Monumentalism

Exploring the communist-era monuments, art & architecture of the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia & beyond. All photographs taken by Darmon Richter.

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Zhovten Cinema (Formerly October Cinema) Mosaic by Svetlana Leonidovna Zelenaya, 1988-89 Zhitomyr, Ukraine Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Q7SsMF

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Casa Tineretului (Palace of Youth) Câmpina, Romania Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/38xSJ1x

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Dailes teātris (Theater of Arts) Architect: Marta Staņa Completed: 1977 Riga, Latvia Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3awChQD

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Fertility Statue Yoakim Gruevo, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2TDASB8

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Rivne Memorial to the Victims of Fascism Zhitomyr, Ukraine Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2If8PlW

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Lute Player Shiroka Luka, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3865Y9u

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Unfinished Petrol Station Kyosevtsi, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2HCv9pG

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Baltic Beach Hotel Architects: N. Pavārs, V. Valgums and M. Ģelzis Completed: 1981 Jurmala, Latvia Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/38EPlmw

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Zagreb TV Tower Structural engineer: Krešimir Šavor Completed: 1973 Zagreb, Croatia Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3bvJSA8

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Pleven Art Gallery Architect: Ivan Stefanov Completed: 1978 Pleven, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2O8AIQc

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Soldier Monument Ognyanovo, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Rzj3n3

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Olympic Podium Completed: 1982 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/37uM3Ss

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Monument to Khan Krum Târgovishte, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/30Od8NN

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Worker Monument Sofia, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2trBWyZ

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Monument to the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2ultKA7

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Monument to the Partisans Sofia, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2FXnJfL

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Monument to 1,300 Years of Bulgaria Architect: Valentin Starchev Completed: 1981 - demolished: 2017 Sofia, Bulgaria Photo © Darmon Richter — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/36HA6s1