Things to do in Kutaisi Although many visitors arriving in Georgia by air come into Kutaisi’s international airport (it is the main hub for most low-cost carriers including Wizz Air), the majority transfer directly from the terminal to either the capital, Tbilisi, or...
Our visit to a secret Soviet radio telescope and the former closed town of Irbene Irbene, which takes its name from the nearby coastal Irbe River, is a purpose-built town established to accommodate the military personnel, scientists and sundry workforce who were...
Glory Memorial Location: Vinnytsia (Vinnytsya), Ukraine Completed: 1958 Architects: V. Seszanyuk (architect) and Y. Kulikenko (sculptor) Alternative name: Monument to the Soldiers-Liberators Genre: War memorial, Soviet memorial, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC...
Art Deco was a style that emerged in France prior to the First World War and really took off in Britain, Europe and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. More than just architecture, Art Deco represented a lifestyle, one of luxury and glamour, and its influence...
Nation’s Heroes Memorial Location: Bucharest, Romania Completed: 1963 Architects: Horia Maicu and Nicolae Cucu Former name: Monument of the Heroes for the Freedom of the People and of the Motherland for Socialism Genre: Socialist memorial, former Eastern Bloc...
Fashion House Location: Cluj Napoca, Romania Completed: 1968 Architect: Alex Nemeș Alternative name: Casa de Modă Genre: Modernist, Socialist architecture, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and...
