Old villa in Osijek, Croatia

in photography •  7 years ago  (edited)

About two or three times a week I pass by this old villa in Osijek (intersection of Radićeva and Reinserova street) Every time I see it I imagine how beautiful it once was and I get sad because now it is in a very bad condition.

Some photos that I took:

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I did some goggling and I found out that there was a orthopedic hospital, and it is abandoned since 1998. Before that it was the property of dr. Julie Batory - then it was nationalized by the communists. His son Ivan Batory tried to get it back - because Croatian state obligated itself to give back nationalized property after we left Yugoslavia and communism. But I guess we haven't fully left it because it was not given back to him and it's to this day mismanaged by the state like everything else in this county.

I also found some old photos and and paintings of it online:
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Interesting shots.

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Quite sad when I see old buildings like they are abandoned and forgotten @nullpointer40

Beautiful old villa, great location. Yet, seems like nobody cares :/