{"id":1059,"date":"2012-09-28T23:32:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T21:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guyshachar.com\/content\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2016-07-24T08:54:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T06:54:21","slug":"fier-albania-abandoned-industrial-legacy-2-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/2012\/fier-albania-abandoned-industrial-legacy-2-concrete\/","title":{"rendered":"The abandoned industrial legacy of Fier, Albania &#8211; Part 2 &#8211; Concrete amusement park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <a href=\"http:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/2012\/fier-albania-abandoned-industrial-legacy-1-spooky\/\">Part 1<\/a> of the report we visited the southern part of Fier&#8217;s abandoned industrial site.<br \/>\nThe next day I came back to Fier again, to cover the northern part, which was a nitrogen fertilizer factory. This time, I wasn&#8217;t alone &#8211; why not share the enjoyment of visiting such a huge concrete thrilling amusement park?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with a short video introduction:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kad-youtube-shortcode videofit\"  ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rnW2cbXAlK4?autoplay=0&controls=1&fs=1&modestbranding=0&theme=dark&rel=0&loop=0&showinfo=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The reason I rushed back to see the northern part of the site was the following sight &#8211; looking into the site from the main street I couldn&#8217;t resist imagining a campus main boulevard, with impressive faculty buildings surrounding it<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>In this part of the site, only big concrete structures remained, after all the metal parts &#8211; tanks, pipes, beams, etc&#8230; were removed and sold for millions to be recycled, involving a corruption issue&#8230;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n<p>We now approach the site from the north and enter the site through the non existing fence<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n<p>The wonderful geometric compositions created by the distinct concrete structures are something I haven&#8217;t seen in industrial sites before<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n<p>The &#8220;Inclined&#8221; structures are above us<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n<p>Walking up the &#8220;Inclined&#8221; &#8211; this is a museum gallery &#8211; ready place!<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_5_placeholder\n<p>Peep show<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_6_placeholder\n<p>&#8220;Thing&#8221; is here ?? (&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thing_%28The_Addams_Family%29\">The Addams Family<\/a>&#8220;)<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_7_placeholder\n<p>Just nearby is the &#8220;Rectangular Hall&#8221;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_8_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_9_placeholder\n<p>with its unique industrial &#8220;Mashrabia&#8221; detail<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_10_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We now approach the &#8220;Tower&#8221;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_11_placeholder\n<p>And look up from its bottom<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_12_placeholder\n<p>A romantic touristic view point<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_13_placeholder\n<p>We climb up<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_14_placeholder\n<p>and look down inside the tower<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_15_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>About 50 meters above ground we get an amazing view of the whole industrial campus, from north to south.<br \/>\nOn the upper-right side of the picture we see the three cooling towers we saw on part 1, and left of them is the power plant main hall and tall chimneys.<br \/>\nThe northern area of the site contains an interesting combination of concrete structures with distinct shapes. The hyperboloid cooling towers draw a unique attention in the overall composition of the site. In total, there are 7 cooling towers scattered on this site.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_16_placeholder\n<p>Another interesting structure that can be seen in several places on the site\u00a0 is the &#8220;Dome&#8221;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_17_placeholder\n<p>In the dome center, remains make an interesting color mix<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_18_placeholder\n<p>We conclude with a &#8220;Dome&#8221; panorama<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_19_placeholder\n<p>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/guyshachar.com\/en\/2012\/fier-albania-abandoned-industrial-legacy-3-repurposing\/\">next part<\/a> we shall deepen the architectural analysis of the site, and wonder about repurposing it, in light of the new monumental buildings being built for Fier and Berat universities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Some interesting Albania vintage links:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickriver.com\/photos\/44425842@N00\/3713249623\/\" target=\"_blank\">A 1970&#8217;s view of the &#8220;Gogo Nushi&#8221; nitrogen fertilizer factory when it actually worked<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44425842@N00\/sets\/72157621408978727\/\" target=\"_blank\">A wonderful collection of photos from Albania taken between 1939 and 1992<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Some interesting Urban Exploration stuff:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urban_exploration\" target=\"_blank\">Urban Exploration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbidden-places.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Forbidden &#8211; Places&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.28dayslater.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;28 Days Later&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/urbanexploration\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr Urban Exploration group<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We continue our urban exploration of Fier&#8217;s industrial site. 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