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Former Restaurant Sēnīte

Former Restaurant Sēnīte

Former Restaurant Sēnīte on the Vidzeme highway near Murjāņi, Latvia. Completed in 1967. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Motel EHOS

Motel EHOS

Motel EHOS (Motel Miljevina) in Miljevina, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in the early 1980s. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.

Former Cosmos Cinema

Former Cosmos Cinema

Former Cosmos Cinema in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Completed in 1988. Modernist style building with mosaic decoration; Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Former Linas (Lino) Swimming Pool

Former Linas (Lino) Swimming Pool

Former Linas (Lino) Swimming Pool in Palanga, Lithuania. Completed in 1984. Brutalist style, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Parus Hotel

Parus Hotel

Parus Hotel in Dnipro, Ukraine. Constructed between 1973-1987 but the project was never completed. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Museum of Archaeology

Museum of Archaeology

Museum of Archaeology in Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus. Completed in 1988. Brutalist building, Soviet architecture in the former USSR. Abandoned.

Composers’ House

Composers’ House

Composers’ House in Borjomi, Georgia. Completed in 1982. Alternative name: House for the Composers. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Tkvarcheli Railway Station

Tkvarcheli Railway Station

Tkvarcheli Railway Station in Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia. Genre: Stalinist Empire style, abandoned Soviet architecture in the former USSR.

Hotel Kupari

Hotel Kupari

Hotel Kupari, Kupari Bay, Croatia. Completed in 1978. Architect: David Finci. Brutalist holiday resort complex, Socialist architecture in former Yugoslavia.

Pyramid of Tirana

Pyramid of Tirana

Pyramid of Tirana in Tirana, Albania. Formerly the Enver Hoxha Museum. Completed in 1988; Brutalist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.

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