by Mark | September 20, 2024 | Architectonic
Karakalpak State University (University Library) Location: Nukus, Uzbekistan Completed: Year created not known Artist: Not known Genre: Mosaic, Soviet artwork, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook...
by Mark | September 20, 2024 | Architectonic
National Circus of Tashkent Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan Completed: 1976 Architects: Genrikh Aleksandrovich and Gennady Masyagin Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account...
by Mark | June 20, 2023 | Thailand
“The warehouse of sporting goods, king of musical instruments, Queen of cosmetics” This is the strapline of Bangkok’s oldest department store. In fact, it’s not just the oldest store in Bangkok, but all of Thailand and heading inside the...
by Mark | May 26, 2023 | Bulgaria
Located southeast of the centre of Sofia, Swimming Complex “Red Banner” (also called “Red Flag”) is a vast sports centre that has been abandoned since 2012. Built to host the 1985 European Aquatics Championship, “Red Banner” was the largest and most...
by Mark | May 23, 2023 | England
Margate’s iconic Dreamland Cinema – an Art Deco landmark Designed by established cinema architects, Julian Rudolph Leathart and W.F. Granger, and with a seating capacity of up to 2,050 in the auditorium, Dreamland was considered a ’super cinema’ when it...
by Mark | February 28, 2023 | England
Coventry’s nod to its music heritage: 2 Tone mosaic at Pool Meadow Bus Station The Ska’d for Life mosaic/mural surrounding the entrance to Pool Meadow Bus Station in Coventry was commissioned after the city was awarded UK City of Culture 2021. 2 Tone, a...
