Architectonic Blog Posts

Bubanj Memorial Park

Bubanj Memorial Park

Spomenik: Bubanj Memorial Park in Niš, Serbia. Completed 1963 by architects Mihajlo Mitrović and Ivan Sabolić. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.

Alipasino Polje (Phase C)

Alipasino Polje (Phase C)

Alipasino Polje (Phase C) in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Constructed between 1974 and 1979. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

District Court

District Court

Soviet-era relief on the outer wall of the District Court in Tskaltubo, a spa town near Kutaisi in central Georgia (Caucasus). Former USSR.

The Mound of Brotherhood

The Mound of Brotherhood

The Mound of Brotherhood in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1956. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.

Kurzal Restaurant, Resort Pitsunda

Kurzal Restaurant, Resort Pitsunda

Kurzal Restaurant (Resort Hall) at Resort Pitsunda in Pitsunda, Abkhazia. Alternative name: Resort of all-Union and Seven Candles Resort.

Memorial to the Soviet Army

Memorial to the Soviet Army

Memorial to the Soviet Army in Shumen, Bulgaria. Completed in 1948 by sculptor A. Zankov. Socialist war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.

Zagreb Fair (Administrative building)

Zagreb Fair (Administrative building)

Zagreb Fair (Administrative building) in Croatia. Completed 1965. Architect Zrinka Andrijević. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace (Palace of Rituals) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1984. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Ortachala Fire Station

Ortachala Fire Station

Firefighter mosaic on the side of Ortachala Fire Station in Tbilisi, Georgia. Completed in 1979. Artist G. Kervalishvili. Soviet artwork in the former USSR.

Dubensky District House of Culture

Dubensky District House of Culture

Dubensky District House of Culture in Dubno, a small city in western Ukraine. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Žižkov Television Tower

Žižkov Television Tower

Žižkov Television Tower in Prague, Czech Republic. Completed 1992. Modernist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

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