Pamestā Betona Rūpnīca
This abandoned industrial complex was once a large prefabricated concrete production facility, built during the Soviet period to support regional construction projects. Inside the extensive production halls, reinforced and prestressed concrete elements were manufactured in long casting beds, where steel cables were tensioned before concrete was poured and cured. This process allowed the factory to produce structural components such as floor slabs, beams, and load-bearing elements used in residential, industrial, and public buildings.
The facility was equipped with overhead cranes, cutting machines, curing chambers, and material silos, enabling continuous large-scale production. Everything was designed for efficiency and repetition, reflecting the standardized building methods of the era. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, demand for mass prefab construction declined sharply. The factory gradually reduced operations and was ultimately shut down during the 1990s.
Today, the halls stand silent. Production lines remain frozen in place, machinery covered in dust, and steel cables still stretched across the casting beds. Nature slowly reclaims the site, leaving behind a remarkably intact example of late-20th-century industrial concrete manufacturing.
- Visited - May 2024
- Defunct - 1990
- Status - In decline
- Country - Latvia