Sardarapat Memorial in Araks, Armenia near Yerevan. Completed in 1968. Soviet memorial, in the former USSR. Architecture in the Caucasus.
Armenia Blog Posts
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.
Abandoned Armenia – Unfinished hotel near Lake Sevan
This vast, unfinished hotel dominates the hill that looks down on Lake Sevan, one of Armenia’s premier tourist destinations, it now lays abandoned.
Abandoned Armenia – A Former Swimming Pool in Yerevan
Urban exploration in Armenia – finding an abandoned swimming pool in Yerevan, including a little info about this disused pool near the Republican Stadium.
Pre-Storm Photography at the Iron Fountain in Gyumri, Armenia
Getting caught in a thunder storm whilst searching for Gyumri’s iron fountain, and photographing the surrounding neighbourhood against moody skies.
Comprehensive six-week Georgia and Armenia itinerary
A suggested Georgia and Armenia itinerary for independent travellers and backpackers to the Caucasus region including off the beaten path destinations.