Casino Shangri La in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus (Eastern Europe). Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Communist-era architecture Blog Posts
Metalka Building
Metalka Building in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Constructed between 1960 and 1963. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in former Yugoslavia.
Former Gas Station
A former Gas Station in Hrazdan, Armenia. Completed in the 1970s but now abandoned. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Kilikia Bus Station
Kilikia Bus Station in Yerevan, Armenia. Completed in 1959 by architect G. Agababyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Hockey Club Youth-Minsk
The building of Hockey Club Youth-Minsk in Minsk, Belarus. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
National Library of Belarus
National Library of Belarus in Minsk. Completed in 2006 but designed in 1989. Modernist architecture in the former USSR.
Culture House of Trade Unions
Culture House of Trade Unions in Tulcea, Romania. Completed in 1965. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Agro Food Market
Agro Food Market in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Completed in 1984. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Port Authority
The Port Authority building in the Danube city of Tulcea, Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Romanian Railways Computing Centre
Romanian Railways Computing Centre in Bucharest, Romania. Completed in 1969. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Former Cafe ‘Lashkindar’
Former Cafe ‘Lashkindar’ in Tkvarcheli, a mining town in the de facto state of Abkhazia (Caucasus). Soviet-era artwork in former USSR.
Former Medical Centre, Strategic Missile Forces and MVO Military Sanatorium
Former Medical Centre in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Now abandoned. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.