Wedding Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Central Asia. An example of Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1971.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Monument to Courage
Spomenik: Monument to Courage in Ostra, Serbia. Alternative name: Monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the Čačak Partisan Detachment. Former Yugoslavia.
Karaburma Housing Tower
Karaburma Housing Tower (the Toblerone) in Belgrade, Serbia. Completed in 1963. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in former Yugoslavia.
Former Government House
Former Government House in Sukhumi, Abkhazia (Georgia). Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1985. Alternative name: Council of Ministries.
Romanita Collective Housing Tower
Romanita Collective Housing Tower in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1986 – an example of Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in Skopje, North Macedonia. Completed in 1974. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Kazakh State Academic Drama Theatre named after M.O. Auezov
Kazakh State Academic Drama Theatre named after M.O. Auezov in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Also known as Auezov Theatre. Brutalist architecture in the former USSR.
Municipality Hall
Municipality Hall in Ruse, Bulgaria. Completed 1983. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc (Balkans).
Centre for Culture and Creativity for Children and Youth
Centre for Culture and Creativity for Children and Youth in Lviv, Ukraine (1984). Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Tsovinar
Lady Coming out the Water – ‘Tsovinar’ statue in Hrazdan, Armenia. A Soviet monument from the former USSR in the Caucasus region.
Freedom Monument
Freedom Monument in Ulcinj, Montenegro. Spomenik completed in 1985 to commemorate World War II victims in the former Yugoslavia.
Bells Monument
Bells Monument in Sofia, Bulgaria. Also known as the Banner of Peace. Completed in 1979; Socialist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.