Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw, Poland. Completed 1955. Stalinist Empire style, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Communist-era architecture Blog Posts
National Theatre Bucharest
National Theatre Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania. Constructed in 1973. Modernist style, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Poruba Arc
Poruba Arc in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Completed in 1953 by Vladimir Meduna. Stalinist Empire style, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Central Department Store
Central Department Store in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1972. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Smolna 8
Building: Smolna 8 in Warsaw, Poland. Constructed between 1964 and 1976; Modernist style, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Pyramid of Tirana
Pyramid of Tirana in Tirana, Albania. Formerly the Enver Hoxha Museum. Completed in 1988; Brutalist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Morača Sports Centre
Morača Sports Centre in Podgorica, Montenegro. Constructed in 1979; Modernist style, Socialist-era architecture, in former Yugoslavia.
Rotunda
PKO Rotunda building in Warsaw, Poland. Completed in 1969 but demolished in 2017. Brutalist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Kielce Bus Station
Kielce Bus Station in Kielce, Poland. A futuristic styled bus station in the former Eastern Bloc, constructed from 1975 to 1984. Communist-era architecture.
Bus Station
Bus Station in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former Soviet Union.
Alfa Retail and Office Complex
Alfa Retail and Office Complex in Poznan, Poland. Constructed: 1963-72 and an example of modernist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Slovak Radio Building
Slovak Radio Building in Bratislava, Slovakia. Completed in 1983. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.