Architectonic Blog Posts

Mother Albania

Mother Albania

Mother Albania in Tirana. Created in 1971 by sculptors Kristaq Rama, Muntaz Dhrami and Shaban Hadërri. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.

Bank of Georgia headquarters

Bank of Georgia headquarters

Bank of Georgia headquarters in Tbilisi, Georgia. Former Ministry of Highway Construction. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Swimming Mosaic

Swimming Mosaic

Bus Stop in Kobuleti, Georgia featuring a swimming mosaic. According to reports, the bus stop was recently demolished. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.

Hotel Jugoslavija

Hotel Jugoslavija

Hotel Jugoslavija in Belgrade, Serbia. Completed and opened as a hotel in 1969. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Pioneer Swimming Pool

Pioneer Swimming Pool

Pioneer Swimming Pool in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Gazimestan Monument

Gazimestan Monument

Gazimestan Monument near Pristina, Kosovo. Completed in 1953 by Aleksandar Deroko. Socialist war memorial in the former Yugoslavia.

Music School

Music School

Music School in Tskaltubo, a spa town near Kutaisi in central Georgia. Modernist style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Avala Tower

Avala Tower

Avala Tower on Mount Avala, Serbia. Originally constructed 1961-1965 and rebuilt 2006-2009. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Zgrada Lamela

Zgrada Lamela

Zgrada Lamela in Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1976 by architect Slobodan Jovandić. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

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