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Sillamaee, Estland, Baltikum. Die Stadt die es nicht gab. Zu Zeiten der Sowjetunion wurde hier Oelschiefer abgebaut, um als Endergebnis Uranoxide zu gewinnen. Wegen dieser Industrie war die Stadt lange Zeit gesperrt. .Gebaeude aus stalinistischer Zeit, sozialistische Musterstadt..Engl.: Sillamaee, Estonia, Baltic States. Sillamaee, the city that did not exist. During the Soviet Union, oil shale was extracted here to produce uranium oxides as the end result. Due to this industry, the city was closed for a long time. Buildings from the Stalinist era, a socialist model city. Buildings from the post-war period of Stalin, classical style avenues and buildings. Architektur, Baltic States, Baltics, East Europe, Eastern Europe, Europe, Stalin Empire, Stalinist architecture, Socialist Classicism, architecture, buildings, cityscape, history, oil shale, socialism, socialist model city, socialistic architecture, uranium, world travel (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Peter Hirth)