Sardarapat Memorial in Araks, Armenia near Yerevan. Completed in 1968. Soviet memorial, in the former USSR. Architecture in the Caucasus.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Palace of Culture Dneprospetsstal
Palace of Culture Dneprospetsstal in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Shrine to the Revolution
Shrine to the Revolution in Mitrovica, Kosovo. Alternative name: Monument to Fallen Miners. Spomenik, Socialist memorial in former Yugoslavia.
Palace of Science and Culture
Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw, Poland. Completed 1955. Stalinist Empire style, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
National Theatre Bucharest
National Theatre Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania. Constructed in 1973. Modernist style, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
1980 Olympic (Misha) mosaic
1980 Olympic (Misha) mosaic in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Created in the late 1970s to celebrate the Olympic mascot, Misha. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to the Heroes of the Leninist Komsomol
Monument to the Heroes of the Leninist Komsomol in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1959. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Church of the Holy Cross
Church of the Holy Cross in Zagreb, Croatia. Constructed between 1971 and 1982. Brutalist style, Socialist architecture in former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Soviet Army
Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1954. Lead sculptor Ivan Funev. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Jezero Complex
Jezero Complex in Novi Pazar, Serbia. Completed 1986 by architect Tomislav Milovanović. Brutalist, socialist-era architecture in former Yugoslavia.
Palace of Weddings
Palace of Weddings in Vilnius, Lithuania. Constructed between 1968 and 1974. Alternative name: Palace of Marriage. Brutalist, Soviet architecture.
Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus
Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus in Podgorica, Montenegro. Completed in 1969. Brutalist style, Socialist architecture in former Yugoslavia.