Communist Architecture

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.

An abandoned monument remembering the "Pančevo Holocaust" now stands as a shadow of its former self.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

The remains of a monument in the remote Kazakhstani desert dedicated to the only men to die in outer space, the crew of the Soyuz 11 rocket.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.