Agro Food Market in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Completed in 1984. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Port Authority
The Port Authority building in the Danube city of Tulcea, Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
“Solid-Fluid”
“Solid-Fluid” in Galați, Romania. Completed in 1976 by sculptor Alexandru Marchis. Socialist-era sculpture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Romanian Railways Computing Centre
Romanian Railways Computing Centre in Bucharest, Romania. Completed in 1969. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Former Cafe ‘Lashkindar’
Former Cafe ‘Lashkindar’ in Tkvarcheli, a mining town in the de facto state of Abkhazia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in former USSR.
Open Air Theatre, Resort Pitsunda
Open Air Theatre part of Resort Pitsunda (Seven Candles Resort) in Abkhazia. Completed in 1967. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Former Medical Centre, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Former Medical Centre in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
University of Tirana
University of Tirana (former House of Fascism) in Albania. Completed in 1942. Modernist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Council of Ministers
Bas relief on the side of the Council of Ministers building in Tirana, Albania. Communist-era artwork in the former Eastern Bloc.
Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture in Tirana, Albania. Constructed between 1959 and 1963. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Temur Maghradze Stadium
Semi-abandoned Temur Maghradze Stadium in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in the 1960s. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Monument to Shota Rustaveli
Monument to Shota Rustaveli in Chiatura, western Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.