by Mark | Mar 29, 2020 | Architectonic
Former Lower Cable Car Station Location: Chisinau, Moldova Completed: 1981 Architect: Not known Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are dedicated...
by Mark | Feb 7, 2020 | Architectonic
Former Swimming Pool Location: Lovech, Bulgaria Completed: Year created not known Artist: Not known Genre: Socialist artwork, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are dedicated...
by Mark | Jan 27, 2020 | Abkhazia
Soviet bus stops and abandoned places in Northern Abkhazia We were travelling by marshrutka (fixed route minivan) between Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway republic of Abkhazia, and the Black Sea resort town of Gagra. Just before the junction for Pitsunda, another...
by Mark | Jan 20, 2020 | Architectonic
Former Summer Theatre Location: Shumen, Bulgaria Completed: Year built not known Architect: Not known Genre: Modernist, Socialist architecture, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page...
by Mark | Jan 4, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to Vladimir Lenin Location: Bzypta, Abkhazia Completed: Year created Not known Sculptor: Not known Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are dedicated to...
by Mark | Dec 30, 2019 | Croatia
You wouldn’t know it these days, but this rickety pile of concrete and wood on the outskirts of Rijeka, Croatia’s third-largest city, was once the most important location in the world for the development of maritime weaponry. To be more specific, it was the birthplace...
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