Observatory "Čolina Kapa" The second day of our Bosnia trip, in the afternoon, we visited the Čolina Kapa Observatory located on Mount Trebević, overlooking Sarajevo. The whole story of this place started during WW2, as it was primarily built as a Austro-Humgarian Military fortress. The extremely good position and location offered unparalleled views of the entire city and was a key point in military observation. After the war, The Orion Astronomical Society established the Observatory and made it house state of the art technology. By 1972 it was the only facility of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the 90's, much of Sarajevo was devastated by shelling, including the observatory and the fortress. Now it stands abandoned, waiting for possible future funding and revitalization. It's really a shame that without this observatory, astronomy is practically non existent in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A fundraising campaign has been launched with the intention of bringing astronomy back to Sarajevo. #croatiainfiltration #roadtrip #sarajevo #trebevic #observatory #abandonedlocation #abandoned #urbex #military #colinakapa #locationscouting #producer #production #canon6d #nature #war #bosniaandherzegovina https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgzscFncHW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j0w5gnd0u2jq

First day of our abandoned Italy roadtrip. An old villa full of beautiful frescos. 6 more days to go! #mobilephotography #croatiainfiltration #italy🇮🇹 #roadtrip #abandonedlocation #igurbex #urbanexploration #urbandecay #fresco #old #abandonedvilla #decay #urbandecay #locationscouting #locationscout #producer #production #filmmaking #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/Byii93-h8eb/?igshid=pxskoymwtprh

Scouting out Poveglia island, Venice. #urbanexploration #urbandecay #igurbex #croatiainfiltration #abandonedlocation #locationscouting #production #producer #venice #sea #contrast #povegliaisland #darkplace #haunted #italy #decay https://www.instagram.com/p/ByI3fe-h3Tb/?igshid=166sabjnbywgb

Last month we went abroad to Hungary, the whole trip lasted about a week. We visited all sorts of interesting locations, and a few tricky ones. Szentkirályszabadja is a ghost town located in Hungary. It was built in the 1960s as housing for Soviet soldiers. The idea for how the town was organized is based on self-sustainability, meaning that it had all elements that a community needs to survive. The families and soldiers that lived there had an kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, two restaurants, pubs, cinemas, theatres and a lot of other services such as hospitals, food production and housing. #abandonedlocation #croatiainfiltration #canon6d #locationscouting #production #filmmaking #hungary🇭🇺 #sovietunion #urbanexploration #urbandecay #photography #ghosttown #obscure https://www.instagram.com/croinfiltration/p/BxAoFzEnuFS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j75keb3j8gwn

Yesterdays exploration - abandoned MIG field somewhere in Hungary. #abandonedlocation #locationscouting #croatiainfiltration #airfield #mig #exploring #roadtrip #photography #production #filmmaking #abandonedplanes #military #mobilephotography #hungary https://www.instagram.com/croinfiltration/p/BvL61O_nA5m/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kn0jy2kfqihf

"Every leap of civilization was built on the back of a disposable workforce, but I can only make so many." — Niander Wallace #croatiainfiltration #hungary #abandonedlocation #locationscouting #canon6d #canon #industrial #factory #bladerunner2049 #filmmaking #infiltration #igurbex #photography #photooftheday #abandoned #nofilter #roadtrip #shadows #composition #architecturephoto #natgeo https://www.instagram.com/croinfiltration/p/BvJReRqHpwa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m31drwyiaypi

The Malo Polje area of Igman is fairly close to the hotel we posted about last week, as it was a part of the same Olympic structure and complex for the Winter Olympics in 1984. The design of the ski jump was approved by FIS on 18 October 1979. Work on auxiliary infrastructure started in mid-1979, including a new road from the city to Igman.. During the Siege of Sarajevo, Igman became part of the buffer zone between the belligerents of the Bosnian government and the Army of Republika Srpska. The area around the ski jumping hill saw heavy fighting during the civil war and was also used for executions. Since then the structures have been littered with war and bullet holes, the hills were no longer useable. In 2010, the Olympic legacy company ZOI'84, which owns the hills, launched plans to renovate the venue. Estimated to cost between €7 million and €10 million, the in-runs would have been completely rebuilt, as they are in too poor condition to be renovated. Since then nothing has happened, hopefully sometime in the future. During our visit, it was completely covered in snow and from a distance it looked like a completely operational ski area. When you get closer to the structures, you can see that they are quite damaged. The people working here were great and friendly. One of the managers took us around and talked to our cameras giving a very interesting report of the times of war and what exactly happened here. All this will be shown in our Bosnia video - coming out soon! #croatiainfiltration #abandonedlocation #locationscouting #locationscout #urbanexploration #igman #skislope #olympicjumpingcomplex #winterolimpics84 #architecture #winter #snow #canon6d #filmshoot #production #roadtrip https://www.instagram.com/croinfiltration/p/BumiGjpHIYe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tzzy44sqhwe8

Another angle of Hotel „Igman“, near Sarajevo. The whole hotel is stripped to it's bare construction - the white snow adds another facade... Designed by architect Ahmed Džuvić for the 1984. Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, this six story building houses 162 rooms in its over 5,000 sqm of floor area. #abandonedlocation #abandoned #urbanexploration #urbex #croatiainfiltration #canon6d #locationscouting #locationscout #filmmaking #roadtrip #bosniaandherzegovina #igman #hotel #skiresort #winterolimpics84 #producer #production #brutalism https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJk3Rjnels/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cjphr4jprmo5