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Public Spaces in the USSR07-01-89 | News



Public Spaces in the USSR






Beside the river, Simferopol. Photos by Glenn Norris


Glenn Norris of Environmental Consultants spent the summer of 1987 in the USSR as part of an irrigation design team that constructed two experimental, low-level irrigation systems for an apple orchard and vineyard on the Crimean peninsula, located on the North shore of the Black Sea. These pictures are from Glenn?EUR??,,????'???s sightseeing expeditions away from the irrigation site.




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An example of European interior landscape architecture in a West German mall. Photo by Glenn Norris





A public space area bordering the river through Simferopol. Photo by Glenn Norris





The West end of the promenade in Yalta, also known as the ?EUR??,,????'??Russian Rivera?EUR??,,????'???. Beachgoers pay approximately $10 U.S. to access this beach. Photo by Glenn Norris





The promenade walk along the waterfront at Yalta, where Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met to decide the division of Europe. Photo by Glenn Norris





Sightseers view a bust of Nachiski, for whom the botanical gardens are named. Photo by Glenn Norris





A walkway through the botanical gardens. Photo by Glenn Norris





An example of Soviet balustrade. Photo by Glenn Norris



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