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Joshua J. Friedman
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Freelance writer and editor. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review. Copy chief at Columbia Magazine.
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Wow, how have I never seen photos of the National Library of Kosovo? www.greyscape.com/architects/n...www.worldofinteriors.com/story/nation...

Exterior of library. A brutalist building enclosed by a metal mesh that looks like geometric chain mail, capped by a variety of white domes divided into triangular facets. Photo by Suhejlo CC BY SA 3.0.
A closer view of the metal mesh encasing the exterior. Photo by Ian Lo.
Interior staircase with railing made of repeated tall wooden rectangles and walls decorated with brown and gray mosaic. Photo by Oskar Proctor.
Interior of main auditorium, showing rows of theater-style pull-down seats with matching grids of squares on seats and backrests. Photo by Oskar Proctor.
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Ssolvognen.bsky.social

Thrilling 👍

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JAweirdguy.bsky.social

I usually can't stand Brutalism. But that's pretty fucking cool.

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DFdarkou.bsky.social

Oh I love it. The domes must bring in so much light, I wonder how they channel that inside

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Nneill.bsky.social

Trippy

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Ffizzle42.bsky.social

I was there last week! I will say, the inside is a bit sad and semi-abandoned

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This is so beautiful, thank you for sharing it!

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Aaltheasus.bsky.social

Soviet, Brutalist, and somehow whimsical at the same time.

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HJhildojr.bsky.social

Very beautiful! And there are a few other nice soviet retro futuristic buildings around. It’s a pretty nice day-trip from Skopje. When you get tired of the (too) many statues in Macedonia just take a bus or cab to Pristina and you’ll have a trip to remember.

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Klasersink.bsky.social

New Myst just dropped

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TSthesnark.bsky.social

Yes, that really is WOW!

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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
Freelance writer and editor. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review. Copy chief at Columbia Magazine.
38k followers2.3k following36.4k posts