SocHeritage

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The Vukovar Water Tower

Vukovar, Croatia

was built from 1963 to 1968

Architects Aleksandar Rose, Petar Kušan

Engineers Sergej Kolobov, Petar Kušan

(c) BACU 2025

Photo Dumitru RUSU

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UFO sculpture in the park of the Medzi jarkami housing estate

The 1970s. Podunajské Biskupice district, Bratislava, Slovakia

Sculptor Juraj Hovorka.

(c) BACU 2024 #socmonumentalart #socialistmodernism

Photo Dumitru RUSU

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Block 61-62.

(aka Officer blocks or Panonian Sailboats),

Belgrade, Serbia,

built in the 1970s,

Urban design by Josip Svoboda. Blocks 61 - 64 (north) & block 63 (part) and blok 64 (south) built between 1974-80 - Built in sistem RAD-BALENCY - Architect Milan Miodragovic

Photograph by Dumitru Rusu | Documentation: © BACU Association / 2025

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SOCIALIST MODERNISM MAP

The “Socialist Modernism” interactive map and smartphone application reveals the most valuable examples of modernist architecture created in the socialist  period, from buildings to neighborhoods, parks, recreation areas etc. Version 4 is available on our website:  http://socialistmodernism.com/

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Former Restaurant “NOROC”, (now: “Guguta” Cafe), not in use. “Ştefan cel Mare” City Park, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, built in 1968, redesigned in the late 70s. (Lebedev&Zaporojan) © B.A.C.U. © B.A.C.U. @_BA_CU #_BA_CU . . Add new sites: http://socialistmodernism.com/add-locations-visitors/ . . Map location: http://socialistmodernism.com/ . . Use the #SocialistModernism tag and your #SocHeritage shots will enter our selection and possibly be featured in our materials. Information collected from the public will be published on our website and included in an interactive map&data base under the name of the contributor.

You can access the SocialistModernism.Com interactive map both online and on your smartphone by using the Socialist Modernism Application available on AppStore or Google Play. With the application, you can identify your favorite site or participate by adding new entries to the map. Collaborative profile tags: #BRUTgroup #SocArchitecture #SocModernism https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqz2rSlIUB9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Press Cafe / Haus des Berliner Verlags,

Berlin-Mitte, Germany,

built between 1970–1973

architect: Karl-Ernst Swora, Rainer Hanslik, Günter Derdau with Waldemar Seifert, Gerhard Voss.

Mural by Willi Neubert displaying the Marxist view of the press

(c) BACU 2023

Photo Dumitru RUSU

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The Richter's skyscrapers (aka the Rockets) in Zagreb, Croatia. Built in 1968 Architects Vjenceslav Richter, Berislav Serbetic, Ljubo Iveta and Olga Korenik (c) BACU / 2021 Photo Dumitru RUSU

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Hotel Zlatibor, Užice, Serbia Built in 1981 Architect Svetlana Kana Radević (c) BACU 2020 Photo Dumitru RUSU

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"Genex Tower" - Western Gates of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, built in 1977, Architect Mihajlo Mitrović

(c) BACU 2014

Photo Dumitru RUSU

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Large mosaic panel on the facade of the „Termocom” building, (district heating services), (60s) Chisinau, Moldova by HudFondMSSR © BACU @_ba_cu #_ba_cu #socialistmosaics #socmonumentalart #socialistmodernism #socheritage #socarchitecture #socialistarchitecture https://www.instagram.com/p/BwfruF1ndPK/?igshid=1gd5bv73xunhj

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Large mosaic panels by artist Alexander Kishchenko, displayed on the Micro district Vostok which includes four residential buildings initially provided on the upper floors with terraces and growing vegetation. Minsk, Belarus, Built in the 1970s Architect: Viktor Anikin, P. Volchok, Lyudmila Gafo et al. © BACU © B.A.C.U. @_BA_CU #_BA_CU . . Add new sites: http://socialistmodernism.com/add-locations-visitors/ . . Map location: http://socialistmodernism.com/ . . Use the #SocialistModernism #socmod tag and your #SocHeritage shots will enter our selection and possibly be featured in our materials. Information collected from the public will be published on our website and included in an interactive map&data base under the name of the contributor. You can access the SocialistModernism.Com interactive map both online and on your smartphone by using the Socialist Modernism Application available on AppStore or Google Play. With the application, you can identify your favorite site or participate by adding new entries to the map. Collaborative profile tags: #BRUTgroup #SocArchitecture #SocModernism https://www.instagram.com/p/CHAshQcMjhS/?igshid=8kep7x8boiau

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”The Column”, metal sculpture, Expo Transylvania 1971. Cluj-Napoca, Romania Architect: Virgil Salvanu © BACU @_ba_cu #_BA_CU . . Add new sites: http://socheritage.com/add-locations-visitors/ . . Map location: http://socheritage.com/ . . Use the #SocialistModernism #SOCMOD #socmonumentalart tag and your #SocHeritage shots will enter our selection and possibly be featured in our materials. Information collected from the public will be published on our website and included in an interactive map&data base under the name of the contributor. You can access the SocialistModernism.Com interactive map both online and on your smartphone by using the Socialist Modernism Application available on AppStore or Google Play. With the application, you can identify your favorite site or participate by adding new entries to the map.

http://socmonumentalart.com/item/coloana-sculptura-de-metal-din-curtea-expo-transilvania/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Ualfap1po/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Large Mosaic wall on the facade of the Palace of Pioneers on the Lenin Hills, detail 1959-1962. Moscow, Russia Artists I.V.Pchelnikov, I.Lavrova, G.Derviz, A. Gubarev, E. Abolin © BACU https://www.instagram.com/p/CMf4bNkseNf/?igshid=f3nbzqv94odj

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University of Wroclaw, building of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science - facade from the Odra River, with a mosaic by Anna Szpakowska-Kujawska. 1971. Wroclaw, Poland. © BACU https://www.instagram.com/p/CGij-Bjsbpv/?igshid=196popmec81kl

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Hotel Chisinau,

Chisinau, Moldova,

built between 1955-1961,

Architect Robert Kurt.

(c) BACU 2021

photo Dumitru RUSU

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One of the two gates of the Republican stadion, (Main gate)

Chisinau, Moldova,

built in 1951-52,

The stadium arena was demolished in 2007.

Architect A. Mnaţacanov

© BACU / 2020 Photo Dumitru RUSU

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Lviv Bus terminal Stryiska 109, Lviv, Ukraine Built in 1980 Architect: V. Sahaydakivsky, M. Stoliarov Engineer: V. Boykiv, A. Yefremov © BACU 2018

Photo Dumitru RUSU - from the book "Socialist Modernism in Ukraine", 2021, BACU, Bucharest, Dumitru RUSU, Vitaly Shulyar.