Tigran Petrosian Chess House in Yerevan, Armenia. Constructed 1967-1970. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
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Sardarapat Memorial
Sardarapat Memorial in Araks, Armenia near Yerevan. Completed in 1968. Soviet memorial, in the former USSR. Architecture in the Caucasus.
Central Department Store
Central Department Store in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1972. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Tsovinar
Lady Coming out the Water – ‘Tsovinar’ statue in Hrazdan, Armenia. A Soviet monument from the former USSR in the Caucasus region.
Bus Station
Bus Station in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former Soviet Union.
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex
Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia was completed in 1984. It’s also known as Demirchyan Arena or and Hamalir.
Writer’s Resort
Writer’s Resort at Lake Sevan in Armenia. Completed in 1969. Known as the Guesthouse of the Armenian Writers’ Union. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Former Central Bus Station
Former Central Bus Station in Hrazdan, Armenia. Constructed: 1976-1978. Soviet architecture in the former USSR, now in the Caucasus region.
Former Control Tower Zvartnots International Airport
Former Control Tower at Zvartnots Airport, Yerevan, Armenia. The abandoned airport terminal is typical of brutalist architecture in the former Soviet Union.