Sana Sanatorium in Gagra, Abkhazia. A Soviet-era health resort designed in a Brutalist style typical of the former USSR.
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Hotel Kazakhstan
Hotel Kazakhstan in Almaty. Constructed between 1974 and 1978. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR, now Central Asia.
Western City Gate
Western City Gate in Belgrade, Serbia. Constructed between 1977 and 1980, the Brutalist building is more commonly known as the Genex Tower.
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.
Buzludzha Monument
Buzludzha Monument near Shipka Pass in Bulgaria. Completed 1981 by architect Georgi Stoilov. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
National Library of Kosovo
National Library of Kosovo in Pristina. Constructed in 1982 by architect Andrija Mutnjaković. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in former Yugoslavia.
Summer Theatre
Summer Theatre in Dnipro, Ukraine. Constructed in 1977. Brutalist style Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
‘Valour’ Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex
‘Valour’ part of Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex in Brest, Belarus. Completed in 1971. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.
Salute Hotel
The Salute (Salyut) Hotel in Kyiv, Ukraine. Constructed between 1982 and 1984. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
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.
Expo Georgia Theme (7th) Pavilion and monument to ‘Creativity’
Expo Georgia Theme (7th) Pavilion and Monument to Creativity in Tbilisi. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Hotel Zlatibor
Hotel Zlatibor in Užice, Serbia. Completed in 1981 by architect Svetlana Radević. Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.