such a window, nor am I aware of its purpose. I mean, a normal residential building (was this an ordinary residential building at all? 🤔).
I've been to castles. I know what it looks like inside them. But houses? Of course the aristocracy has its secrets locked even in the buildings they built and lived in in the past.
Or maybe the expression is not "even" but "mostly". And maybe that is why I am so drawn to architecture, in which there is so much sacredness, mysticism and mystery.
Building is located in my favorite coastal city of Burgas.
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 | Soul's Detour is a project started by me years ago when I had a blog about historical and not so popular tourist destinations in Eastern Belgium, West Germany and Luxembourg. Nowadays, this blog no longer exists, but I'm still here - passionate about architecture, art and mysteries and eager to share my discoveries and point of view with you. |