WORDS Lindi Brownell Meiring PHOTOS © Christopher Herwig
Photographer Christopher Herwig embarked on a 12-year project to capture images of the fascinating (and sometimes bizarre) bus stops dotted across the former Soviet Union. These are certainly not ordinary bus stops, but rather architectural works of art.
Here are 12 of the most creative and imaginative examples we could find.

1. Shymkent, Kazakhstan

2. Kootsi, Estonia

3. Pitsunda, Abkhazia

4. Gagra, Abkhazia

5. Saratak, Armenia

6. Aralsk, Kazakhstan

7. Taraz, Kazakhstan

8. Kablakula, Estonia

9. Saratak, Armenia

10. Naelavere, Estonia

11. Charyn, Kazakhstan

12. Niitsiku, Estonia

