Palace of Culture in Tirana, Albania. Constructed between 1959 and 1963. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
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Temur Maghradze Stadium
Semi-abandoned Temur Maghradze Stadium in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in the 1960s. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Palace of Culture
Palace of Culture in Chiatura, Georgia (Caucasus). Completed in 1967 in Stalinist Empire style. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR
Former Pioneer Palace
The now-abandoned Pioneer Palace in Chiatura, Georgia. Completed in 1960. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Central Market
Central Market on the banks of the Qvirila River in Chiatura (Caucasus), Georgia. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Paediatrics Department, Novo Mesto Health Centre
Paediatrics Department of the health centre in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Zagrepcanka
Zagrepcanka building in Zagreb, Croatia. Constructed between 1971 and 1976. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Polivalenta Hall
Polivalenta Hall in the port city of Tulcea, Romania. Completed in 1977. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Former Cable Car Station ‘Abashidze’
Former Cable Car Station ‘Abashidze’ in Chiatura, Georgia. Completed in 1990. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Varna Municipality
Municipality building in Varna, Bulgaria. Completed in 1981. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Ivan Vazov Community Centre
Mosaic on the wall of the Ivan Vazov Community Centre in Sopot, Bulgaria. Completed in 1984. Socialist artwork in the former Eastern Bloc.
Cultural Centre Joža Ažmana
Cultural Centre Joža Ažmana in Bohinjska Bistrica, Slovenia. Completed in 1979. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.