Monumentalism is the visual study of large scale monuments of socialist architecture. The major works are in Communist Countries of the old Soviet Empire. A number of these monuments are used as propaganda displaying the "Superman" or Hero of the State.
Brutalism is an architectural philosophy that was often also associated with a socialist Utopian ideology. The term is coined from the French word meaning raw concrete.
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The flight out of Tbilisi was delayed. When I got to Istanbul a guy was waiting to hurry people to make the flight. The doors closed just ab...
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St John who was Jesus beloved disciple has a Bascilla built in his honor and was buried here. Ephesus is also supposedly the last place the ...
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