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This article appears in the July 23, 2018, issue of New York Magazine. Ambitious congress halls and memorials to the communist partisans who drove the Axis powers from Yugoslavia in 1943-44 have been ravaged by war and made irrelevant by Yugoslavia’s collapse. Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 19481980, Museum of Modern Art, through January 13, 2019. Since then, this set-piece hotel has lain empty, its bravura architecture slowly falling into the kind of ruin that urban geographers and photographers find so very compelling.Īcross what was once Yugoslavia, other monuments that expressed the seemingly contradictory values of Tito’s short-lived socialist confederation have met a similar fate. The hotel served as a refugee camp before being sold in 1995, during the sweeping privatization of Croatia, and closing six years later. In hands less flamboyant than Guccione’s, it re-opened under nominal state control only to be badly hit by the savage Yugoslav Wars that broke out in 1991.

The Haludovo went bankrupt a year after it opened. Its spacious, energetic architecture – the work of Boris Magaš – resembled a real-life James Bond set.

Opened in 1972, with drinks served by barely dressed Penthouse “Pets,” the hotel was expansive, hedonistic and, even for the time, blatantly sexist. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.Why postmodern architecture is making a comeback We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

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Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.Ĭulture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special. This July, New York’s Museum of Modern Art will open an exhibition dedicated to the architecture of the former Yugoslavia. Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.Ĭulture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful - and this is still in our DNA today.

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