Mother Albania in Tirana. Created in 1971 by sculptors Kristaq Rama, Muntaz Dhrami and Shaban Hadërri. Communist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
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Tesco Store
Tesco Store in Košice, Slovakia. Completed 1968. Formerly Prior Department Store and K-Mart. Brutalist, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to Paìsiy Hilendà rski
Monument to Paìsiy Hilendà rski in Bansko, Bulgaria. Completed: 1976. Socialist monument to Saint Paisius of Hilendar in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Unification of Bulgaria in 1885
Monument to the Unification of Bulgaria in 1885 in Plovdiv. Completed in 1985. Socialist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Poznań Army
Monument to the Poznań Army in Poznań, Poland. Completed in 1982. Modernist style, Communist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Arena Sports and Entertainment Hall
Arena Sports and Entertainment Hall in Poznań, Poland. Alternative names: Hala widowiskowo-sportowa Arena and Hala Arena. Former Eastern Bloc architecture.
Monument to the 1923 September Uprising
Monument to the 1923 September Uprising in Krân, Bulgaria. Completed in 1973. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
The Park-Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship
Park-Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship in Varna, Bulgaria. Often called the Russian Monument. Socialist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Palace of Science and Culture
Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw, Poland. Completed 1955. Stalinist Empire style, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
National Theatre Bucharest
National Theatre Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania. Constructed in 1973. Modernist style, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Soviet Army
Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1954. Lead sculptor Ivan Funev. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Poruba Arc
Poruba Arc in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Completed in 1953 by Vladimir Meduna. Stalinist Empire style, Communist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.