Former Medical Centre in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Caucasus Blog Posts
Temur Maghradze Stadium
Semi-abandoned Temur Maghradze Stadium in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in the 1960s. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Shota Rustaveli
Monument to Shota Rustaveli in Chiatura, western Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Cable Car Station
Cable Car Station in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in 1953 in Stalinist Empire style. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Things to do in Chiatura, Georgia (with a map of locations)
Is it still worth visiting Chiatura in Georgia if the Soviet-era cable cars aren’t operating? Things to do in Chiatura, including a map.
Post Office
Panel art on the side of the post office in Zugdidi, a town in western Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Department Store
Panel art on the side of a department store in downtown Tbilisi, capital of Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in 1967 in Stalinist Empire style. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR
Former Pioneer Palace
The now-abandoned Pioneer Palace in Chiatura, Georgia. Completed in 1960. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument of 300 Aragveli
Monument of 300 Aragveli in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1959 by architect: A. Bakradze. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Central Market
Central Market on the banks of the Qvirila River in Chiatura (Caucasus), Georgia. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Decorative Panel
Decorative Panel on the side of a building in Borjomi, a resort town in south-central Georgia. Soviet-era relief in the former USSR.
