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Bath House number 8

Bath House number 8

Bath House number 8 in Tskaltubo, Georgia Completed in 1959 and now abandoned. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

“Kombat”, Avenue of Glory

“Kombat”, Avenue of Glory

“Kombat”, part of the Avenue of Glory in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Completed in 1975. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.

Kosmos IMAX

Kosmos IMAX

Kosmos IMAX in Tallinn, Estonia. Former name: Cinema Kosmos, constructed from 1959-1964. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Sokhumi Railway Station

Sokhumi Railway Station

Sokhumi Railway Station in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1951.

Eshera Sports Complex

Eshera Sports Complex

Eshera Sports Complex in Abkhazia. Also known as the Central Olympic Base of the USSR. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace in Lutsk, Ukraine. An example of modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR. Brutalist building used as a traditional wedding palace.

State Museum of Fine Arts

State Museum of Fine Arts

State Museum of Fine Arts in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1974. Brutalist, Soviet-era architecture, in the former USSR.

Drama Theatre

Drama Theatre

Drama Theatre in Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus. Constructed between 1977 and 1984. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Central Asia. An example of Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1971.

Former Government House

Former Government House

Former Government House in Sukhumi, Abkhazia (Georgia). Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1985. Alternative name: Council of Ministries.

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