Former Cable Car Station ‘Abashidze’ in Chiatura, Georgia. Completed in 1990. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
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Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture in Khobi, Georgia (Caucasus). Artwork by Zurab Tsereteli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Tbilisi Concert Hall
Tbilisi Concert Hall in Georgia. Completed in 1971. Lead architect Ivane Chkhenkeli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Russian Drama Theatre
Russian Drama Theatre in Sukhumi, capital of the de facto state of Abkhazia. Completed in 1981. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Unknown Hotel
A now-abandoned hotel in Novy Afon, Abkhazia (part of the Caucasus). Originally built in 1977. Brutalist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Riga Furniture House
Riga Furniture House in Latvia. Completed in 1980 by architects Raimija Lubovich and Sergey Lubovich. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
International Exhibition Centre MoldExpo (Pavilion Number 8)
International Exhibition Centre MoldExpo (Pavilion Number 8) Location: Chisinau, Moldova Completed: Year built not known Architect: Not known Former name: Republican Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former...
Daugavpils Secondary School No. 10
Secondary School No. 10 in Daugavpils, a city in south-eastern Latvia. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Gas Station
Gas Station in Karosta, a former Russian naval base and neighbourhood of Liepāja, Latvia. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Furniture Store
Furniture Store in Kuldiga, a town in western Latvia, part of the Baltic States. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Nemunas Sanatorium
The now-abandoned Nemunas Sanatorium in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Constructed between 1966 and 1970. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Central Library of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Central Library of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in Georgia. Completed in 1971. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.