Former Cable Car Station ‘Abashidze’ in Chiatura, Georgia. Completed in 1990. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Caucasus Blog Posts
Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture in Khobi, Georgia (Caucasus). Artwork by Zurab Tsereteli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Decorative Facade
A mosaic titled “Sunrise on Nisatskaro” on the main street in Borjomi, a spa town in Georgia. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Tbilisi Concert Hall
Tbilisi Concert Hall in Georgia. Completed in 1971. Lead architect Ivane Chkhenkeli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Russian Drama Theatre
Russian Drama Theatre in Sukhumi, capital of the de facto state of Abkhazia. Completed in 1981. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War
Monument to the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) in the Black Sea Coast resort town of Gagra, Abkhazia. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Unknown Hotel
A now-abandoned hotel in Novy Afon, Abkhazia (part of the Caucasus). Originally built in 1977. Brutalist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Abandoned Armenia: old amusement park in Dilijan
Photographs of an old abandoned amusement park in Dilijan, Armenia. We came across these rusting playground rides in Dilijan city park in 2018.
Monument to Alexander Tamanian
Monument to Alexander Tamanian in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1974 by sculptor, Artashes Hovsepyan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
AvtogenMash Factory Administrative Building
AvtogenMash Factory Administrative Building in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in the 1970s. Soviet-era sculpture in the former USSR.
Teacher and Pupils Monument
“Song and Writings” in Gorky (Central) Park in Gyumri, Armenia. Completed in the 1980s. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Central Library of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Central Library of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in Georgia. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.