“Renaissance”, part of Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1984. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
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Former Cable Car Station
Abandoned Cable Car Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1962 by architect Baghdasar Arzumanyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Palace of the Republic
Palace of the Republic on October Square in Minsk, Belarus. Constructed between 1985 and 1997. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Republic Square Metro Station
Republic Square Metro Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1981 by J. Torosyan and M. Minasyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex
Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex (also called Tsitsernakaberd) in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1968. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.
In photos: Modernist architecture in Abu Dhabi (with a map of locations)
Modernist architecture in Abu Dhabi with a location map. A guide to a style of UAE architecture more familiar in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Traian
Hotel Traian in Brăila, Romania. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Carrefour Market
Former Short Distance Railway Station) in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Central Hotel
Central Hotel in the heart of Ljubljana in the Balkan country of Slovenia. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Ferantov VRT
Ferantov VRT in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Completed in 1975 by architect Edvard Ravnikar. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
PJSC Ukrtelecom
PJSC Ukrtelecom building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture 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.