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Monument to the Fallen Fighters

Monument to the Fallen Fighters

Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen Fighters in ÄŚrnomelj, Slovenia. Completed in 1961. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Yugoslavia.

Municipality Hall

Municipality Hall

Municipality Hall (formerly Communist Party House) in Shumen, Bulgaria. Completed in 1970. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

GrmeÄŤ Hotel

GrmeÄŤ Hotel

The now-abandoned GrmeÄŤ Hotel in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in the 1980s. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Partisan Memorial Cemetery

Partisan Memorial Cemetery

Spomenik: Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1965. Socialist-era memorial in the former Yugoslavia.

Hotel Sutjeska

Hotel Sutjeska

The now-abandoned Hotel Sutjeska in Tjentište, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1983. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia. 

Hotel Sava

Hotel Sava

Former Hotel Sava in Jasenovac, Croatia. Destroyed during the Yugoslav Wars. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Three Partisans

Three Partisans

Spomenik: Three Partisans in Senj, Croatia. Completed in 1957 by sculptor Ivan Vukušić. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.

Memorial Home

Memorial Home

The now-abandoned Memorial Home in Kumrovec, Croatia. Completed in 1975. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure

Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure

Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1973. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia. 

Former Ljubljanska Bank

Former Ljubljanska Bank

The abandoned Ljubljanska Bank (Sniper Tower) in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

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