Hello Stalkers!
We noticed that you liked our material about the Duga radar - not only the information about the facility itself turned out to be interesting, but also our photos from the trip there. We thought "why not go one step further?" We want to show you not only the places we visited during our trips to Chernobyl, but also how we managed to recreate them in the game itself. Cafe Pripyat goes first.
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Cafe Pripyat is located at the intersection of Igor Kurchatov, Friendship of Nations and Wharf Streets, on the shores of the Janowski Lagoon. It was one of the favorite places of the young people living in the city - they used to come here to meet friends or to admire the beautiful view. Here, in 1977, the commissioning of the first block of the Chernobyl power plant was celebrated.
The small but charming building is divided into two parts. The part on the side of the lagoon (and previously the bay) was intended for the sale of simple desserts and drinks. The second part, decorated with a unique stained glass window on the side of the city, was intended for a small restaurant. There are still remnants of vending machines in the cafe's courtyard.
By Soviet standards, the cafe was a quiet, and rather small place, but it used to be very attractive. Inside, a wonderful mosaic has been preserved - a stained glass window depicting girls, flowers, the sun, planets. Its author is probably Victor Aleksandrowich Blinow - born in 1946 in the Solovetsky Islands, an artist who graduated from the Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts.
Cafe Pripyat was a place that was teeming with life, and the buzzing from the square next to the place was heard in the nearby apartment blocks. It is now quiet and peaceful. The surroundings of the cafe is heavily overgrown and severely devastated. Inside the building, too, you can see damaged equipment, crumbling tiles and partially broken windows. The vast majority of the stained glass remains intact, as well as the nearby monuments.
The stairs right next to the café lead down to the shore of the Janowski Reservoir (known as Janowska Bay until 1988). There was a debarkarder moored there - a special vessel, through which you could go to ships and hydrofoils arriving in the city. Its passengers could have a good time in the cafe. Currently, the marina with the stairs leading to it has been almost completely flooded with water.
The Pripyat café is a special place also today, which can be seen from the numerous photos taken by tourists from this place. And despite his current state, it's still exuding a certain unforgettable charm.
Cafe Pripyat in Chernobylite Development
We visited the place several times during our development process.Not only to scan it but also to look for inspirations. We hope we will be able to come back there one day and see this Cafe more or less the same as we remember it.
For those who missed it, check out our video showing our team in this place and how it looks in the game.
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