On the eastern outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, where the city’s historic Darnytsia neighborhood gives way to lush pine forest, lies a hidden relic of the Soviet Union that was once considered the most innovative structure of its kind.
From above, it’s disc-shaped main building resembles a giant flying saucer – perhaps even a vessel from “Star Trek” – that’s made an emergency landing in the middle of a Kiev residential area.
This is Bus Garage Number Seven. Yes, that’s right – just a bus garage. Because when it came to the Soviet era, nothing but the finest, most experimental architecture was good enough for building the cathedrals of everyday living.
