InterContinental Hotel in Bucharest, Romania. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
former Eastern Bloc Blog Posts
Vasil Drumev Drama and Puppet Theatre
Vasil Drumev Drama and Puppet Theatre in Shumen, Bulgaria. Completed in 1981. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to Bulgarian-Russian Friendship
Monument to Bulgarian-Russian Friendship on the outskirts of Chargan, Bulgaria. Completed in 1987. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
“Movement”
Sculpture entitled “Movement” in Varna, Bulgaria. Completed in 1972 by sculptor Evgeni Baramov. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to Michael the Brave
Monument to Michael the Brave in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Completed in 1976 by sculptor Marius Butunoiu. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hunedoara Train Station
The no longer in use train station in Hunedoara, Romania. Completed in 1953. Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Culture House of Trade Unions
Culture House of Trade Unions in Alba Iulia, Romania. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Apartment Building
Facade of an apartment building in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu, Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Independenta Sibiu Factory
The head office of the now-abandoned Independenta Sibiu Factory in Sibiu, Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Sector 4
Sector 4 in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Blocul Rotund MF-1
Blocul Rotund MF-1 (Block Crayon/The Pencil) in Constanţa, Romania. Completed in 1987. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
“Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant” Monument
“Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant” Monument on the outskirts of Visaginas, Lithuania. Completed in 1983. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.