Since it spans the whole floor space there must be a massive cavity in there
That’s where the stasi hide to make sure you’re appropriately loyal to the party.
that’s where they produce the brain washing rays and put the chemicals in the water that make you gay
That’s where .ml stores all the comments they find offensive.
Hanging above their flats like the sword of Damocles
Nah, not enough room.
Where do you think the Stasi man sits all day with his headphones?
Kbg office
The gay bar.
Don’t joke about nuclear war in 2025
I’ve got something to put in you.
At the gay bar?
Others are correct, it’s the infrastructure for the building that in warmer countries is generally in a basement. Most Russian buildings do not have basements unless they are government because of the cost in excavating and stabilizing it. Instead buildings especially in the very cold areas of Russia are on stilts and entry points are elevated above the average snowfall.
We don’t talk about the top floor
On a serious note - my bet would be that the roof just has really tall “walls”, something like this, just taller
You can actually see that apparently there’s a ladder there so it’s probably tall
HVAC, water, elevator machinery same as any tall building.
Except I’ve seen plenty that did with just a hut
I wonder if anyone has a picture of the empty space up top
I think it’s a design thing. It’s possible to do with just a hut, but the architect thought it would look better if the entire floor was level.
Those types have the ground level, then a service level, then the “first” floor.
And the drying room for clothes
I thought that was usually in the basement. Haven’t personally lived in one of these though
The basement is for storing your winter supplies like jars of jam, pickled… anything… and the various alcoholic concoctions. Some have also a room for storing bikes and strollers.
Infrastructure, like air handling, electric, elevator system, etc.
Yea, machine room is most likely. Elevator motors, hot water systems, etc
The building likely has walls that go 6-8ft up passed the actual roof. The HVAC units and such sit on the roof exposed to the elements. I’ve been on several roofs like that
