Komitas Chamber Music House in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1977 by architect Stepan Kyurkchyan. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
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Kyiv Crematorium
Kyiv Crematorium in Ukraine. Completed in 1985 by architect, Avraham Miletski. Modernist style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Republican School Children’s Palace
Republican School Children’s Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Formerly called the Palace of the Pioneers. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
House of Soviets
House of Soviets in Tiraspol, Transnistria. Completed in 1956 by architect S. V. Vasiliev. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Former Cosmos Cinema
Former Cosmos Cinema in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Completed in 1988. Modernist style building with mosaic decoration; Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Palace of Culture, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Palace of Culture, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Palace of Sports
Palace of Sports in Minsk, Belarus. Constructed 1963-66 by architects S. Filimonov and V. Malyshev. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Former Linas (Lino) Swimming Pool
Former Linas (Lino) Swimming Pool in Palanga, Lithuania. Completed in 1984. Brutalist style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Bus Stop “Fragment of a Dolphin”
Bus Stop “Fragment of a Dolphin” in Gagra, Abkhazia. Completed in 1967. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Modernist style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 1)
Expocenter of Ukraine (Pavilion 1) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Completed in 1958. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Tbilisi Central Train Station
Tbilisi Central Train Station in Tbilisi, Georgia. Constructed between 1978 and 1985. Brutalist railway station, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.