Ginta Latina Centre for Culture and Arts in Chisinau, Moldova. Formerly the House of Political Education. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
architectonic Blog Posts
Alexei Stârcea School of Arts
Mosaic on the side of the Alexei Stârcea School of Arts in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed 1977 by artist, A. Nascu. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Monument to Vladimir Lenin
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in the Comrat, capital of the autonomous region of Moldova known as Gagauzia. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the Liberation of Cahul
Monument to the Liberation of Cahul (World War II Memorial) in Cahul, Moldova. Soviet-era war memorial in the former USSR.
Government House
Government House in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1964 by architect, Semyon Fridlin. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Unknown Building
Bas-relief on the side of an unknown building in Ochamchire, a southern town in the defacto republic of Abkhazia. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Restaurant “Adjara”
Mosaic on the side of Restaurant “Adjara” in Novy Afon (New Athos), Abkhazia by artist, Zurab Tsereteli. Soviet-era artwork in the former USSR.
Bzypta Railway Station
The now-abandoned Bzypta Railway Station in Abkhazia. Completed in the 1950s. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former Communist Party House
Former Communist Party House, part of the Largo, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Stalinist Empire style, socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the 1876 Uprising
Monument to the 1876 Uprising in Dryanovo, Bulgaria. Completed in 1976 by sculptor, Ilia Iliev. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
“The Golden Age”
Monument “The Golden Age” in Shumen, central Bulgaria. Completed in 1979. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
‘Gratsiya’ Sports Complex (Tbilisi Quarter)
‘Gratsiya’ Sports Complex in Slavutych, Ukraine. Completed in 1988. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.