Monument to the 1923 September Uprising in Krân, Bulgaria. Completed in 1973. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
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The Park-Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship
Park-Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship in Varna, Bulgaria. Often called the Russian Monument. Socialist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Palace of Science and Culture
Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw, Poland. Completed 1955. Stalinist Empire style, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
National Theatre Bucharest
National Theatre Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania. Constructed in 1973. Modernist style, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Soviet Army
Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1954. Lead sculptor Ivan Funev. Socialist-era war memorial 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.
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.
National Palace of Culture
National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed 1981. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Defenders of Stara Zagora Memorial Complex
Defenders of Stara Zagora Memorial Complex in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Also called Memorial ‘Samarsko Zname’, completed in 1977.
Municipality Hall
Municipality Hall in Ruse, Bulgaria. Completed 1983. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc (Balkans).
Bells Monument
Bells Monument in Sofia, Bulgaria. Also known as the Banner of Peace. Completed in 1979; Socialist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.