Lutsk Compact Overhead Powerline is a 10 kV powerline connecting a power station with a nearby substation. But it is no normal 10 kV overhead line, as it uses bundles of 6 wires for each... »

Electrical Oddities | Edited by

The One Street Museum in Kiev, Ukraine has over 7,000 exhibits rich in historical content and priceless antiques. Among the museums many fascinating attractions is its extensive death mask... »

Memento Mori | Edited by bboas and Annetta

Standing proudly over the Kiev skyline is the 340-foot tall Mother Motherland statue. Originally intended to be even taller, the sword of the statue was cut because it was higher than the cross of... »

Strange Statues | Edited by Dampo and atimian

If you're out for a stroll in Kiev, keep in mind that four boys might start peeing a colorful stream just inches above your head. Without any rationale or explanation, a statue of four young... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Dampo and atimian

It's without an official website of its own and without a lot of documentation, but the underwater museum at Cape Tarkhankut is considered a must-see attraction in Crimea. Organized more than 15... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Museums and Collections | Edited by aboychuk, Nicholas Jackson and others

In Odessa, when someones waterline suddenly breaks, or a house settles oddly, or a family pet goes missing, it is not uncommon for Ukrainians to curse about "those damn catacombs." They are not... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dylan, Nicholas Jackson and others

The largest burial mound in Chernihiv, Ukraine, the Black Grave stands 11 meters tall and has a circumference of 125 meters. It's often compared to the barrows of Gnyozdovo near Smolensk as it is... »

Memento Mori, Intriguing Environs, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

When Ukraine became a nuclear weapon-free state - and all its many nuclear silos and bases had been dismantled - this command post and launch bunker was retained as a museum. It's staffed by... »

Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Northern_skies and Nicholas Jackson

At a height of 354 meters, the TV mast in the Ukrainian town of Vinnytsia is the third-tallest man-made object in the country. But it's more than that: The tower, with large crossbars that run out... »

Electrical Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson

Where civilization ends and the so-called exclusion zone of Chernobyl begins artist Armin Koelbli has placed a giant sculpted egg. The sculpture, called Ovum II, is only 27 miles from the former... »

Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by canuck and Nicholas Jackson