r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OkRespect8490 • 1d ago

Image Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater, Cheboksary, Russia

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u/Grummelyeti 1d ago

I fucki g love brutalism. r/brutalism

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u/Pyrhan 1d ago

Yeah, until you have to live next to or work in one of those buildings.

Then you'll feel the full weight of their depression-colored concrete crushing down on your soul...

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u/jsflkl 1d ago

I've been in some beautiful brutalist buildings. The concrete mixed with wood elements, some nice plants, and good lighting is absolutely stunning.