The Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Kaunas, Lithuania. Built in 1925-1932 as the first faculty of a future university campus, it was famously blown up by the hastily retreating Nazis in 1944
MAGNVS_DVX_LITVANIAE says I also created this selection of some contextual photos that might help explain as to why the Nazis would’ve wanted to be holed up in there.
Engelberto says This must have looked quite old-fashioned even when new. Wasn’t this style of architecture pretty much over in Europe after WW1?
MAGNVS_DVX_LITVANIAE says
I also created this selection of some contextual photos that might help explain as to why the Nazis would’ve wanted to be holed up in there.
fautedunclou says
Pretty reminiscient of Stortingsbygningen in Oslo
Engelberto says
This must have looked quite old-fashioned even when new. Wasn’t this style of architecture pretty much over in Europe after WW1?