Palace of the Republic in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Central Asia). Completed in 1970. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Crystal Flower Monument, Šumarice Memorial Park
Spomenik: Crystal Flower Monument, part of Šumarice Memorial Park in Kragujevac, Serbia. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Bus Stop “Shell”
Bus Stop “Shell” in Novy Afon, Abkhazia. Completed in 1967. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Poplavok Restaurant
Poplavok Restaurant in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1976 by architect Sergey Brusov. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Derzhprom
Derzhprom in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Completed 1928 and also known as the Gosprom. Constructivist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Motel EHOS
Motel EHOS (Motel Miljevina) in Miljevina, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in the early 1980s. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to Revolutionaries Before the War, Dotrščina Memorial Park
Spomenik: Monument to Revolutionaries Before the War, part of Dotrščina Memorial Park in Zagreb, Croatia. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Zhytomyr Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre
Zhytomyr Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre in Ukraine. Completed in 1966. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Yeghishe Charents
Monument to Yeghishe Charents in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Completed in 1985. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Palace of Serbia
Palace of Serbia in Belgrade. Completed 1959. Also called Federal Executive Council 1 or SIV 1. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Glory Memorial
Glory Memorial in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1977. Alternative name Monument to the Great Patriotic War. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
National Circus of Ukraine
National Circus of Ukraine in Kyiv. Completed in 1960 by architect V. Zhukov. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.