Memorial to the Soviet Army in Shumen, Bulgaria. Completed in 1948 by sculptor A. Zankov. Socialist war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
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Žižkov Television Tower
Žižkov Television Tower in Prague, Czech Republic. Completed 1992. Modernist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria
Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria in Sofia. Completed in 1981 and demolished in 2017. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
National Museum of History
National Museum of History in Tirana, Albania. Completed in 1981. Modernist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial
Hungarian-Soviet Friendship Memorial, part of Memento Park in Budapest, Hungary. Created in 1956. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Child Martyrs
Monument to the Child Martyrs in Łódź, Poland Completed in 1971 by sculptor Jadwiga Janus. Communist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Labor Movement Mausoleum, Kerepesi Cemetery
Labor Movement Mausoleum (Pantheon) inside Kerepesi Cemetery in Budapest, Hungary. Completed 1958. Communist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Warsaw Uprising Monument
Warsaw Uprising Monument in Poland. Completed in 1989 by Jacek Budyn and Wincenty Kućma. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Workers’ Movement Memorial
Workers’ Movement Memorial, part of Memento Park in Budapest, Hungary. Created in 1976 by Kiss István. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Republic of Councils Monument
The Republic of Councils Monument in Budapest, Hungary. Completed in 1969. Alternative name: Memento Park. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Palace of Culture and Sports
Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria. Completed in 1968 by architect Svilen Enev. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Cerna Louka Exhibition Centre (Pavilion A)
Cerna Louka Exhibition Centre (Pavilion A) in Ostrava Czech Republic. Constructed: 1988 1996. Modernist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.