Dnipropetrovsk State Circus in Dnipro, Ukraine. Completed in 1980. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR
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Philharmonia
Kyrgyz National Philharmonia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1980. Brutalist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Concert Palace of Dushanbe
Concert Palace of Dushanbe in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Central Asia. Completed in1984; an example of Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia was completed in 1984. It’s also known as Demirchyan Arena or and Hamalir.
Kharkiv State Circus
Kharkiv State Circus in Kharkiv, Ukraine was constructed in 1974 and its concrete structure is typical in design of circuses built in the former USSR.
Writer’s Resort
Writer’s Resort at Lake Sevan in Armenia. Completed in 1969. Known as the Guesthouse of the Armenian Writers’ Union. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Chisinau State Circus
Chisinau State Circus in Moldova. Constructed 1981-1982. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former Central Bus Station
Former Central Bus Station in Hrazdan, Armenia. Constructed: 1976-1978. Soviet architecture in the former USSR, now in the Caucasus region.
Summer Theatre
Summer Theatre in Dnipro, Ukraine. Constructed in 1977. Brutalist style Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
‘Valour’ Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex
‘Valour’ part of Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex in Brest, Belarus. Completed in 1971. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.
Bishkek Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Completed in 1987. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Salute Hotel
The Salute (Salyut) Hotel in Kyiv, Ukraine. Constructed between 1982 and 1984. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.