by Mark | August 26, 2020 | Architectonic
Deda Ena (Mother Tongue) Statue Location: Tbilisi, Georgia Constructed: 1981-1983 Architects: Nodar Mgaloblishvili (architect) and Elguja Amashukeli (sculptor) Alternative name: Monument to the Georgian Language Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR The monument...
by Mark | August 26, 2020 | Architectonic
Former Cable Car Station ‘Abashidze’ Location: Chiatura, Georgia Completed: 1990 Architect: Vakhtang Lejava Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR Chiatura has been a mining town since the late 1800s when the largest reserve of manganese in Georgia (and...
by Mark | August 24, 2020 | Architectonic
Varna Municipality Location: Varna, Bulgaria Completed: 1981 Architect: Stefan Kolchev Genre: Modernist, Socialist architecture, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are...
by Mark | August 24, 2020 | Architectonic
Border Marker Location: Novi Zagora, Bulgaria Completed: Year created Not known Artist: Not known Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are dedicated to...
by Mark | August 24, 2020 | Architectonic
Ivan Vazov Community Centre Location: Sopot, Bulgaria Completed: 1979 Architects: Matei Mateev (architect) and Dimitâr Kirov (artist) Genre: Socialist artwork, mosaic, former Eastern Bloc The mosaic artwork on the side of the building is entitled “Rose Valley”. Sopot...
by Mark | August 21, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to Viktor Kejžar Location: Podblica, Slovenia Completed: 1980 Sculptor: Vinko Tušek Genre: Spomenik, Socialist monument, former Yugoslavia VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are dedicated...
