by Mark | February 7, 2020 | Architectonic
“History of Transport”, Ortachala Bus Station Location: Tbilisi, Georgia Completed: 1972 Artist: Zurab Tsereteli Genre: Soviet artwork, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are dedicated...
by Mark | February 4, 2020 | Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, history and culture, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
How the countries of the former Yugoslavia gained their independence and the conflict it caused In our search for spomeniks, we have travelled extensively through all of the Balkan countries and autonomous regions that used to make up Yugoslavia. In so doing, we...
by Mark | February 3, 2020 | Architectonic
Béla Kun Memorial Location: Budapest, Hungary Completed: 1986 Artist: Imre Varga Alternative name: Memento Park Genre: Communist memorial, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that...
by Mark | February 3, 2020 | Architectonic
The Display of the Worker’s Militia Monument Location: Budapest, Hungary Completed: 1973 Artist: András Nagy Kiss Alternative name: Memento Park Genre: Communist monument, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an...
by Mark | January 31, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to Miners Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Completed: 1950 Sculptor: Alojzij Kogovšek Genre: Spomenik, Socialist monument, former Yugoslavia The monument is the larger of two statues dedicated to miners crafted by the same sculptor. The smaller “Miner” monument...
by Mark | January 31, 2020 | Architectonic
Steklena Hall, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Constructed: 1965-1967 Architect: Milan Mihelič Alternative name: Pavilion C, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre Genre: Modernist, Socialist architecture, former Yugoslavia...
