Cankar Centre on Republic Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Completed in 1982. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
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Monument to the Dead in the Fatherland War
Monument to the Dead in the Fatherland War in Dobrich, Bulgaria. Completed in 1964 by Georgi Stoilov. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
New Yorker Store
New Yorker Store (formerly Valentina Fashion House) in Varna, Bulgaria. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Shumen Centre
Shumen Centre in the centrally located Bulgarian city of Shumen. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Liberation War and to Victims of Fascist Violence
Spomenik: Monument to the Liberation War and to Victims of Fascist Violence in Črni Kal, Slovenia. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
National Assembly Building of Slovenia
National Assembly Building of Slovenia in Ljubljana. Completed in 1959. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Oath
Spomenik: Monument to the Oath in Plešivica pri Žalni, Slovenia. Completed in 1977 by sculptor Janez Lužar. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
How to get from Varna to Chisinau via the Danube Delta
How to get from Varna to Chisinau via the Danube Delta. A step-by-step guide on how to travel from Bulgaria to Moldova via Romania by public transport.
“The Revolution”, Monument to the Revolution
Spomenik: “The Revolution”, part of the Monument to the Revolution in Kranj, Slovenia. Completed in 1961. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Funeral Hall, Žale Cemetery
Funeral Hall, part of Žale Cemetery in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Completed in 1974. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Fallen on Roja Hill
Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen on Roja Hill in Mirna, Slovenia. Completed in 1965 by sculptor Janez Lenassi. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.
National Bank srs
National Bank srs in Kranj, Slovenia. Completed in 1962 by architect Edvard Ravnikar. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.