The Decay Archive 2011 - 2025
The Forgotten Veil
Completed in the early 1950s, this building with its classical portico and lion sculptures still dominates Ardzinba Avenue. It served as a cinema and theater for decades until it was severely damaged in the conflict in 1992 and abandoned. A “lost place” of monumental, sad beauty, whose architecture has survived decay.
- ArtistAndy Schwetz
- LocationWinter Theater Gagra
- CountryAbkhazia/Georgia
- Year taken2019
- Abandoned since1992
- Location ID:ABK-TGA-01
- EraSoviet Era
- CategoryCultural & Leisure
- OrientationLandscape
- Archive Drop#1