Off the beaten track Slovenia – Velenje’s socialist-era Tito Square
Travel off-the-beaten-track in Slovenia and visit Velenje. The town’s socialist-era Tito Square has a lot of interesting architecture, sculptures and monuments.
Communist-era architecture in Chisinau, Moldova (including a map of locations)
Alternative Chisinau – Soviet architecture in the Moldovan capital Chisinau, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova, will not win any prizes for architectural attractiveness, but this is hardly surprising given the city’s recent history. A huge...
In photos: twenty-five examples of Soviet modernism in the former USSR
Photographs of some of the best examples of Soviet modernism in the former USSR, plus a brief explanation of this genre of architecture.
Soviet-era sanatoriums in Jūrmala, Latvia
Approximately 25km west of the Latvian capital, Riga, Jūrmala is a sprawling resort town that stretches along the Baltic Sea for about 30km. The beach is wide, sandy and backed by grassy dunes and a dense pine forest. It’s a lovely spot, especially outside of the...
Pre-Storm Photography at the Iron Fountain in Gyumri, Armenia
Searching for Gyumri’s iron fountain and discovering the surrounding neighbourhood While taking a stroll around Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city, we walked into the eye of the most incredible storm. It was late afternoon and we were on the outskirts, heading in...
Faded Grandeur and Abandoned Buildings in Savannakhet, Laos
Although often compared, the southern Lao city of Savannakhet is no Luang Prabang. There is plenty of French colonial-era architecture in the old part of town and, like Luang Prabang, the city is located on the Mekong River but that’s where the similarities end....