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Staroměstská Metro Station

Staroměstská Metro Station

Staroměstská Metro Station in Prague, Czech Republic. Completed in 1978. Communist-era panel art in the former Eastern Bloc.

Hotel Pyramida

Hotel Pyramida

Hotel Pyramida in Prague, Czech Republic. Constructed between 1979 and 1987. Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

Strahov Tunnel Control Centre 

Strahov Tunnel Control Centre 

Strahov Tunnel Control Centre in Prague, Czech Republic. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc. 

Gladzor Spa Hotel 

Gladzor Spa Hotel 

Gladzor Spa Hotel in Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1986 by architect Martin Mikaelyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Mother Armenia 

Mother Armenia 

Mother Armenia in Ijevan, Armenia. Completed in 1971 by sculptor, S. Mehrabyan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.

Former Sanatorium “Crystal”

Former Sanatorium “Crystal”

Former Sanatorium “Crystal” in Ureki, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Rustavi Metallurgical Plant

Rustavi Metallurgical Plant

Large mosaic within the confines of Rustavi Metallurgical Plant in Georgia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.

Church of the Ascension of the Lord

Church of the Ascension of the Lord

Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Warsaw, Poland. Completed 1989. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

Former Railway Building 

Former Railway Building 

A now-abandoned railway building in Zestafoni, Georgia (Caucasus). Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

Octopus Cafe

Octopus Cafe

Mosaic-covered Octopus Cafe in Batumi, Georgia. Originally built in 1975. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.

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