Autogara Metropoli in Galați, eastern Romania. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
former Eastern Bloc Blog Posts
Monument to Victory
Monument to Victory in Constanţa, Romania. Completed in 1968 by sculptor Boris Caragea. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Library of the Romanian Academy
Library of the Romanian Academy in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Easter Bloc.
Central Pavilion, Romexpo Exhibition Centre
Central Pavilion of the Romexpo Exhibition Centre in Bucharest, Romania. Completed in 1963. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Alba Iulia Bus Station
Bus Station in the small city of Alba Iulia, Romania. Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest)
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology in Bucharest, Romania. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
“Septenarius”
Artwork “Septenarius” in Galați, Romania. Completed in 1976 by sculptor Ingo. Socialist sculpture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Mariner
Monument to the Mariner in Brăila, Romania. Completed in 1959 by sculptor Mircea Stefanescu. Socialist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Tulcea Railway Station
Railway Station in Tulcea, Romania. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Collective Housing Complex ‘Round Block’
Collective Housing Complex ‘Round Block’ in Bucharest, Romania. Completed in 1977. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Rectorat (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest)
The Rectorat, part of the Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Cetate
Hotel Cetate in Alba Iulia, a small city in central Romania. Completed in 1979. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.