Places to visit in Gyumri, Armenia. Caucasus travel guide highlighting what to do in Gyumri, Armenia’s second-largest city, with a map of locations.
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PJSC Ukrtelecom
PJSC Ukrtelecom building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Memorial to the Victims of the 1988 Earthquake
Memorial to the Victims of the 1988 Earthquake on the outskirts of Spitak, Armenia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the 60th Anniversary of Leninakan
Monument to the 60th Anniversary of Leninakan in Gyumri, the second-largest city in Armenia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Blue Iron Fountain
Blue Iron Fountain in Gyumri, Armenia. Designed in the 1970s by Artur Tarkhanyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Sevan Railway Station
Railway Station with a silver plinth and red star on top in the town of Sevan, Armenia. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War (World War II) in the northern town of Stepanavan, Armenia. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Zhytomyr Railway Station
Railway Station in Zhytomyr, a city in northwestern Ukraine. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Mosaic “Information Space” (Taras Shevchenko Research Institute of the Printing Industry)
Mosaic on the side of the Taras Shevchenko Research Institute of the Printing Industry in Lviv, Ukraine. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Vinnytsia Regional Local Lore Museum
Patriotic scene depicted on stained glass inside the Regional Local Lore Museum in Vinnytsia (Vinnytsya), Ukraine. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Istorychny Muzey Metro Station
Istorychny Muzey Metro Station in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1984. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Auditorium, Lviv Oblast State Tax Department
Unfinished auditorium, part of the Lviv Oblast State Tax Department, Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.