Palace of Culture in Khobi, Georgia (Caucasus). Artwork by Zurab Tsereteli. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Architectonic Blog Posts
Decorative Facade
A mosaic titled “Sunrise on Nisatskaro” on the main street in Borjomi, a spa town in Georgia. Soviet-era artwork 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.
Monument to the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War
Monument to the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) in the Black Sea Coast resort town of Gagra, Abkhazia. Soviet-era war memorial 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.
Shumen Grand Hotel
The Shumen Grand Hotel in Shumen, central Bulgaria. Completed in 1989. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Freedom Monument
Freedom Monument at Shipka Pass in central Bulgaria. Completed in 1934 by sculptor Aleksandar Andreev. War memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Festival and Congress Centre
Festival and Congress Centre in Varna, Bulgaria. Completed in 1986. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument for the National Liberation War (NOB)
Spomenik: Monument for the National Liberation War (NOB) in Vevče, Slovenia. Completed in 1974. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Fallen Fighters
Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen Fighters in Črnomelj, Slovenia. Completed in 1961. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Maxi Department Store (Republic Square)
Maxi Department Store on Republic Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.