Maarjamäe Memorial in Tallinn, Estonia. Completed in 1975 by A. Murdmaa (architect) and M. Varik (sculptor). Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
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Hotel Pušynas
Hotel PušynasLocation: Druskininkai, LithuaniaCompleted: 1982Architects: R. Šilinskas and N. KėvišasFormer name: Sūrutis SanatoriumGenre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former Soviet Union Did you know?... We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are...
Bosnian National Theatre
Bosnian National Theatre in Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1978. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Fallen in the Liberation War and the Victims of Fascist Terror
Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen in the Liberation War and the Victims of Fascist Terror in Zaječar, Serbia. Socialist memorial in former Yugoslavia.
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theatre
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theatre in Gyumri Armenia. Completed in 1974. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Guguță Cafe
The former Guguță Cafe in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1967 and redesigned in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Path to Martyrdom, Dotrščina Memorial Park
Spomenik: Path to Martyrdom, part of Dotrščina Memorial Park in Zagreb, Croatia. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Mosaic of V.I. Lenin, near the entrance of the Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.
Most SNP
Most SNP (UFO Bridge) in Bratislava, Slovakia. Constructed between 1967 and 1972. Modernist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument of Pain and Defiance, Šumarice Memorial Park
Spomenik: Monument of Pain and Defiance, part of Šumarice Memorial Park in Kragujevac, Serbia. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.
‘Feat’, Memorial of Glory
‘Feat’, part of the Memorial of Glory inside Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1975. Soviet war monument in the former USSR.
Hotel Holiday
Hotel Holiday, formerly the Holiday Inn, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Completed in 1983. Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.