Architectonic Blog Posts

“Science”

“Science”

The impressive monumental panel entitled “Science” in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Republic Square Metro Station

Republic Square Metro Station

Republic Square Metro Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1981 by J. Torosyan and M. Minasyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Monument in Victory Park

Monument in Victory Park

An unknown monument in Victory Park in Gyumri, the second-largest city in Armenia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex

Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex

Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex (also called Tsitsernakaberd) in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1968. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.

Kinetic Fountain and Cascade

Kinetic Fountain and Cascade

Kinetic Fountain and Cascade in Brăila, Romania. Completed in 1989 by sculptor Constantin Lucaci. Socialist-era sculpture in the former Eastern Bloc.

“Evolutie”

“Evolutie”

A sculpture entitled “Evolutie” in Galați, Romania. Completed in 1976 by sculptor Bela Crisan. Modern art in the former Eastern Bloc.

“The Archer”

“The Archer”

“The Archer” in Constanţa, Romania. Completed in 1961 by sculptor, Ion Jalea. Socialist-era sculpture in the former Eastern Bloc.

Propeller Memorial

Propeller Memorial

Propeller Memorial (La Elice) in Galați, Romania. Completed in 1974 by sculptor Mircea Roibu. Socialist-era memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.

Hotel Traian

Hotel Traian

Hotel Traian in Brăila, Romania. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

House of the Free Press

House of the Free Press

House of the Free Press in Bucharest, Romania. Completed in 1957 in Stalinist Empire style. Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

Residential Building

Residential Building

Large mosaic on the side of a residential building in Tulcea, Romania. Socialist artwork in the former Eastern Bloc.

Carrefour Market

Carrefour Market

Former Short Distance Railway Station) in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

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