Swimming Complex “Red Banner” (also called “Red Flag”) in Sofia, Bulgaria is a vast sports centre that has been abandoned since 2012.
Socialist-era architecture Blog Posts
Macedonian Post Tetovo
The Macedonian Post building in Tetovo, North Macedonia. Completed 1977. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Apartment Building
Apartment Building in the mining town of Chiatura, Georgia. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former Cable Car Station ‘Mukhadze’
Former Cable Car Station ‘Mukhadze’ in the mining town of Chiatura, Georgia. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Martyrs Museum and War Relics Hall
Martyrs Museum and War Relics Hall in Durrës, Albania. Completed 1951. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Former Vlorë Train Station
Former Train Station in Vlorë, Albania. Completed in 1985. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Former Residence of Enver Hoxha
Former Residence of Enver Hoxha in Tirana, Albania. Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology (Warsaw University of Technology)
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology in Warsaw, Poland. Modernist, communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Prague Expo 58
Expo 58 in Prague, Czech Republic. Competed in 1958. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
President Hotel Prague
President Hotel Prague (former Budovatel) in Prague, Czech Republic. Completed 1978. Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Nová Scéna
Nová Scéna (New Stage of the National Theatre) in Prague, Czech Republic. Modernist, Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Pyramida
Hotel Pyramida in Prague, Czech Republic. Constructed between 1979 and 1987. Communist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.