Mother Armenia in Yerevan. Completed in 1967 by Rafael Israelyan (architect) and Ara Harutyunyan (sculptor). Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Armenia Blog Posts
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theatre
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theatre in Gyumri Armenia. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Nor Arabkir Memorial Complex
Nor Arabkir Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1985 by sculptor G. Ghambarian. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to the Battle of Bash-Aparan
Monument to the Battle of Bash-Aparan in Armenia. Completed in 1979 by architect Rafael Israelyan. Soviet monument in the former USSR.
Yerevan Cascade Complex
Yerevan Cascade Complex in Armenia. Architects J. Torosyan, A. Mkhitaryan and S. Gurzadyan. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Iron Fountain
Iron Fountain in Gyumri, Armenia. Constructed in 1982 on the original site of the Polytechnic University. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Cinema Rossiya
Cinema Rossiya in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1975. Lead architect Artur Tarkhanyan. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
In photos: Abandoned swimming pools
Of all the derelict places we find, abandoned swimming pools are some of the most alluring. Urban exploration at some of the world’s forsaken swimming pools
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1974 by architect L. Khachatryan. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Memorial of the 50th anniversary of Soviet Armenia
Memorial of the 50th anniversary of Soviet Armenia in the capital city of Yerevan. Completed in 1967. Brutalist, Soviet memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to the Great Patriotic War
Monument to the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in Gyumri, Armenia. Completed in the 1980s. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to the Great Patriotic War
Monument to the Great Patriotic War in Dilijan, Armenia. Completed in 1975 by sculptors K. Vatinyan and S. Mehrabyan. Soviet memorial in the former USSR.