Wedding Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Central Asia. An example of Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1971.
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Former Government House
Former Government House in Sukhumi, Abkhazia (Georgia). Soviet architecture in the former USSR, completed in 1985. Alternative name: Council of Ministries.
Romanita Collective Housing Tower
Romanita Collective Housing Tower in Chisinau, Moldova. Completed in 1986 – an example of Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Kazakh State Academic Drama Theatre named after M.O. Auezov
Kazakh State Academic Drama Theatre named after M.O. Auezov in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Also known as Auezov Theatre. Brutalist architecture in the former USSR.
Centre for Culture and Creativity for Children and Youth
Centre for Culture and Creativity for Children and Youth in Lviv, Ukraine. Completed in 1984. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Tsovinar
Lady Coming out the Water – ‘Tsovinar’ statue in Hrazdan, Armenia. A Soviet monument from the former USSR in the Caucasus region.
Nutsubidze Plato 1 Saburtalo District
Nutsubidze Plato 1 in Tbilisi (Saburtalo District) , Georgia. Constructed 1974-1976. Modernist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Memorial to the Victims of Nazism
Memorial to the Victims of Nazism in Kaunas, Lithuania. Alternative names: Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Holocaust Memorial. Brutalist monument.
Mound of Glory
Mound of Glory in Minsk, Belarus. This striking war memorial was constructed from 1967 to 1969. Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Sana Sanatorium
Sana Sanatorium in Gagra, Abkhazia. A Soviet-era health resort designed in a Brutalist style typical of the former USSR.
Bus Station Striyskyi
Bus Station Striyskyi in Lviv, Ukraine was completed in 1980. The genre is modernist, Soviet architecture, found in the former USSR.
Bus Station
Bus Station in Vanadzor, Armenia. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former Soviet Union.