Tigran Petrosian Chess House in Yerevan, Armenia. Constructed 1967-1970. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
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Tkvarcheli Railway Station
Tkvarcheli Railway Station in Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia. Genre: Stalinist Empire style, abandoned Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Bus Stop “Hippodrome”
Bus Stop “Hippodrome” in Bzypta, Abkhazia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Sardarapat Memorial
Sardarapat Memorial in Araks, Armenia near Yerevan. Completed in 1968. Soviet memorial, in the former USSR. Architecture in the Caucasus.
Isani Metro Station
Isani Metro Station in Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Central Department Store
Central Department Store in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1972. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Bath House number 8
Bath House number 8 in Tskaltubo, Georgia Completed in 1959 and now abandoned. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Sokhumi Railway Station
Sokhumi Railway Station in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1951.
Eshera Sports Complex
Eshera Sports Complex in Abkhazia. Also known as the Central Olympic Base of the USSR. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Former Government House
Former Government House in Sukhumi, Abkhazia (Georgia). Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1985. Alternative name: Council of Ministries.
Tsovinar
Lady Coming out the Water – ‘Tsovinar’ statue in Hrazdan, Armenia. A Soviet monument from the former USSR in the Caucasus region.
Nutsubidze Plato 1 Saburtalo District
Nutsubidze Plato 1 in Tbilisi (Saburtalo District) , Georgia. Constructed 1974-1976. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.